July Sees Continued Improvement In Consumer Spending
Consumer spending declined 2.6 percent year-on-year in July – the smallest fall since lockdown began – as Brits spent more on non-essential items.
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Scientists Should Publish Their Evidence Of Covid-19 Transmission In Pubs – If It Exists
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called for the government to publish evidence of Covid-19 transmission in pubs.
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Who Will Take The Title In The Toughest Culinary Battle Of National Chef Of The Year History?
The Craft Guild of Chefs has not let COVID-19 stop them finding ten truly talented chefs to make the National Chef of the Year final this year.
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Managed Pub Groups Lead Steady But Mixed Out-Of-Home Sales Recovery
As Britain’s managed pub, bar and restaurant groups reopened more sites last week, sales across the market also saw an improvement on previous weeks although they remain significantly below pre-COVID norms, latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker figures reveal.
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22,000 Restaurant Jobs Shed So Far – Double Last Year’s Amount
The number of jobs lost across the embattled restaurant and casual dining sector so far this year is already nearly double the amount shed during the whole of 2019 with experts fearing that the worst is yet to come.
Read more...Profit Warnings For More Than 75% Of Listed Travel & Leisure Companies
FTSE Travel & Leisure companies have issued nine profit warnings in Q2 2020, bringing the total number of warnings issued in H1 2020 to 59, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings Report.
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Business & Landlords Call For Introduction Of Property Bounceback Grant
Grant estimated to cost £1.75bn, yet it would save 375,000 jobs and generate savings to Government of almost £7bn in the first year alone
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The Virtual Great British Beer Festival Sells Out Half Its Tasting Sessions In 24 Hours
More than half of the tickets available for the Virtual Great British Beer Festival, taking place between 11-13 September, have sold out within 24 hours of going on sale.
Read more...Consumers’ Safety Fears Ease, But Expectations Rise
Rigorous precautions are satisfying more people that it is safe to visit pubs, bars and restaurants—but returning guests are becoming more demanding as they settle into the ‘new normal’ of eating and drinking out.
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Pubs Swifter To Open Up Again As Restaurants And London Lag Behind
Fewer than two thirds (62%) of Britain’s licensed premises were trading again by the end of July following the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
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YO! SUSHI LATEST RESTAURANT CHAIN TO “EXPLORE” A CVA
Sushi chain YO! is the latest restaurant to consider a CVA to help reduce its “unsustainable” rental costs as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
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Old House At Home In Maidstone Reopens After A £200,000 Investment
The Old House at Home, on Pudding Lane in Maidstone, has reopened its doors to the local community after an investment of c£200,000.
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APPG Inquiry Into Coasts And Waters Enters Second Phase
The 2nd phase of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for hospitality and tourism’s coastal waters has opened.
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Greene King To Install Electric Car Charging Across Its Pub Estate
Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has announced plans to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points in all suitable sites across its 2,700 managed and tenanted pubs.
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Thirst For Beer As Drink Sales Pick Up
Out-of-home drinks sales are continuing to nudge upwards after the end of lockdown, with pubs and beer in most demand so far.
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