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Cut your venue's energy costs with advice from the experts

20 April 2023 by

Soaring energy bills present a serious challenge to hospitality operators in 2023. Experts and panelists at The Caterer’s energy summit shared ideas and experiences on how to cut costs

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'Hospitality is being so squeezed we cannot see a single sunlit upland'

05 April 2023 by

Independent Spanish restaurant Levanter in Ramsbottom has permanently closed after nine years due to a struggle with rising costs.

Sacha Lord urges Ofgem to investigate ‘extortionate’ exit fees for hospitality businesses News

Sacha Lord urges Ofgem to investigate ‘extortionate’ exit fees for hospitality businesses

04 April 2023 by
Hospitality calls for action against 'profiteering' energy suppliers News

Hospitality calls for action against 'profiteering' energy suppliers

31 March 2023 by
Pub owners kept ‘awake at night’ by imminent cut in energy bill support News

Pub owners kept ‘awake at night’ by imminent cut in energy bill support

27 March 2023 by
Lack of business energy support in Spring Budget leaves industry in ‘unsustainable predicament’ News

Lack of business energy support in Spring Budget leaves industry in ‘unsustainable predicament’

15 March 2023 by

UKHospitality calls for ‘urgent’ Ofgem intervention News

UKHospitality calls for ‘urgent’ Ofgem intervention

07 March 2023 by

UKHospitality is urging energy regulator Ofgem to intervene in the non-domestic energy market as businesses struggle[...]

Warning '2,000 pubs could close' as landlords turn out the lights News

Warning '2,000 pubs could close' as landlords turn out the lights

01 March 2023 by

Pub owners have resorted to installing wood burners or lighting candles to save energy as a[...]

Energy costs accounting for a third of restaurant bills News

Energy costs accounting for a third of restaurant bills

16 February 2023 by

A third (33%) of a diner’s restaurant bill is going towards paying the venue’s energy costs,[...]

Energy firms face £2b legal claim over ‘secret payments’ to brokers News

Energy firms face £2b legal claim over ‘secret payments’ to brokers

13 February 2023 by

Energy firms are facing a £2b legal challenge from thousands of businesses over claims they inflated[...]

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UKHospitality: Energy suppliers not passing on discounts to hospitality businesses

Some energy suppliers are still not passing on government discounts on bills to struggling restaurants, hotels, and pubs, UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has told MPs."

03 February 2023 by
Join The Caterer's Energy Summit 2023 News

Join The Caterer's Energy Summit 2023

02 February 2023
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The Caterer is hosting a virtual summit in March to explore how to best manage energy costs and negotiate contracts, while also sharing tips on reducing energy consumption.

UKHospitality meets with Ofgem over energy supply concerns News

UKHospitality meets with Ofgem over energy supply concerns

26 January 2023
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UKHospitality has met with Ofgem to discuss ongoing concerns around the price and availability of energy supply to hospitality businesses.

Calls for urgent inquiry into withholding of energy support to hospitality businesses News

Calls for urgent inquiry into withholding of energy support to hospitality businesses

23 January 2023 by

An urgent inquiry into the withholding of energy support to the hospitality industry has been called[...]

Over 13,000 hospitality businesses closed since 2020 News

Over 13,000 hospitality businesses closed since 2020

20 January 2023 by

More than 10% of the UK’s hospitality businesses have permanently closed since the start of the[...]

Energy bills: hospitality operators cut wages and opening hours to cover costs News

Energy bills: hospitality operators cut wages and opening hours to cover costs

16 January 2023 by

A hospitality operator has stopped paying herself a salary following the government’s decision to cut energy[...]

Calls to name and shame ‘disgraceful’ rogue energy suppliers News

Calls to name and shame ‘disgraceful’ rogue energy suppliers

16 January 2023 by

UKHospitality has urged the energy watchdog to call out rogue suppliers who have been using government[...]

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Brewers and cheesemakers to qualify for extra energy support

Brewers, wine producers and food manufacturers and processors are among the businesses which will qualify for a higher level of energy bill support under the government’s new scheme."

10 January 2023 by
Energy bill support cut will be ‘last straw’ for some hospitality businesses News

Energy bill support cut will be ‘last straw’ for some hospitality businesses

10 January 2023
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Hospitality trade bodies have responded to the cut in energy bill support from April, saying it is “unsustainable” and will be “the last straw” for some businesses.

Government confirms cut in energy bill support for businesses from April News

Government confirms cut in energy bill support for businesses from April

09 January 2023
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The government has confirmed it will continue to subsidise businesses’ energy costs until 31 March 2024, but said the rate of support will be reduced from April 2023.

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