{"id":173302,"date":"2023-03-30T22:33:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T22:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=173302"},"modified":"2023-03-30T22:33:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T22:33:20","slug":"alcohol-free-drinks-could-rescue-britains-struggling-pubs-from-going-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/alcohol-free-drinks-could-rescue-britains-struggling-pubs-from-going-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol-free drinks could rescue Britain’s struggling pubs from going bust"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alcohol-free beer has been tipped to rescue the nation\u2019s struggling pubs.<\/p>\n

As boozers continue to close amid the cost of living crisis, one expert reckons non-alcoholic drinkers may one day become the face of pub clientele.<\/p>\n

Pub sales soared to \u00a3367million last year \u2013 double what they were six years ago \u2013 and one-in-three pub visits are now by folk gasping for booze-free drinks.<\/p>\n

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CAMRA chief executive Tom Stainer said the growing trend of sober punters could help drive pub sales as they grapple with skyrocketing energy bills.<\/p>\n

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He said: "It is a growing trend at the moment. Why would you make someone feel unwelcome by not supplying a product they are looking for.<\/p>\n

"A good pub is one that has a range of all sorts of drinks, that could be non-alcohol drinks and coffee if they can because that is how you bring people through the door."<\/p>\n

A study by accountants UHY Hacker Young found the nation\u2019s bar bankruptcies last year were near the highest level in a decade \u2013 as more than 500 folded.<\/p>\n

It's seen the number of licensed venues in the UK plunge 15% in the same time with an average of 466 businesses going bankrupt each year.<\/p>\n

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