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Pubs and breweries on 'cliff edge' as beer sales plummet to lowest in 20 years
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukBeer sales have plummeted to their lowest level in two decades, with the closure of pubs and bars putting the industry on a 'cliff-edge'.Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide clarity on when pubs will be able to begin trading again, saying they need more notice to scale up operations.Figures released by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) show that overall sales of beer are down 7.2% in the first quarter of 2020, at 1.5 billion pints.It's the lowest level on record, caused by the closure of bars and pubs, which were down 16.4% to a record low of 668 million pints.Pubs have been closed since Friday March 20, just before the UK went into lockdown, though Downing Street urged people to stay away from them several.
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