Parliamentary Inquiry Recommends VAT Stays at 12.5%
An inquiry by a group of influential MPs has recommended that VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors stays at 12.5% beyond March. The All…
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Insolvencies Double as Cash Crunch “Starts to Bite” & Landlord Restrictions Lifted
Insolvency figures released yesterday for February 2022* by the Government’s Insolvency Service showed corporate insolvencies more than doubled compared to the same month last year…
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Hospitality Leaders Unite to Launch Lunch4Ukraine to Provide Support for Ukrainian Crisis
A collective of hospitality industry representatives have launched Lunch4Ukraine in order to raise £100,000 for people affected by displacement and conflict in Ukraine and highlight…
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Food & Drink Inflation Doubles in One Month, as Cost Pressures Continue to Rise
The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index has reported a sharp acceleration of price increases during January with year-on-year inflation of food and drink running at…
Read more...Hospitality Can be Part of the Solution to the Cost of Living Crisis, New Report Finds
The 10th issue of Future Shock – Hospitality in 2022 – compiled in partnership between leading industry body UKHospitality and sector data and insight specialists…
Read more...Scammers Targeting Self Assessment Customers, HMRC Warns
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning Self Assessment customers to be on their guard following the Self Assessment deadline after more than 570,000 scams…
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Celebrity chefs raise over £70k for the DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
Six of the UK’s most well respected and recognisable chefs have raised over £70k through a charity dinner and auction in aid of the DEC’s…
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HRC Returns on 21-23 March at ExCeL London!
Hotel, Restaurant & Catering (HRC), the UK’s largest and most prestigious business event for the hospitality and foodservice sector returns on 21-23 March at ExCeL…
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Lu Ban Liverpool Named City’s Best Restaurant Award in Double Triumph at Liverpool Tourism Awards
Lu Ban Liverpool has been crowned the city’s best restaurant after being one of the big winners at the 2021 Liverpool City Region Tourism awards….
Read more...Managed Groups’ Grow Like-for-Like Sales by 3% in February, but Cost Stresses Mount
The lifting of all COVID-19 restrictions helped Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups to raise sales above pre-pandemic levels in February, according to the…
Read more...Northern City Centres Lead UK Hospitality Bounceback, with Record Growth in New Restaurants, Bars and Pubs
A survey of the UK’s major city centres has shown that Liverpool leads the UK with a 4.4% increase in restaurants, bars and pubs between…
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You Can’t Beat a Proper Pub – it’s Official!
Proper Pubs, the operator managed platform of Hawthorn, The Community Pub Company, has come out on top in the latest iteration of KAM Media’s Operator…
Read more...Restaurant Insolvencies Jump by a Fifth to Reach Highest Levels Since Pandemic Began
Restaurant insolvencies jumped by a fifth to 354 in the last quarter of 2021, rising from 296 in Q3, says UHY Hacker Young, the national…
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Welsh Chefs Serve Up St David’s Day Treats at 10 Downing Street
A team of Welsh chefs served up the true taste of Wales at a St David’s Day reception hosted by Welsh Secretary Simon Hart at…
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Just One Fifth of Hospitality Businesses Currently Know Where their Food Waste is Coming From
A joint survey of leading hospitality operators, representing more than 2,300 sites, reveals that only one fifth of sector businesses are currently tracking whether their…
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