| British Beer and Pub Association | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BBPA |
| Formation | 1904 |
| Legal status | Non-profit company |
| Purpose/focus | Brewing and pubs in the UK |
| Location | Market Towers, 1 Nine Elms Lane, Nine Elms, SW8 5NQ |
| Region served | UK |
| Chief Executive | Brigid Simmonds |
| Main organ | BBPA Council and Board (Chairman - Ralph Findlay) |
| Website | BBPA |
The British Beer and Pub Association is the drinks and hospitality industry's largest and most influential trade association representing 98% of UK brewing (by volume) and the ownership of over half of the nation's 54,000 pubs.
Contents |
The Association was founded in 1904 as the Brewers' Society, was for a period in the 1990s known as the Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association before becoming the British Beer & Pub Association in 2000 to reflect its growing pub company membership.
The British Beer & Pub Association or BBPA has a head office in London on the A3205 near the A3086 junction and Vauxhall station. It is on the boundary of the London boroughs of Wandsworth and Lambeth. There are three regional offices in Scotland, the North of England and the Midland Counties. (Contacts through www.beerandpub.com/getInTouch.aspx)
The current Chairman of the Association is Ralph Findlay, Managing Director of Marstons Plc and its Chief Executive is Brigid Simmonds OBE.