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UKHospitality: 'Let’s keep the industry's doors open'

18 April 2024 by

When the cost of running a business is prohibitive, UKHospitality deputy chief executive Allen Simpsons asks why the government is intent on making it even more difficult.

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Members of new government Small Business Council to be published ‘in due course’

02 February 2024 by

The government is to form a new Small Business Council next month to support SMEs across the UK.

Hoteliers call for more government support during meeting with Nadhim Zahawi News

Hoteliers call for more government support during meeting with Nadhim Zahawi

07 November 2022 by

Hoteliers from across the UK have held a private meeting with Conservative party chairman Nadhim Zahawi[...]

Rural prosperity fund of £110m open to bids from hospitality operators News

Rural prosperity fund of £110m open to bids from hospitality operators

05 September 2022 by

Rural pubs, wedding venues and farms will have the opportunity to bid for a cut of[...]

Hospitality bodies call for urgent government support package to counter energy price rises News

Hospitality bodies call for urgent government support package to counter energy price rises

18 August 2022 by

Five organisations representing the UK hospitality industry have called on the government to take urgent action[...]

Hospitality trade bodies urge government to 'act now' to relieve cost of living crisis News

Hospitality trade bodies urge government to 'act now' to relieve cost of living crisis

25 May 2022 by

Hospitality trade bodies have urged the government to “act now and take measures immediately” to alleviate[...]

Hospitality council criticised for lack of small business representation News

Hospitality council criticised for lack of small business representation

29 September 2021

The membership of the government’s new hospitality council has been criticised for lacking in small business representation.

Kate Nicholls, Alastair Storey and Nisha Katona appointed to government’s hospitality council News

Kate Nicholls, Alastair Storey and Nisha Katona appointed to government’s hospitality council

29 September 2021

Industry heavyweights including Robin Hutson, Kate Nicholls, Alastair Storey and Nisha Katona have been appointed to the government’s new hospitality council to steer the sector’s recovery.

Government to consult on mandatory calorie labelling of alcohol News

Government to consult on mandatory calorie labelling of alcohol

14 April 2021 by

The government has confirmed it is planning a consultation on introducing mandatory calorie labelling on alcoholic[...]

Prime minister urged to meet with minister for hospitality campaigners News

Prime minister urged to meet with minister for hospitality campaigners

22 January 2021 by

Labour MP Catherine McKinnell has written to the prime minister urging him to meet with the[...]

Government plans to discuss coronavirus restrictions with the sector News

Government plans to discuss coronavirus restrictions with the sector

22 January 2021 by

Ministers are planning to discuss the impact of future coronavirus restrictions with hospitality leaders in the[...]

Birmingham restaurateur to launch legal challenge to Tier 3 restrictions News

Birmingham restaurateur to launch legal challenge to Tier 3 restrictions

04 December 2020 by

A Birmingham restaurateur is to launch a legal challenge to the imposition of Tier 3 restrictions[...]

FEA launches Kickstart Gateway News

FEA launches Kickstart Gateway

20 October 2020

The Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) has launched a gateway to help its members take advantage of the government's Kickstart Scheme.

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Eyewitness: Hospitality workers take the protest to Westminster

19 October 2020

The sun was shining on Westminster's Parliament Square as the first of the HospoDemo protesters began to arrive.

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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