hospitality
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
In UK restaurant news: a new app for the hospitality sector launches, the commercial rent moratorium is extended and restaurateurs from the Midlands lobby the government for extra support.
110,000 US restaurants have closed due to Covid
Over 110,000 restaurants in the US – one in six – have been forced to close since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Restaurant Association.
Three London restaurants close for good
Michel Roux Jr.’s Roux at Parliament Square as well as the Bleeding Heart and the Don restaurants have announced their permanent closure as Covid-19 takes its toll.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
In news this week: trade bodies call for the extension of rent payment postponements, the boss of Young’s criticises police for being “overzealous” about the rules relating to Scotch eggs, and operators shut pubs across Wales following the alcohol ban.
Nine in 10 pubs loss-making in tier two England
Nine in 10 (88%) operators say pubs, bars and restaurants will be unviable or loss-making in Tier 2 regions of England, where well over half (59%) of licensed premises are located.
Hospitality and pub trade bodies call for alcohol duty reform
UK Hospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping have called for an alcohol duty reform, proposing a simpler system that incentivises on-trade alcohol consumption.
UK hospitality sector to stage second demonstration
The UK hospitality sector is to stage another demonstration in London to urge the Government to ease coronavirus-related restrictions, describing the latest measures as the “final straw” for the on-trade.
25 million Brits want to visit hospitality venues in December
As many as 25 million Brits have expressed a desire to visit restaurants, bars and pubs in December, according to a report from the insights division of Bibendum.
50,000 hospitality venues won’t be able to reopen after lockdown
Over 50,000 hospitality venues won’t be able to reopen and trade under the government’s tier system when England comes out of lockdown on 2 December.
England’s post-lockdown Tier allocation ‘devastating’ for pubs
The UK government has revealed which parts of the country will be placed under the most severe restrictions when lockdown is lifted next week.