SIBA Covid-19 Brewing Industry survey We’d like to thank members and non-members for taking the time to respond to our first industry Covid 19 survey. Achieving 282 unique independent brewery responses is excellent and meant that the quality of the analysis was very high. The Brewers Association received around 400 responses to their survey which given the size of the US market compared to the UK market, means our survey data was robust. Negative impact on the industry • 82% drop in beer sales amongst independent breweries • 65% of breweries have stopped brewing altogether, a further 31% saying it has slowed, 3% saying it has stayed the same, and just 1% saying it has increased • 81% of breweries believe the Government is not doing enough to support independent breweries • 54% breweries have not been able to access any of the existing Government assistance • 64% of brewery staff furloughed • 29% of breweries considering redundancies HMRC ‘time to pay’ arrangements are not working for breweries • 61% of breweries who tried have been successful in accessing the Government’s ‘time to pay’ service • 1 in 10 brewers had money deducted from their accounts in error by HMRC last month Independent breweries adapting to survive • 70% of breweries offering new delivery or takeaway services • 61% of breweries now offering free local delivery to their communities • 55% increase in online beer sales We used some of these key results to create an infographic which could be easily shared across social media, increasing engagement with broader brewer network. We will be running another survey in the coming weeks as the issues and the priorities change and we need your support once again in filling this in so we can make our points to Government.
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