UKHospitality Reaction To The Treasury’s Eat Out To Help Out Data
Responding to the Treasury data published today which shows no correlation between the Eat Out To Help Out scheme and a rise in Covid cases
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Food and Drink
The Plough in Whitstable gives 800 Meals Away to Local Community
The Plough, on St John’s Road in Whitstable, is celebrating giving away over 800 meals, and counting, to the vulnerable and elderly in its community.
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Michelin Releases Guide For Great Britain And Ireland 2021
The Michelin Guide unveiled yesterday (January 25), delivered some welcome good news during tumultuous times for Great Britain and Ireland’s hospitality sector
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Tim Ware Is Crowned NACC Care Chef Of The Year 2020
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) crowned Tim Ware of Green Tree Court Care Home in Exeter the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2020 this afternoon
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British Takeaway Campaign Calls For Hospitality Investment And Tax Break Support
The British Takeaway Campaign (BTC) is urging the Government to modify the eligibility criteria for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
Read more...Just Eat Takeaway’s Quarterly Orders Increase 57% With Lockdown Boost
Takeaway ordering company Just Eat has reported that it had received 57% more orders in the fourth quarter than a year earlier, as stringent social distancing rules
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FEA Calls On Government For Direct Financial Support For Foodservice Equipment Suppliers
Cancel rates, cover rents, defer VAT and extend furlough scheme to ensure business viability
Just before Christmas FEA wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for extra help for the foodservice supply chain.
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80% Fall in Hospitality Christmas Takings
Restaurants, pubs and bars saw takings a fall in takings of almost 80% between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day as coronavirus restrictions forced thousands of…
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Gin Proves to be the Tonic for a Turbulent 2020
The latest WSTA market report reveals that combined sales of gin and flavoured gin in shops, supermarkets and online went up 22% in value, breaking…
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Over 100 MPs tell Chancellor: ‘Now is Not the Time for the Government to Turn its Back on Our Small Breweries’
A cross party group of MPs, including former Pubs Minister Andrew Percy, are calling on the Chancellor to reconsider changes to a scheme which has…
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Beer duty to top £337m this month – Despite Covid Closing 85% of Pubs
£337million is expected to be raised in beer duty on beer this December, despite 85 per cent of pubs unable to open their doors. The…
Read more...Boxing Day Lockdown Brings More Hardship to Hospitality Sector
Hospitality trade bodies have issued strong warnings that the sector needs urgent financial support from government following the announcement that more restaurants, hotels and pubs…
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New Covid Restrictions Plunges Hospitality into Chaos
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dramatically cancelled Christmas for millions of people this afternoon as London and the South East are placed into a newly-created…
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Bidfood Unveils “Key Trends” For 2021
The ‘new normal’, travel restrictions and wellness are expected to influence food and drink dining trends in 2021, as the industry feels the ongoing affects of the pandemic.
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Brexit – How Foodservice And Catering Operations Can Prepare
Oliver Hall, Managing Director at allmanhall, independently owned food procurement experts, looks at the potential impact of Brexit on the foodservice sector with advice on how to become as agile as possible in these uncertain times.
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