This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-63379044
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Brewgooder boss warns of £7 a pint as costs soar | Brewgooder boss warns of £7 a pint as costs soar |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Spiralling production costs could drive up the average price of a pint of beer to £7 in some cities, a Scottish brewer has warned. | Spiralling production costs could drive up the average price of a pint of beer to £7 in some cities, a Scottish brewer has warned. |
| Brewgooder chief executive Alan Mahon said the price of raw ingredients, such as wheat and barley, were rising faster than the rate of inflation. | Brewgooder chief executive Alan Mahon said the price of raw ingredients, such as wheat and barley, were rising faster than the rate of inflation. |
| He also pointed to energy prices soaring to "eye-watering levels". | He also pointed to energy prices soaring to "eye-watering levels". |
| Mr Mahon added that carbon dioxide was now costing 3,000% more than it did this time last year. | Mr Mahon added that carbon dioxide was now costing 3,000% more than it did this time last year. |
| He said: "I used to think 'perfect storm' was a cliché until we found ourselves slap bang in the middle of what the industry is facing right now. | He said: "I used to think 'perfect storm' was a cliché until we found ourselves slap bang in the middle of what the industry is facing right now. |
| "It is perhaps a greater long-term challenge than that created by rolling Covid lockdowns. | "It is perhaps a greater long-term challenge than that created by rolling Covid lockdowns. |
| Mr Mahon says the industry may be facing a greater long-term challenge than Covid lockdowns | Mr Mahon says the industry may be facing a greater long-term challenge than Covid lockdowns |
| "From what we are seeing, the pressures on the industry with cost price inflation challenges and the chancellor's scrapping of the alcohol duty freeze might make a £7 pint the norm rather than the exception in many places - particularly in bigger cities." | "From what we are seeing, the pressures on the industry with cost price inflation challenges and the chancellor's scrapping of the alcohol duty freeze might make a £7 pint the norm rather than the exception in many places - particularly in bigger cities." |
| Read more stories on Scottish business | Read more stories on Scottish business |
| The latest headlines from Scotland | The latest headlines from Scotland |
| How are you changing your spending habits? | |
| Mr Mahon, who co-founded Brewgooder in 2016, added: "This is bound to make a pint a relative luxury for a lot of people, something we should all be concerned about and force us all to take stock of the challenges facing the beer industry." | Mr Mahon, who co-founded Brewgooder in 2016, added: "This is bound to make a pint a relative luxury for a lot of people, something we should all be concerned about and force us all to take stock of the challenges facing the beer industry." |
| Earlier this year, research by consultancy firm CGA found that the average price of a pint of beer in the UK was £3.95, although there was considerable variation around the country. | Earlier this year, research by consultancy firm CGA found that the average price of a pint of beer in the UK was £3.95, although there was considerable variation around the country. |
| Jim Rowan, managing director at wholesaler Dunns Food and Drinks, which serves more than 4,000 hospitality customers across Scotland, said brewers' production costs had already seen prices hiked twice this year. | Jim Rowan, managing director at wholesaler Dunns Food and Drinks, which serves more than 4,000 hospitality customers across Scotland, said brewers' production costs had already seen prices hiked twice this year. |
| He said: "Pubs etc have been passing these increases on to the public and, so far, the consumer has been understanding. | He said: "Pubs etc have been passing these increases on to the public and, so far, the consumer has been understanding. |
| "Like all products there is a glass ceiling which generally you can't go through. It used to be £5 per pint, now it's £6 - £7 per pint in some cities is now in sight." | "Like all products there is a glass ceiling which generally you can't go through. It used to be £5 per pint, now it's £6 - £7 per pint in some cities is now in sight." |