Drinks Sales Quartered Over Christmas
Drinks sales for outlets still able to trade in the run-up to Christmas collapsed to barely a quarter of 2019’s levels, CGA’s trading data shows.
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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.
New Data Reveals Hospitality Businesses Faced Up To £7K In Refunds In 2020!
New data from Paymentsense has discovered just how much small businesses have to fork out each year in refunds to customers.
Read more...Overseas Investors Continue To Dominate The UK Hotel Investment Market, Undeterred By The On-Going Market Volatility
According to international real estate advisor Savills, overseas capital accounted for £1.6 billion (c.70%) of investment into the UK hotel sector in 2020
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37 Pubs A Month ‘Vanished’ In 2020
During the 2020 calendar year, around 37 pubs a month, ‘vanished’ from English and Welsh communities that they once served having called last orders
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Scottish Hospitality Had ‘Worst December In Living Memory’
The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG), which represents Scotland’s hospitality industry have said takings in December were the worst “in living memory” and the start to 2021 has been the “worst start to the year ever”.
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Patisserie Valerie Liquidators Sue Grant Thornton For £200m Over Audit ‘Negligence’
Liquidators to Patisserie Valerie have launched a £200 million legal claim against Grant Thornton, auditor of the patisserie chain that collapsed amid allegations of suspected fraud.
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Hotels Offer To Become Vaccination Centres
The implementation of the third lockdown means many hotels have once again had to close their doors – some are still open to accommodate key workers – amid concerns about their long-term viability.
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Publican Of The Bell Inn, Ash, Awarded MBE In New Year’s Honours List
Caroline Halfhide, publican of The Bell Inn in Ash, has been awarded a MBE in The New Year Honours 2021 list for ‘Services to the Community’ in Martock, Somerset during the Covid-19 response.
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Community Superstars Invited To The Table By Wadworth
Independent brewer and pubco Wadworth is celebrating the efforts of local heroes who have gone that extra mile in 2020.
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Oakman Inns CEO Willing To Return £250k Grant If His Venues Are Used As Vaccination Hubs
The chief executive of pub and restaurant group, Oakman Inns, Dermot King, is offering to waive the chancellor’s latest lockdown grant of up to £250,000 providing he allows NHS trusts to use Oakman Inns
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Write To Your MP Urges UKHOSPITALITY Ahead Of Westminster Debate
UKHospitality is urging its members to write to their MP and call for “a package of targeted support measures” ahead of a Westminster Hall debate on support for the hospitality sector which takes place on Monday 11 January.
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2.7 Million Have Already Given Up On Dry January
Nearly 1-in-4 of those who attempted ‘Dry January’ this month have already given in to temptation, according to a snap poll by KAM Media. We’re only 5 days into the new year
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FEA Calls On Government For Direct Financial Support For Foodservice Equipment Suppliers
Cancel rates, cover rents, defer VAT and extend furlough scheme to ensure business viability
Just before Christmas FEA wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for extra help for the foodservice supply chain.
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Let Pubs Trade As Off Licences During Lockdown To Save Our Locals, Government Urged
Over six thousand pub-goers have flooded MPs’ inboxes to seek fair treatment for pubs and to protect cask beer during the third lockdown in England.
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Takeaway Alcohol Sales Ban “Strips Away Revenue Stream”
The ban on takeaway alcohol sales until mid-February, one of a raft of new measures outlined in the government’s latest lockdown has been criticised by industry observers
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