Casual Dining Brands See -6.8% Outlet Decline In 2020
New research using Lumina Intelligence’s Operator Data Index indicates that the branded casual dining segment of the UK eating out market experienced -6.8% outlet decline in 2020.
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Hospitality
All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Consumers Longing To Get Back To Hospitality
Consumers are badly missing hospitality experiences but understand that going out to eat and drink won’t return to normal for a while yet.
Read more...No EOTHO Link to Increased Covid Cases
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has launched a passionate defence of last August Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme after data revealed link to rising Covid cases.
Read more...Hospitality Industry Can Feel The Love On Locked Down Valentine’s Day
New ‘Celebrating Valentine’s at Home’ report from CGA highlights major opportunities for hospitality businesses to secure couples’ at-home spend
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Pandemic And Lockdowns Cost Hospitality £200m A Day In 2020
New data from UKHospitality and CGA shows hospitality sector turnover last year was less than half of 2019 levels – dropping by almost £72bn
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Union And Sector Chiefs: Set Up Hospitality Task Force Across EU Institutions
The heads of 13 European hospitality and value chain representing bodies and trade unions have jointly called for the immediate setting up of a hospitality task force across
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St Austell Brewery Raises Over £1,500 For Hospitality Workers
St Austell brewery have raised £1,534 for hospitality workers in the UK – whose livelihoods have been hit the hardest by Covid-19 – as part of a wider campaign
Read more...Hospitality Hardest Hit By Pandemic Job Losses
The hospitality and licensed on trade sector has been hit the hardest by pandemic related job losses according to statistics revealed by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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Hospitality Could Remain Closed Until July As Councils Granted Local Lockdown Powers
The Government has according to reports in the Telegraph extended coronavirus lockdown laws allowing local councils in England the power to close pubs/bars
Read more...Consumer Confidence Down, But Vaccines Signpost Road To Recovery
Consumer confidence about eating and drinking out has dropped by ten percentage points since October, CGA’s first 2021 Hospitality Consumer Forecast reveals
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Petitions Committee Chair Urges PM To Engage With Hospitality Sector
The chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to engage with the hospitality sector
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Hospitality Sector Welcomes Skills For Jobs White Paper
The hospitality industry has welcomed the Skills for Jobs White Paper, which sets out reforms to post-16 technical education and training to support people
Read more...Business Rates Holiday And VAT Cut Extension Essential For Hospitality Revival, Says Sector
Hospitality sector calls for bold package of support to enable businesses to spearhead country’s economic revival in 2021
Read more...Hospitality Sector Expected To Lag Behind During Post-Covid Recovery, Finds Latest EY Regional Economic Forecast
The hospitality sector is expected to take longer than most other sectors to recover jobs lost in 2020, employing substantially fewer people in 2023 than it did in 2019
Read more...Sacha Lord Calls For Reopening Of Hospitality
Greater Manchester’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord has called for the reopening of the hospitality sector alongside non-essential retail as part of a return to the Covid-19 tiered system.
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