Data Shows Growth In Hospitality Following Reduced Lockdown Measures
With many businesses in the Hospitality, Leisure and Entertainment sectors opening their doors for the first time since lockdown began, Barclaycard Payments
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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.
Pandemic Could Cause Next Biggest Food Scandal
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could give rise to the next biggest case of food fraud since the 2013 horse meat scandal, if correct protocol levels continue to drop, according to food safety assurance specialist Lloyd’s Register.
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CAMRA Urges CMA To Investigate Joint Venture Beer Company Between Carlsberg And Marston’s
CAMRA has called on the Competition and Markets Authority to take the lead and investigate a proposed merger which could reduce the choice of beers available to pubgoers.
Read more...New European Regulations Provide Welcome Online Transparency
New European regulations providing increased transparency and fairer online terms and conditions have come into effect this week and have been welcomed by UKHospitality.
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Accessibility Should Not be Abandoned in the Rush to Reopen
Many customers unable to navigate distancing measures due to disability and inconsiderate design
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Prime Minister Visits His Local, Crown & Treaty, In His Constituency
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has shown his continued support for the hospitality industry by visiting his constituency local the recently-refurbished Crown & Treaty in Uxbridge this afternoon (July 10).
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Hospitality Action Launches ‘Invisible Chips’ Campaign
Celebrity Hospitality figures call upon the public to buy Invisible Chips to support those whose livelihoods are disappearing
Read more...Urgent Support Of The Hospitality Sector Needed
A cross-party group of MEPs have written to the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission to highlight the need for urgent support of the hospitality sector.
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Peers Call For Outdoor Pub Smoking Ban
The Government is facing to ban outdoor smoking outside at pubs, restaurants and cafes during the Covid-19 pandemic in exchange for permission extend outdoor hospitality facilities, serving “pavement drinks”, according to reports.
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MPs To Launch An Inquiry Into The Impact Of Wine Certification
Probe comes after UK wine industry set to lose £70 million a year
A Parliamentary inquiry begins next week looking into the impact of wine import certification being brought into force at the end of the Brexit transition period.
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Call For Chancellor To Reverse Slump In Seaside Towns
Cross-party MPs, coastal destinations and the National Coastal Tourism Academy have called for the Chancellor to provide much-needed funding for a four-year recovery programme to restore the economies in seaside towns to pre-Covid-19 levels.
Read more...Are You Ready For The Government’s Eat Out Scheme?
The hospitality and on trade received a huge boost earlier this week with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of the Government’s new Eat Out to Help Out scheme in his address to the House of Commons.
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Further Reopening Another Boost To Hospitality, But More Clarity Needed For Rest Of The Sector
UKHospitality has welcomed the further reopening of parts of the hospitality sector, but also called on the Government to ensure that those businesses not able to reopen are afforded more clarity on future reopening.
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Pubs And Restaurants See Trade Down 45% On Opening Weekend
Managed pub, bar and restaurant companies that opened sites in England last weekend have reported like-for-like trading 44.5% down on the corresponding weekend last year, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data.
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Birmingham Hotel Welcomed Over 3000 Key Workers During Lockdown Period
Ibis Styles Birmingham – Hagley Road has hosted over 3,000 key workers during the three-month lockdown period, spanning 1st April – 30th June 2020.
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