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Mex to United [email protected]English • 2 years ago

‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust

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‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust

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Mex to United [email protected]English • 2 years ago
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More than a hundred breweries have shut in the past two years as new trade barriers were compounded by Covid and tax changes
  • Bernie Ecclestoned
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    Yeah, brewing takes a fuck ton of energy and pubs were shut for a year because of covid.

    But sure, it’s brexit. Lol.

    • Chris Glaister 🇮🇲
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      @bernieecclestoned @Mex @unitedkingdom Good point. Brexit probably didn’t help though.

      • Bernie Ecclestoned
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        Brexit presented a binary option, if you want to trade in the EU, you need a subsidiary in the EU.

        This was obvious, and the tiny minority of UK companies that export to the EU, which is fewer then 10%, did exactly that.

        If brexit affected the craft brewing industry, then their association failed to plan. They should have created a co-op and established a warehouse in the EU.

        I export and import globally, it’s just a few forms. It’s been going on for centuries, it’s not that hard.

        • Chris Glaister 🇮🇲
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          @bernieecclestoned Out of interest did you vote in favour of Brexit?

          • Bernie Ecclestoned
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            Lexit

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      Was there a worldwide issue of pubs/bars closing?

      Because of a bunch of countries faced this problem, you can definitely blame COVID. But if it’s fully isolated in the UK… well we’ll now looks like it’s the consequences of my own actions huh

      • Bernie Ecclestoned
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        “Energy bills are decimating our sector, with extortionate costs wiping out profits and closing pubs at a faster rate than the pandemic.”

        https://www.cips.org/supply-management/news/2023/april/pub-closures-up-by-60-due-to-decimating-energy-bill/

        in a 2022 survey of European accommodation professionals, the top three challenges faced across Europe were energy, costs, the overall economic situation, and acquiring and retaining staff

        https://www.statista.com/chart/28866/rising-energy-costs-are-by-far-the-biggest-challenge-for-european-hoteliers/

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