UKHospitality
Hospitality shouldn’t pay the price for government failings, operators say
Hospitality shouldn’t be penalised unfairly to deflect from or compensate for failings in the government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak, operators have said.
Local curfew restrictions will 'scare everybody off', restaurant operators warn
Customers will be "spooked" by the the 10pm curfew and table service restrictions which come into force from midnight in the north-east of England, operators have warned.
Around one million hospitality jobs at risk of redundancy if furlough is not extended
Government must act over rent crisis to prevent ‘hospitality bloodbath’
Cross-party support voiced for long-term reduction in tourism VAT
Eat Out to Help Out serves up £250m in financial benefits to government, trade bodies say
The Eat Out to Help Out scheme served up £250m in financial benefits to government, as[...]
Night-time industry leaders ‘very positive’ following government meeting
Night-time industry leaders who met with government representatives yesterday to negotiate a recovery plan for the[...]
UKHospitality hits back at new calorie and salt reduction targets
UKHospitality has hit back after Public Health England set out new calorie and salt reduction targets[...]
Eat Out to Help Out extensions divide opinion
Operator-funded extensions to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme have divided opinion, with some arguing[...]
Operators urged to 'bear down' on guidelines for quickest recovery
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said the industry must ensure social distancing does not become the "new normal" and has called for operators to stick to government guidelines, however "frustrating", in order to recover from the crisis as quickly as possible."
‘No-win situation' for fully booked operators in customer firing line over Eat Out to Help Out
Operators have been bearing the brunt of would-be diners’ frustrations at finding restaurants fully booked during the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
UKHospitality calls for investigation into 'immoral' energy market
UKHospitality is calling on the government and Ofgem to investigate energy firms hitting hospitality businesses with higher tariffs than other sectors and “extortionate deposits”.
Trade bodies unite to issue plea for grants to cover 50% of unpaid rents
Trade bodies have issued a plea for government intervention in the rent crisis, calling for the[...]
More than three-quarters of hospitality businesses at risk of insolvency as sector left in ‘truly desperate position’
More than three-quarters of hospitality businesses in the UK are at risk of insolvency within the[...]
London operators need support after being hit by 'triple whammy' warns UKHospitality
UKHospitality has described the loss of inbound tourism, leisure and business travel in London as a[...]
Hospitality industry loses £30b of sales in the second quarter of 2020
The UK’s hospitality sector saw sales plummet 87% in the second quarter of 2020 – equivalent[...]
Consumers signal overwhelming approval for measures put in place by pubs, restaurants and bars
Almost half of people who have visited pubs, restaurants and bars in the last two weeks have said the experience felt “different", but 94% said they were happy with the safety steps put in place and an overwhelming 96% were likely to recommend a visit. "
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”.
Government launches call for evidence for fundamental review of business rates
The government has launched a call for evidence as it begins its long-awaited fundamental review of business rates.
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