Move to Lateral Flow Tests for Arriving Travellers Begins
Eligible fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from countries not on the UK’s red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test instead of a PCR from Sunday 24 October.
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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.
Over 200 Hospitality CEOs Sign Letter urging the Chancellor to Permanently keep 12.5% VAT
Leading industry figures add their support to UKHospitality’s #VATsEnough campaign
Chief executives of the UK’s best loved pubs, bars, restaurants, cafés, hotels
Read more...Why Skating Over Business Rates in Budget 2021 Will be a Mistake
The Government must not just skate over business rates when it finally responds to the consultation on business rates reform in the Autumn Statement on Wednesday
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What Do You Want for This Week’s Budget?
TAKE PART IN OUR POLL TODAY! Chancellor Rishi Sunak will this week (October 27) deliver an autumn budget as well as set out departmental budgets…
Read more...Drinks Sales Marginally Down as Pressures Pile Up
CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average drinks sales by value in the seven days to Saturday (16 October) were down by 2% on the same week in 2019.
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Cocktails “Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
CGA’s upcoming Mixed Drinks Report, available from the 5th of November, shows that cocktails have picked up where they left off before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Delivery and Takeaway Sales Ride High for Restaurant and Pub Groups in September
Britain’s restaurant and pub groups more than doubled their delivery and takeaway sales from pre-pandemic levels in September, the latest edition of the CGA
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Promoting Everyday Inclusion Through Reverse Mentoring at Greene King
Greene King is championing diversity and inclusion through various programmes including the novel Reverse Mentoring approach, where team members from Black
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Thomas Swaby Crowned the National Chef of the Year
Following one of the closest ever battles for the National Chef of the Year title, a new winner was announced at a prestigious VIP screening of the cook-off
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Cider Campaigners Join Forces to Call for Tax Changes in the Budget
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, and Gabe Cook, author of Modern British Cider, are working together to champion reform of cider duty during CAMRA
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Chancellor Considering Covid-19 Emergency Loan Scheme Extension in Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be considering an extend the emerging Covid-19 loan scheme in next week’s autumn budget.
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Hospitality Cuts Energy, Carbon and Costs Through New ‘Save While You Sleep’ Programme
The Zero Carbon Forum, a non-profit, collaborative action group dedicated to helping UK hospitality achieve net zero at pace has launched a new energy programme
Read more...Tax Increases Must be Measured to Avoid More Shocks for Hospitality Businesses
Any tax increases the Government might be planning in order to recoup some of the money spent dealing with the pandemic must be carefully measured.
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Reduce Duty On All Wines To End Gender Bias In Tax System
Wine Drinkers UK, a collection of leading wine lovers, makers and sellers is calling on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to increase duty at next week’s Budget
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National Pubwatch Recognises Excellence and Commitment at House of Lords Awards Dinner
The ‘best of the best’ have been rewarded for their dedication and commitment to the licensed trade by National Pubwatch at an awards event at the House of Lords.
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