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Petition for hospitality VAT cut extension gains over 10,000 signatures
A petition started by a Dorset restaurateur aimed at keeping a low VAT lifeline for the hospitality industry has attracted more than 10,000 signatures.
Seattle Ferris wheel offers socially distanced four-course meal
The Seattle Great Wheel has teamed up with a local restaurant to offer diners a socially distanced meal with customers served one course per rotation.
HK bakery fined after lizard found in pork bun
Hong Kong’s biggest catering chain Maxim’s was fined HK$9,000 on 29 January for selling a pork floss bun with a small lizard lurking among the filling.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
In restaurant news this week: New York restaurant workers are now eligible for the Covid vaccine, NASA says it will pay someone up to US$500,000 for ideas on how to feed astronauts on long space missions, and the ‘substantial meal’ requirement for English pubs looks set to be scrapped.
87m pints of beer wasted in UK since Covid restrictions began
As many as 87 million pints of beer have been poured away since Covid-19 restrictions on hospitality began in the UK, according to the BBPA.
Chrissy Teigen criticised over US$13,000 wine order
American model Chrissy Teigen was left having to defend herself on social media after being criticised over a $13,000 bottle of wine she ordered in a restaurant.
Vivino raises US$155m in funding
Wine recommendations app Vivino, which has grown to become the ‘Netlix for wine’, has raised US$155 million in funding to develop its artificial intelligence platform.
Here’s how a digital London Wine Fair will work
As reported last month, May’s London Wine Fair will be a virtual event, but what does that mean for visitors and exhibitors? And how much will it cost?
Marston’s rejects takeover offer from private equity firm
The board of UK pubco Marston’s has unanimously rejected a takeover bid from US private equity firm Platinum Equity Advisors, stating it “very significantly undervalues” the company.
Oliver Margan named Havana Club Bar Entrepreneur of the Year
Oliver Margan, founder of Australian bar Maybe Mae, has been crowned the winner of the Havana Club Bar Entrepreneur Awards 2020.