Investors Deliver Boost For Hotelier Lawrence Kenwright
The majority of Signature Living’s largest group of investors are backing hotelier Lawrence Kenwright to bring his company out of administration.
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All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Chancellor Urged To Gradually Phase Out Furlough To Avoid Job Losses
An independent think tank has urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to phase out the furlough scheme gradually to avoid job losses, particularly in sectors like hospitality.
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40 MPs Tell Chancellor And PM, Act Now Or See ‘Extinction’ Of UK Nightlife
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Night Time Economy, a cross-party group of more than 40 MPs, has today published the findings
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Wine Industry Demands Government Support for Hospitality
Almost half (44%) of people will order wine when they next visit a restaurant
Pub and restaurant owners, the wine sector and politicians have united to call on the Chancellor
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UKHospitality Calls On Government To Provide Hospitality With Clear Reopening Roadmap
UKHospitality is urging the Government to provide businesses with certainty and clarity in its reopening announcement next week as it presents its own roadmap
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Red Oak Taverns Acquires Ten Pubs From Wells & Co
Red Oak Taverns has acquired its second pub package in 2021, increasing its estate to 190.
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Delivery Accounts For One-In-Three Foodservice Occasions During Lockdown
According to the latest Lumina Intelligence quarterly Eating & Drinking Out Panel report, delivery accounted for a third of foodservice occasions in the 12 WE 24 January 2021
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Scotland Extends Non-Domestic Rates Relief
Retail, hospitality, leisure and aviation businesses will pay no rates during 2021-22 under proposals outlined by Scotland’s government.
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Travel trade association UKinbound has written to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget on 3 March and the Prime Minister’s statement expected on 22 February
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New Report Confirms Hospitality Not Significant Area Of COVID Transmission
A new report on the safe reopening of hospitality, commissioned by UKHospitality from analysts CGA, shows that businesses in the sector were not significant areas
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Jodie Kidd Calls On The Chancellor To Cut Beer Duty To Help Save Pubs From Permanent Closure
Recent data shows almost 2000 pubs closed their doors for good in 2020 – that’s five pubs every single day
Petition calling for Government to cut Beer Duty nears half a million signatures
£50k Revenue Opportunity For Hospitality Venues
Feed It Back shows how restaurants could secure a boost of £50k in revenue per year by learning how to turn passive guests into promoters.
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Meat-Free Menus Set For More Growth After Lockdown
Consumers’ focus on health during the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to make vegetarian and vegan dishes more prominent on menus than ever when the hospitality industry
Read more...Rapid Covid-19 Testing To Reopen Late-Night Economy A Possibility
Rapid coronavirus testing could enable nightclubs and theatres to reopen, Boris Johnson has suggested.
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200 Million Fewer Pints Of Craft Beer Brewed In 2020
200 million fewer pints of craft beer brewed in 2020 proving the sector needs targeted support and a sensible timetable for pubs re-opening
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