There are fears Britain could face a beer shortage this summer with hundreds of staff at the world's largest brewery going on strike.
Drinkers have been warned to expect a 'lager drought' over the next few months as workers making Budweiser, Stella Artois, Becks and Boddingtons step up industrial action over a pay dispute. The GMB union announced employers at the Budweiser Brewing Group's Lancashire site, which brews those beers, had voted to down tools over a real terms pay cut.
A total of 225 of the union members working at BBG’s Samlesbury site, near Preston, will strike on a series of dates in June for the first time in its 50 year history. Stephen Boden, GMB organiser, said: "The last thing these workers want to do is jeopardise beer supplies just as the hot weather kicks in."
