Government Sets Out Winter Plan
Prime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson has revealed plans for combatting Covid throughout the coming autumn and winter months.
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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.
Cancellation Fears Allayed With Hotels Reporting Cancellation Rates Far Below The Industry Standard
Data suggests that, despite fears from the UK domestic hotel market that the reopening of international travel would see a rise in cancellations for UK based bookings, many hotels are instead seeing
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According to the ONS, the hospitality’s sector vacancy rate is twice that of the economy as a whole, this is despite the sector creating 122,000 new jobs between March and June.
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Master Innholders Cycling Team Raises £41k For Hospitality Action
The Master Innholders and professionals from across the hospitality industry have raised more than £41k for industry charity Hospitality Action after taking part in a sponsored 255km bike ride through the south east of England.
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Japanese Cuisine Drives Growth In Restaurants, But Italian Still Dominates
According to the latest research from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker, 15.2% of chain restaurant main and starter dishes are Italian – pizza/pasta. However, Japanese accounts for 12.6%
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Staffing Shortage Sees Sector Vacancies Soar
The number of job vacancies in June to August 2021 was 1,034,000, the first time vacancies has risen over 1 million since records began, and is now 249,000 above its pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic January
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Over 200 Restaurants Across The UK Are Joining Action Against Hunger’s ‘LOVE FOOD GIVE FOOD’ Campaign In Its 10th Anniversary
This September and October, Action Against Hunger is inviting restaurants across the UK, to partake in the Love Food Give Food campaign. By foodies adding just £1 to their bill at the end of the meal, they are raising vital funds to support communities in the UK and across the world who are facing life-threatening hunger.
The £1’s from this year’s donations will go towards those suffering from hunger and malnrutrition in the UK and around the world. The charity supports community kitchen and malnutrition treatment centres, water, sanitation and healthcare projects and those assisting people impacted by Covid-19.
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Deliver-To-Door Food Subscriptions Remain Popular Post-Lockdown
New research reveals that some shopping habits formed during lockdown are here to stay, with almost a fifth (18 per cent) of Brits signed up to subscription services such as restaurant meal kits
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Cru Holdings Becomes First Bar And Restaurant Group In Highlands To Offer Real Living Wage
A Highland hospitality group has become the first of its kind in the region to be accredited under the Real Living Wage scheme.
Cru Holdings – which operates six bars and restaurants across the Highlands
Read more...Falling Labour And Rising Ingredient Costs Drive Rethinks On Supply
CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index predicts further inflation in the months ahead and highlights operators’ need for help from suppliers
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Are You Ready for Hotel360?
The Hotel360 Expo is finally returning in-person, at the ExCeL London on 28th & 29th September. Multi-award-winning exhibition organiser, Fortem International is delighted to finally…
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Arusha Group Invests With Star At Fifth Pub
Arusha Group has taken a substantive lease on The Bear on the Barge at Uxbridge – its third site with Star – as it embarks on a joint £475,000 refurbishment with the pub company.
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Vaccine Passports For Nightclubs & Large Events In England Scrapped
Proposals to introduce vaccine passports for access into nightclubs and large events in England will not go ahead, the health secretary has said.
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Camra Celebrates 50 Years Of UK Brewing With Anniversary Golden Awards
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has awarded 18 breweries and cider makers across the country with Golden Awards, to mark a half century of the organisation’s campaigns.
Read more...Rolling 12-Month Sales Down 15% But Sector Shows Resilience With 5% Growth In August
Mounting consumer confidence and staycations helped Britain’s leading managed pub, restaurant and bar groups to lift sales above pre-COVID-19 levels in August, the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
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