Leading operators join BBPA

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed it has significantly expanded its membership through the joining of leading pub and bar operators. 

Wetherspoon, Loungers, The Oakman Group and Drake & Morgan have all joined the trade association.

The trade association said the growth in membership, combined with its success at the Budget, highlighted the value in having a strong voice for the British pub and brewing sector.  

It also said the type of organisations joining it were representative of a shift in the beer and pub sector to a modern, innovative and forward-looking industry which the trade association champions. 

“Trade bodies and company leaders have had to work closely together throughout the trials and tribulations of the past 12 months," says Peter Borg-Neal, executive chairman and founder of The Oakman Group (pictured right with CEO Dermot King). "While, a few battles have been won, there are plenty more ahead of us. The Oakman Group is delighted and honoured to become a member of the BBPA and to continue to help champion the interests of our fantastic industry.”

The BBPA said it also continues to campaign for the wider sector as a whole and will continue to campaign for wet-led pubs in the coming months who will need further support in the aftermath of the Budget as they recover in 2021.