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Widespread outdoor heater theft is latest blow to hospitality

Theft of outdoor heaters from restaurants is becoming an increasingly problem for bars and restaurants who have spent an exhausting year trying to keep their businesses alive during the pandemic.

Wine worth over £112,000 stolen from Michelin-starred restaurant

Between 50 and 60 bottles of wine worth around one million Danish kroner (£112,000) have been stolen after thieves smashed through a wall in a Michelin-starred restaurant in Copenhagen. 

Hotel offers £2k reward for return of stolen wines

The UK’s smallest five star hotel, Hillbark Hotel in Merseyside, is offering a £2,000 reward for the safe return of a stash of wine stolen last weekend, including three bottles of 1942 Perrier-Jouët.

Thieves steal wine worth £65k from luxury New Forest hotel

Thieves broke into the Lime Wood Hotel, owned by billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, earlier this week, stealing around 80 bottles of wine worth approximately £65,000. 

Virginia vineyard victim of $50k grape theft

Firefly Hill Vineyards in Elliston, Virginia has reported losses of US$50,000 after thieves stole two and a half tons of soon-to-be harvested grapes over night from the 37-acre family-owned estate.