All the latest news, products and developments for pubs, restaurants, hotels and the catering and hospitality industry.
The Government is facing to ban outdoor smoking outside at pubs, restaurants and cafes during the Covid-19 pandemic in exchange for permission extend outdoor hospitality facilities, serving “pavement drinks”, according to reports.
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Probe comes after UK wine industry set to lose £70 million a year
A Parliamentary inquiry begins next week looking into the impact of wine import certification being brought into force at the end of the Brexit transition period.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that VAT is to be cut to 5% for the hospitality sector, along with an “eat out to help out” discount at restaurants in his summer economic update.
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Health secretary Matt Hancock has praised three pubs for closing after the NHS track and trace system identified coronavirus outbreaks among their visitors,
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Managed pubs, restaurants and bars undertook a gradual re-opening at the weekend, with operators feeling both cautious optimism and anxiety about trading levels, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth.
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Leading trade associations representing the UK’s pub and hospitality sectors have today issued joint guidance to businesses on supporting the Government’s track and trace customer registration scheme.
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Business investment in hotels and restaurants has fallen by more than 6% in a year as coronavirus ravages the sector, analysis by specialist tax relief consultancy Catax shows.
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Restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes and hotels are getting ready to re-open their doors and everybody is looking forward to a freshly poured pint in a beer garden and a delicious meal in their favourite restaurant, served with a smile!
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The government has published a 41-page guidance document for the safe reopening the hospitality sector on 4 July. The guidance offers advice on social distancing,
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Star Pubs & Bars is investing in a comprehensive reopening support package for its 2,500 pubs ranging from health & safety guidance to easy-to-deliver food menus. The programme includes £250,000 of safety point-of-sale material, with a free pack available to every licensee.
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UKHospitality has welcomed clarification that hospitality supply chain businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis are eligible for discretionary grants.
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Admiral Taverns is launching its online support platform Rising From Lockdown to help licensees re-launch their pub businesses, after being shut for almost three months during lockdown.
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The organisation behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants announces that its ‘Bid for Recovery’ Auction will debut on 3 July, offering food and travel
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Britain’s hospitality sector was responsible for nearly a quarter of the GDP losses felt by UK business in April, highlighting the urgent need for the sector to be allowed to re-open.
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Pub company Greene King has unveiled details of how its pubs will look and operate ahead of them re-opening, including ‘Pub Safe’, a new set of five promises to its team and customers.
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