US Restaurants Use “Dummies” To Enforce Social Distancing
What can we do to solve the big problem of social distancing when restaurants and pubs can reopen? A US restaurateur has devised an ingenious…
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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.
Marston’s Issue COVID-19 Financing And Dividend Update
Brewer and retailer Marston’s has cancelled its 2020 dividends and agreed £70m of extra liquidity. The company stated: “We continue to take a highly prudent…
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Beer And Pub Sector Issues Challenge To Insurers To Meet Their Obligation To The Sector
The trade associations representing Britain’s beer and pub sector have issued a joint call to Insurers to work with them to provide further support for…
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Greene King Rings The Pub To People’s Homes
Roll out of delivery and takeaway through its Metropolitan Pub Company Greene King, the UK’s leading pub company and brewer, is bringing the pub into…
Read more...Government Sets Up Taskforce For The Safe Re-Opening Of Pubs & Restaurants
New ministerial-led taskforces have been set up to plan how closed sectors can reopen safely. The government has set up five ministerial-led task forces looking…
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GDP Figures Highlight Hospitality’s Need For Support
GDP estimates released today by the Office for National Statistics highlights how hospitality is taking an unprecedented and hugely disproportionate hit, and must remain a…
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CAMRA Shines A Spotlight On Women In Beer
Award-winning podcaster and beer communicator Emma Inch will lead a discussion on the role of women in beer in CAMRA’s new virtual pub, the Red…
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CAMRA Seeks Beer Drinker’s Views On Reopening The Nation’s Pubs
CAMRA surveys beer drinkers and pub goers to find out how and when people will feel comfortable to go back to their local With the UK Government stating that pubs could start to re-open…
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BBPA Welcomes Extension Of Existing Job Retention Scheme To End Of July
But cautions that businesses will only be able to share the furloughing costs if they have reopened by then Commenting on the extension of the…
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Stonegate Area Manager Launches Challenge 25
Stonegate Pub Company’s Area Manager, Mike Donovan-Smith, has launched a new initiative to help support both the mental well-being of his colleagues and their wider…
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Hospitality Crowdfund Campaign Hits Initial Target
A crowdfund campaign launched to challenge insurance companies that are refusing to honour business interruption policies specifically for the hospitality sector has surpassed its initial…
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Consumer Spending Declined 36.5 Per Cent In April, But Online Eating & Drinking Spend Soars 24%
Spending on essentials and non-essentials declined 7.5 per cent and 47.7 per cent respectively as social distancing measures took full effect Specialist food and drink…
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Expert Webinar Goes Beyond the COVID-19 Headlines and Catch-Cries for Hospitality
Workforce management platform Planday has teamed up with experts from across the UK hospitality industry to offer businesses exclusive insights and tangible tips to bounce…
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Chancellor Extends Furlough Scheme Until October
The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October, the Chancellor announced today (Tuesday 12 May 2020). Coronavirus Job Retention…
Read more...‘Crowded By Design’ Venues Unlikely To Re-Open In July Says Report
Venues that are “by design, crowded” and where it may prove problematic to “enact distancing” may not be able to reopen in July, or may…
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