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Best Western offers to turn hotels into hospitals and vaccine hubs

05 January 2021 by

Best Western is once again offering to transform its hotels into satellite hospitals to host vaccinations and ease NHS capacity as coronavirus cases rise.

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Jamie Oliver sees restaurant collapse eat into profits

04 January 2021 by

Jamie Oliver’s wider business took a financial hit in 2019 due to the collapse of his UK restaurant empire.

Chef Matt Mason joins Winslade Manor Restaurant and Bar News

Chef Matt Mason joins Winslade Manor Restaurant and Bar

04 January 2021 by
Wine industry toasts Brexit deal for cutting red tape News

Wine industry toasts Brexit deal for cutting red tape

29 December 2020 by
Christmas sales in restaurants, pubs and bars fall almost 80% News

Christmas sales in restaurants, pubs and bars fall almost 80%

29 December 2020 by
Restaurants to be banned from offering free refills of sugary drinks News

Restaurants to be banned from offering free refills of sugary drinks

29 December 2020 by

Labour warns UK visitor economy faces 'wipeout' after taking £3b hit News

Labour warns UK visitor economy faces 'wipeout' after taking £3b hit

29 December 2020 by

The hospitality sector faces a winter "wipeout" without further government support after losing billions in the[...]

UK's hospitality sector suffered £53b drop in sales in 2020 News

UK's hospitality sector suffered £53b drop in sales in 2020

24 December 2020 by

The UK’s hospitality sector suffered lost sales of more than £53b in 2020 due to the[...]

EggRun plans to open 15 restaurants over next three years News

EggRun plans to open 15 restaurants over next three years

24 December 2020 by

Egg-based fast-casual brand EggRun is to open its first permanent restaurant in London in 2021, with[...]

Boxing Day shutdown: growing anger over lack of financial support for hospitality News

Boxing Day shutdown: growing anger over lack of financial support for hospitality

24 December 2020 by

Hospitality trade bodies have warned that the sector needs urgent financial support from government as more[...]

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More areas of England to enter Tier 4 on Boxing Day

Thousands more hospitality businesses will have to close from one minute past midnight on Boxing Day when further areas of England enter tougher coronavirus tier restrictions."

23 December 2020 by
Supreme court business interruption ruling not expected until 2021 News

Supreme court business interruption ruling not expected until 2021

23 December 2020
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Thousands of businesses will have to wait until the new year for the result of the supreme court ruling on whether insurers should pay out for business interruption claims related to Covid-19.

Pub sector calls for enhanced January grants after Christmas crisis News

Pub sector calls for enhanced January grants after Christmas crisis

23 December 2020
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Pub and brewing industry leaders have made a final pre-Christmas plea for further government support as the sector faces its quietest festive period on record.

Crowdfund to save London's Pidgin restaurant hits £60,000 target News

Crowdfund to save London's Pidgin restaurant hits £60,000 target

23 December 2020 by

A crowdfund set up to help London restaurant Pidgin survive into 2021 has surpassed its £60,000[...]

Marston's to operate 156 Brains pubs, saving 1,300 jobs News

Marston's to operate 156 Brains pubs, saving 1,300 jobs

23 December 2020 by

Pub group Marston’s is to take over the running of 156 SA Brains pubs in Wales[...]

Government to discuss extension of Tier 4 rules to wider areas News

Government to discuss extension of Tier 4 rules to wider areas

23 December 2020 by

Government ministers are to meet today to discuss whether further areas of England need to be[...]

Great Sausage Roll Off competition to return in 2021 News

Great Sausage Roll Off competition to return in 2021

20 December 2020 by

The Great Sausage Roll Off competition is to return in 2021 to raise money for industry[...]

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Nestlé Professional launches 2021 Toque d'Or competition

Nestlé Professional has launched its 2021 Toque d’Or competition with a new format designed to wider the entry criteria."

18 December 2020 by
Over 600,000 hospitality jobs still furloughed on 31 October News

Over 600,000 hospitality jobs still furloughed on 31 October

18 December 2020
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Official figures show that 601,400 jobs in the hospitality sector were still being supported by the furlough scheme when it was originally due to come to an end on 31 October.

Deltic saved from administration by Scandinavian nightlife giant News

Deltic saved from administration by Scandinavian nightlife giant

17 December 2020
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The UK’s largest nightclub operator Deltic Group has been bought out of administration by Scandinavian firm Rekom UK for an undisclosed sum.

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