All the latest news, products and developments for pubs, restaurants, hotels and the catering and hospitality industry.
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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Around 120 industry leaders representing the best of the UK’s hospitality sector have written to the Prime Minister urging the Government to commit to an ambitious programme of business support
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Three have been forced to close ting their premises after opening their doors for the first time since lockdown measures were imposed.
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Hotel breakfasts are set to change as venues welcome back guests after lockdown, according to a new report from leading bakery solution Délifrance.
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Spend in pubs and bars grew by almost 300 per cent over the 4th and 5th July weekend, compared to the previous weekend (27th and 28th June)
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‘Super Saturday’ on 4th July saw footfall across the UK hospitality sector recover to just 21% of pre-Covid levels, up from 17% the previous Saturday.
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New guidance published to welcome tranche of escape room operators into membership
UKHospitality has published reopening guidance for escape rooms to welcome a host of the sector’s leading businesses into membership.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak could be announcing temporary VAT cut for businesses in the hospitality sector as part of his summer statement later this week.
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New Resolution Foundation research published this Tuesday will call on the Chancellor to give every household in Britain High Street Vouchers worth £500 per adult and £250 per child
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Hospitality trade body UKHospitality has written an open letter to customers ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled reopening of businesses.
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Nestlé Professional® has announced the launch of Toque d’Or Digital, a virtual platform designed to ensure that the prestigious competition can continue to inspire and support the next generation of hospitality professionals in the current climate.
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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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Casual Dining Group, the owner of restaurant chain Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge, has entered into administration, and appointed Clare Kennedy, Peter Saville, Daniel Imison and Catherine Williamson of Alix Partners LLP as Joint Administrators ahead of an expected sale of the business.
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Businesses able to operate with 1 metre social distancing with agreed mitigations
UKHospitality has welcomed further clarification of the route map for the reopening of Scottish hospitality and tourism businesses.
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Businesses including pubs bars and restaurants are being told to collect contact details of their visitors as their venues reopen this Saturday, to help the NHS Test and Trace service in the national effort to contain and prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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