Risk From Contracting Covid Higher In Supermarkets, Not Pubs
Supermarkets are the most common places that people have visited in the days leading up to a positive coronavirus test reported to the Test and Trace app in England
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Two-Thirds Of SMEs In England Feel More Prepared For Second Lockdown
As we approach the end of an unpredictable and tough year for businesses, Barclaycard Payments’ latest SME Barometer has found that two-thirds (66 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises
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Great British Beer Festival Winter Goes Virtual
Organisers of the Great British Beer Festival Winter are preparing to take the CAMRA-hosted event online for the very first time this February in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Read more...Tim Martin Highlights Serious Flaws In The Government’s Reaction To Coronavirus
Wetherspoon has produced a 23 page online edition of Wetherspoon News, its pub magazine, with articles from leading academics, doctors and other commentators, highlighting serious flaws in the government’s reaction to coronavirus.
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Food Delivery Could Hit £7.1bn In 2020 -But Consumers Will Be Ready To Eat Out When Lockdown Lifts
Restaurants look set to recover as consumers still prefer to dine out with friends and when they want something special to eat
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Curfew Changed To 11pm And New Tiered System Imposed Which Will “Kill Christmas” Says Sector
The hospitality and on trade sector will face a raft of new restrictions including an 11 PM curfew and a change to localised tiered systems when the current lockdown ends on December 2
Read more...VAT Cut And Rates Holiday Extensions Crucial To Survival Of UK’s Hospitality Businesses
Trade bodies call for further Government support for sector, following revelations that 72% of hospitality and pub businesses could become unviable and close in 2021
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Tougher Restrictions Loom For Hospitality Sector Post-Lockdown
The hospitality industry in England is bracing itself for tougher tier restrictions once the country comes out of lockdown on December 2. Preparations for a harsher system
Read more...Delivery Flourishes Again in Lockdown
More than half of consumers in England ordered food for delivery in the first week of the country’s second lockdown, CGA’s consumer research shows.
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Hospitality Calls For Greater Support To Help Survive Bleak Winter Ahead
UKHospitality has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak warning that additional financial support is absolutely vital to ensure hospitality businesses
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Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I Launches Save Pub Life 2.0 To Support The On-Trade During Second Lockdown
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, re-launches its gift card scheme Save Pub Life to help communities support their local pub this Christmas. The platform provides a…
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UK Consumer Spending To Fall By Nearly £200bn In 2020
Total UK consumer spending is expected to fall by a staggering £183.6 billion (14.9%) this year due to the COVID-19-induced lock downs, according to new research from Mintel’s flagship
Read more...Northern Ireland Hospitality To Close Again In New Two-Week Circuit Breaker
Northern Ireland’s devolved government has again extended its “circuit breaker” lockdown, substantially increasing restrictions.
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British Curry Day Launched
‘Back The Bhaji’ – to celebrate the end of lockdown, support the curry industry, commemorate curry pioneers
December 3 has been announced as British Curry Day! British Curry Day
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One In Three Restaurants And Hotels Fear Permanent Closure Within The Next 3 Months
More than one in three restaurants and hotels fear they might have to shut for good within the next three months as the sector is badly hit by a second lockdown.
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