Stark warning for pub-goers as brewery boss warns £7 pints could become 'the norm'
The average price of a pint is set to become the norm at £7, brewery bosses have warned blaming soaring production costs and inflation which have created a perfect storm.
It has not been a great year for UK pub chains. Despite lockdown restrictions being lifted, the hospitality sector has been hit by energy price hikes and customers feeling the pinch amid the"During lockdown, dyed-in-the-wool pub-goers, many for the first time, filled their fridges with supermarket beer – and it has proved to be a momentous challenge to persuade them to return to the more salubrious environment of the saloon bar,” Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin said.
Mr Mahon said the cost of raw ingredients such as wheat and barley were rising well in excess of the inflation rate.