Drinks Sales Dip Again Despite Strong Saturday
On Premise drinks sales were once again just shy of pre-COVID-19 levels last week, with decent weekend trading outweighed by quieter weekdays CGA’s latest Drinks…
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Inquiry into Coronavirus Response Criticised for Failing to Consider Impact on Hospitality Industry
Leading figures in the hospitality and licensed on trade have criticised the inquiry into the government’s coronavirus response for failing to consider the impact on…
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End of Mandatory Face Coverings Legislation in Scotland ‘Not Before Time’, says SLTA
The announcement by the First Minister that the legal requirement to wear face coverings on public transport and in some public places – including licensed…
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UKHospitality Comments on UK Covid-19 Inquiry Consultation on Draft Terms of Teference
UKHospitality has welcomed the opportunity to comment on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry terms of reference – in particular the specific mention of hospitality within the…
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Drinks Sales Continue to Trail Pre-COVID-19 Levels
On Premise drinks sales are hovering just below pre-pandemic levels as we enter the second quarter of 2022, CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. It…
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FEA Members Feel Confident Yet Cautious Over Recovery, but Supply Chains Still a Worry
Members of the Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) have contributed to two recent surveys that provide an overview of the post-covid recovery as well as spotlighting…
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£330 Million In Omicron Grants Unspent By Councils
Firms in England, which were most impacted by the Omicron variant, in particular the hospitality and licensed on-trade received less than half of the £635…
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SLTA ‘Bitterly Disappointed’ Over Face Coverings Extension
The hospitality industry has described the First Minister’s delay on the removing of a legal requirement for face masks in their bars and restaurants as…
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New Law to Resolve COVID-19 Commercial Rent Debts Now in Place
A new law is now in place to help resolve certain remaining commercial rent debts accrued because of the pandemic, Business Minister Paul Scully has…
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UKHospitality Scotland voices disappointment as compulsory face coverings to continue
Laws requiring masks to be worn on public transport and in some other settings in Scotland will not be scrapped next week as planned due…
Read more...Restaurant Insolvencies Jump by a Fifth to Reach Highest Levels Since Pandemic Began
Restaurant insolvencies jumped by a fifth to 354 in the last quarter of 2021, rising from 296 in Q3, says UHY Hacker Young, the national…
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UKHospitality Cymru Responds to the Welsh Government’s Longer-Term Plan to Live Safely with Coronavirus
UKHospitality Cymru has welcomed the recently announced “Longer Term Plan Living with Covid” Wales will remain at alert level 0 for the next 3 weeks…
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Contract Catering Sector Sales Still Below Pre-covid-19 Levels
Contract catering sales saw a modest recovery in the last quarter of 2021, new CGA research reveals—but COVID-19 concerns continue to hold them well below…
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City Centres Building Back from COVID-19 as Hospitality Sales Rise
Hospitality sectors in major British cities including Bristol and Manchester are recovering their vibrancy as COVID restrictions wind down, according to new research. The latest…
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Government Must Act to Address the Unfair Burden of Property Tax on the Hospitality Sector
In the decade before the pandemic, hospitality business rates rose by more than 58% or £1 billion Industry body, UKHospitality, says a hospitality tax rate…
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