Coronavirus
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Jan- 2021 -21 January
Chancellor considers further furlough extension in March budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering another extension to the government’s Job retention Scheme (JRS) as it continues to try…
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21 January
Dining Street Limited calls in administrators
Dining Street Limited has fallen into administration resulting in 147 staff redundancies. The restaurant group, which operated under brands such…
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19 January
Food trends accelerated by Covid-19 could cause ‘fundamental shift’
The effects of Covid-19 have caused an “acceleration in foodservice trends which are set to continue long after the pandemic”,…
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18 January
Sacha Lord calls for hospitality to reopen alongside non-essential retail
Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s night time economy advisor, has claimed that hospitality “must reopen” alongside non-essential retail as part of…
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18 January
Nottinghamshire pub fined for Covid breach
A Nottinghamshire pub has been fined after police found four individuals sat around a table drinking and watching television with…
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15 January
Hospitality job losses hit 660,000 in a year
The hospitality workforce has shrunk by more than a quarter against last year, with 660,000 sector job losses reported over…
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15 January
Over 800 chain restaurants closed indefinitely due to Covid
Over 800 chain restaurants, cafes and pubs have closed indefinitely due to Covid-19, according to research carried out by the…
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15 January
Supreme Court sides with small firms in business interruption insurance case
The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)’s business interruption insurance test case, with the…
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15 January
UK GDP shrinks by 2.6%
GDP declined by 2.6% in November 2020 as government restrictions reduced economic activity, the latest ONS figures reveal. Figures released by the…
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15 January
Pub and restaurant sales fall 72% over holiday season
Sales from pub and restaurant groups have plummeted 72.6% over Christmas, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. The tracker…
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