New brewery opening in the UK have continued even during the pandemic with 200 new brewery openings in the last 12 months ending March 31st. The tally racks up a 9.1% growth in operating breweries with a current total of 2,426.
The growth in new breweries is down versus a 17.7% growth rate during the same period in 2019/20, but given the conditions of the marketplace and business climate during the lingering pandemic, the uptick is encouraging and would suggest that more breweries will be opening over the next year.
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