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Chancellor tells hospitality groups energy bill support is ‘unsustainably expensive’

05 January 2023 by

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told business groups that the current level of energy bill support is “unsustainably expensive” and cannot continue at its current rate.

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Drinks Trust offers energy bill grants for hospitality workers

04 January 2023 by

Industry charity the Drinks Trust is continuing to offer grants of up to £350 to help people in the hospitality industry struggling with rising energy bills.

Energy support for businesses could be more than halved, reports suggest News

Energy support for businesses could be more than halved, reports suggest

30 December 2022 by
Nearly 400 pubs closed in England and Wales in 2022 News

Nearly 400 pubs closed in England and Wales in 2022

29 December 2022 by
2022 review of the year News

2022 review of the year

23 December 2022 by
Restaurateurs left ‘heartbroken’ as energy crisis forces closure News

Restaurateurs left ‘heartbroken’ as energy crisis forces closure

22 December 2022 by

Pubs offer warmth and free meals to communities despite rising energy costs News

Pubs offer warmth and free meals to communities despite rising energy costs

21 December 2022 by

Pubs are offering warm spaces and free meals to people struggling this winter despite being hit[...]

Treasury postpones energy support announcement until New Year News

Treasury postpones energy support announcement until New Year

20 December 2022 by

The Treasury has postponed an announcement on the continuation of energy support for businesses beyond March[...]

Energy crisis: restaurants refused contracts and hit with bills hike News

Energy crisis: restaurants refused contracts and hit with bills hike

14 December 2022 by

Hospitality businesses are still being refused energy contracts and face huge rises in their bills despite[...]

Calls for Covid-style grants to help with businesses' energy bills News

Calls for Covid-style grants to help with businesses' energy bills

08 December 2022 by

One of Britain’s biggest business groups has called on the government to offer Covid-style grants to[...]

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Energy costs ‘set to sink UK pubs and brewers’

Pubs and breweries will face major financial losses, make no profit and many will be forced to shut if the energy bill relief scheme is not extended for them beyond 31 March 2023, new research has found."

05 December 2022 by
Hospitality businesses most likely to cut trading to tackle energy costs News

Hospitality businesses most likely to cut trading to tackle energy costs

15 November 2022
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Hospitality businesses were more likely than any other industry to say they plan to cut trading by at least two days per week in November 2022 to reduce energy costs, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data

UKHospitality calls for investigation into energy bill 'profiteering' News

UKHospitality calls for investigation into energy bill 'profiteering'

07 November 2022
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The government is facing calls to investigate claims that some energy suppliers are charging inflated prices for gas and electricity to hospitality customers.

More than a third of hospitality businesses ‘on the brink’ of closure News

More than a third of hospitality businesses ‘on the brink’ of closure

31 October 2022 by

More than a third of hospitality businesses are “on the brink” of going bust in early[...]

UKHospitality publishes energy advice for all businesses News

UKHospitality publishes energy advice for all businesses

28 October 2022 by

UKHospitality has published its energy advice, guidance and costs calculator for all businesses to help operators[...]

Spiralling costs send the Hog hotel in Suffolk into hibernation News

Spiralling costs send the Hog hotel in Suffolk into hibernation

28 October 2022 by

The Hog Hotel on the Suffolk coast has announced it will enter hibernation for the winter[...]

Bok Shop closes two restaurants due to 'insane' energy price rises News

Bok Shop closes two restaurants due to 'insane' energy price rises

18 October 2022 by

Fried chicken restaurant group Bok Shop has closed two of its restaurants after being hit by[...]

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Seven in ten night time industry businesses at risk of losing money, survey reports

Almost three quarters (70%) of night time industry businesses reported that they are at risk of losing money despite the government support package of tax cuts and energy relief, according to survey results from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). "

14 October 2022 by
Restaurant protests against energy bills by serving tasting menu without power News

Restaurant protests against energy bills by serving tasting menu without power

13 October 2022
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A restaurant in Cheshire is to serve customers without using electricity or gas in an act of protest against soaring energy bills.

Energy bill relief scheme extended to cover contracts from December News

Energy bill relief scheme extended to cover contracts from December

12 October 2022
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The government’s energy bill relief scheme to support UK businesses with increasing energy prices has been extended to include contracts from December 2021.

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