Casual Dining Group Appoints Administrators
Casual Dining Group, the owner of restaurant chain Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge, has entered into administration, and appointed Clare Kennedy, Peter Saville, Daniel Imison and Catherine Williamson of...
View ArticleCautious Return To Trading With Uncertain Consumer Demand Is The Key Concern
Managed pubs, restaurants and bars undertook a gradual re-opening at the weekend, with operators feeling both cautious optimism and anxiety about trading levels, according to the latest Business...
View ArticleDigital Finale For Toque d’Or 2020
Nestlé Professional® Launches Toque d’Or Digital 2020 Nestlé Professional® has announced the launch of Toque d’Or Digital, a virtual platform designed to ensure that the prestigious competition can...
View ArticleHospitality – An Open Letter To Welcome Back Our Customers
Hospitality trade body UKHospitality has written an open letter to customers ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled reopening of businesses. The letter makes customers aware of the measures that businesses will...
View Article£30 Billion ‘High Street Voucher’ Scheme Could Kickstart Britain’s Recovery
New Resolution Foundation research published this Tuesday will call on the Chancellor to give every household in Britain High Street Vouchers worth £500 per adult and £250 per child, in order to...
View ArticleRumours Of A Hospitality VAT Cut Continue To Circulate
Chancellor Rishi Sunak could be announcing temporary VAT cut for businesses in the hospitality sector as part of his summer statement later this week. According to The Times, the Chancellor proposes a...
View ArticleAstreea – The Pedal Hand Sanitiser
As the 4th July reopening date has been confirmed, businesses need to plan and implement strategies to keep their visitors and employees safe. Where cleanliness and efficiency are key for the...
View ArticleHats off to a new Mr Porky – The Nation’s Favourite Pork Scratchings
A butcher’s smiling face has long been a sign of quality and so it has for many years been synonymous with Mr Porky – the No1 pork snacks brand with a 45% market share1. But, there comes a time when...
View ArticleLandlords and Tenants – The Question of Rents
By Russell May, Senior Associate – Solicitor at law firm Boyes Turner To say that tenants in the hospitality and leisure industries have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic is an understatement....
View ArticleUKHospitality Publishes Reopening Guidance For Escape Rooms
New guidance published to welcome tranche of escape room operators into membership UKHospitality has published reopening guidance for escape rooms to welcome a host of the sector’s leading businesses...
View ArticleSuper Saturday – How Busy Was The UK Hospitality Sector?
‘Super Saturday’ on 4th July saw footfall across the UK hospitality sector recover to just 21% of pre-Covid levels, up from 17% the previous Saturday. The insight from Huq Industries measures footfall...
View ArticleData Shows Growth In Hospitality, Leisure And Entertainment As England...
Spend in pubs and bars grew by almost 300 per cent over the 4th and 5th July weekend, compared to the previous weekend (27th and 28th June) Contactless transactions increased by 137 per cent as the...
View ArticleDélifrance Report Hotel F& B: Beyond The New Normal Highlights Key Breakfast...
Hotel breakfasts are set to change as venues welcome back guests after lockdown, according to a new report from leading bakery solution Délifrance. Hotel F& B: beyond the new normal, which was...
View ArticleThree Pubs Close Following Positive Covid-19 Tests
Three have been forced to close ting their premises after opening their doors for the first time since lockdown measures were imposed. Pubs in England opened over the weekend, as the country ended...
View ArticleHospitality Heavyweights Unite To Call For Ambitious Package Of Business...
Around 120 industry leaders representing the best of the UK’s hospitality sector have written to the Prime Minister urging the Government to commit to an ambitious programme of business support and...
View ArticleHealth Secretary Praises Pubs For Closing After Visitors Test Positive For...
Health secretary Matt Hancock has praised three pubs for closing after the NHS track and trace system identified coronavirus outbreaks among their visitors, just days after pubs, bars and restaurants...
View ArticlePublican Builds Life Sized Replica Of Spitfire During Lockdown
Coolham locals returning to community favourite, the Selsey Arms, were be greeted with a full-sized Vickers Supermarine Spitfire (MK IX) replica to add to the pubs already vast memorabilia collection....
View ArticleCoolham locals returning to community favourite, the Selsey Arms, were be...
Surrey based Hogs Back Brewery is opening a new Summer Bar overlooking its hop garden on Friday, 10 July. The bar, based in a converted hop hangar, with indoor and outdoor tables, will offer drinkers...
View ArticleChancellor Cuts Hospitality Vat
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that VAT is to be cut to 5% for the hospitality sector, along with an “eat out to help out” discount at restaurants in his summer economic update. The hospitality...
View ArticleDrinkers Will Visit The Pub More Than Six THOUSAND Times During Their Lifetime
Drinkers will visit the pub more than six THOUSAND times during their lifetime – enjoying 7,786 pints of lager and 5,579 packets of crisps along the way. The study of 1,000 pub goers found they will...
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