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Nicholas Cecil

First petrol...now pints: Brewing chief warns cost of beer set to rise due to Co2 shortage

Brewery costs are spiking

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The cost of a pint of beer is set to rise, a brewing chief said on Friday as the cost-of-living squeeze hitting Britain gets worse.

William Lees-Jones, managing director at Manchester-based JW Lees Brewery which has 150 pubs across the North West and Wales, stressed that CO2, needed for beer production, was “becoming very, very expensive” due to shortages.

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