Coronavirus

JD Wetherspoon boss calls for pubs to reopen alongside shops

Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the pub industry is “on its knees” and that pubs across the UK need…

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Over 160 hospitality CEOs urge chancellor to back sector in 2021

Over 160 CEOs from the UK’s leading hospitality businesses, employing hundreds of thousands of people, have written to the chancellor…

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Brighton Pier Group receives £1.4m payout from insurers

The Brighton Pier Group has announced that to date, it has received interim payments from its insurers totalling £1.4m in…

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Deliveroo calls for rerun of EOTHO scheme

Deliveroo and 300 restaurant groups have urged the government to reimplement the Eat Out to Help Out scheme (EOTHO) when…

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Scottish hospitality has <1% infection rate among staff, says SHG

Members of the Scottish Hospitality Group, who employ over 6000 people, have revealed that there have been only 32 positive…

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Hospitality should prepare for ‘turbulent year’, says Duff and Phelps

Business owners across the hospitality and leisure sectors throughout the UK need to “take stock” and prepare themselves for yet…

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Hospitality sector attracted investment in 2020 despite Covid-19

BDO’s annual ‘Restaurants and Bars Report’ has found that despite the tough trading conditions, the restaurant, pub and bar sector…

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Losses from top 100 UK restaurant groups rise 112% to £571m

The top 100 UK restaurants groups saw their losses soar by 112% to £571m last year, rising from reported losses…

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Hospitality industry’s furlough costs nears £550m a month

Furlough’s continuation is costing the hospitality industry £542m every month, according to the labour management service S4labour. While the scheme…

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IBN sets out £35bn strategy to save British hospitality

The Independent Business Network (IBN) has urged the chancellor to implement a £35bn strategy that would work to safeguard British…

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