British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA)
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is a leading trade association representing brewers and pubs in the United Kingdom.
In the context of the evolving alcohol market, the BBPA has provided critical data illustrating the severe margin pressures faced by brewers producing non-alcoholic beer. According to the BBPA, despite the lack of alcohol duty, the expensive and energy-intensive dealcoholization processes required to achieve taste-parity result in razor-thin profit margins for brewers—sometimes as low as 2 pence per bottle of alcohol-free beer. This data highlights the fundamental imbalance in nolo-unit-economics between producers and on-premise retailers.