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

27 March 2023 by

Hospitality operators have said they are suffering sleepless nights ahead of the imminent cut in energy bill support as industry trade bodies warn some pubs are “days away from failure”.

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

15 March 2023 by

Hospitality businesses have expressed their disappointment that the Spring Budget failed to recognise immediate concerns over rising energy bills.

UKHospitality calls for ‘urgent’ Ofgem intervention News

UKHospitality calls for ‘urgent’ Ofgem intervention

07 March 2023 by
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
Energy costs accounting for a third of restaurant bills News

Energy costs accounting for a third of restaurant bills

16 February 2023 by
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

UKHospitality: Energy suppliers not passing on discounts to hospitality businesses News

UKHospitality: Energy suppliers not passing on discounts to hospitality businesses

03 February 2023 by

Some energy suppliers are still not passing on government discounts on bills to struggling restaurants, hotels,[...]

Join The Caterer's Energy Summit 2023 News

Join The Caterer's Energy Summit 2023

02 February 2023 by

The Caterer is hosting a virtual summit in March to explore how to best manage energy[...]

UKHospitality meets with Ofgem over energy supply concerns News

UKHospitality meets with Ofgem over energy supply concerns

26 January 2023 by

UKHospitality has met with Ofgem to discuss ongoing concerns around the price and availability of energy[...]

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[...]

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Over 13,000 hospitality businesses closed since 2020

More than 10% of the UK’s hospitality businesses have permanently closed since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, new figures show."

20 January 2023 by
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
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A hospitality operator has stopped paying herself a salary following the government’s decision to cut energy bill support for businesses from April.

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

Calls to name and shame ‘disgraceful’ rogue energy suppliers

16 January 2023
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UKHospitality has urged the energy watchdog to call out rogue suppliers who have been using government support schemes as a “cash cow”.

Brewers and cheesemakers to qualify for extra energy support News

Brewers and cheesemakers to qualify for extra energy support

10 January 2023 by

Brewers, wine producers and food manufacturers and processors are among the businesses which will qualify for[...]

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 by

Hospitality trade bodies have responded to the cut in energy bill support from April, saying it[...]

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 by

The government has confirmed it will continue to subsidise businesses’ energy costs until 31 March 2024,[...]

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

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[...]

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Drinks Trust offers energy bill grants for hospitality workers

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."

04 January 2023 by
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
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Energy support for businesses is expected to be more than halved beyond March 2023, according to reports.

Nearly 400 pubs closed in England and Wales in 2022 News

Nearly 400 pubs closed in England and Wales in 2022

29 December 2022
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Almost 400 pubs in England and Wales closed their doors in 2022 as landlords struggled with rising energy costs and food prices.

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