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Prime minister urged to meet with minister for hospitality campaigners
Labour MP Catherine McKinnell has written to the prime minister urging him to meet with the team behind the minister for hospitality campaign.
Government plans to discuss coronavirus restrictions with the sector
Ministers are planning to discuss the impact of future coronavirus restrictions with hospitality leaders in the coming weeks, it is understood.
Birmingham restaurateur to launch legal challenge to Tier 3 restrictions
Government confirms hospitality can reopen from Wednesday morning next week
FEA launches Kickstart Gateway
Alcohol sales to be banned in House of Commons
The House of Commons is to stop serving alcohol in its bars and restaurants as stricter[...]
Northern Ireland introduces 11pm curfew for pubs and restaurants
Northern Ireland will enforce an 11pm curfew for all hospitality businesses from midnight tomorrow (Wednesday 30[...]
Gatherings of more than six people in pubs and restaurants set to be banned from Monday
Social gatherings of more than six people are set to banned in England from Monday, including[...]
Eat Out to Help Out sees 64 million meals claimed so far
More than 64 million meals have been enjoyed by diners across the country since the Eat[...]
Eat Out To Help Out successful despite sales drop in week two
Latest consumer data has shown a slight decrease in sales for the second week of the Eat Out To Help Out scheme, yet sales are still up 30% across pubs, restaurants and bars compared with the week before the initiative started."
Contract caterers warn calorie requirements could stifle creativity
Contract caterers have warned that plans to require businesses with more than 250 employees to display calories in menus could have unintended consequences, including stifling creativity.
Calorie labelling to be mandatory under new law described as a ‘slap in the face’ for hospitality
Listing calories on menus will be mandatory for restaurant, café and takeaway businesses with more than 250 employees under new laws being drawn up by government, in a move that UKHospitality has said “could not come at a worse time”.
Bill to streamline planning approval for outdoor seating passed
Applications for outdoor seating licences will be determined in a maximum of 10 working days and[...]
MPs vote against amendment to protect food welfare standards in trade deal negotiations
MPs last night voted against an amendment that would have introduced additional agricultural welfare protections to[...]
Pubs Code rights for tied tenants published ahead of emergency period ending
The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has published a table that sets out how tied tenants can[...]
Half of restaurants to close without £1.8b emergency package, warns Restaurants Association of Ireland
Half of all restaurants in Ireland will close unless the government intervenes with an emergency grant[...]
Hopes of 4 July opening grow as Covid-19 alert level reduced
Hopes for confirmation of a 4 July opening date for hospitality have grown after the Covid-19 alert level was reduced from four to three. "
Fiscal support urgently needed to end unpaid rent ‘stand-off’
Fiscal support is urgently needed from government to end the ‘stand-off’ between tenants and landlords over unpaid rent and save jobs, UKHospitality has said.
Revised National Time Out rent plan delivered to chancellor as government warned that time is running out
Jonathan Downey has today sent chancellor Rishi Sunak a revised proposal for a National Time Out (NTO) rent deal for commercial landlords and tenants as he warns time is running out for the government to act.
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