The number of licensed premises trading across Britain is down by nearly 25,000 on March levels as openings stall, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners.
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Ahead of a possible vote in Parliament tomorrow, UK Hospitality (UKH) has urged MPs to rethink the 10pm curfew which is crippling hospitality businesses.
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The value of Austrian wine sales in the UK plummeted in the first six months of 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
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UK Hospitality (UKH) has welcomed the announcement that the government will expand post-18 education and training.
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The number of on-trade business leaders feeling confident about the general market has dipped to just 9% — half the level in June (16%), and a fraction of the four-year high of 60% at the start of this year, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth.
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Westminster City Council has extended the measures it implemented in early summer to help hospitality businesses continue trading until the end of October.
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LWC Drinks has launched a full-service order and pay solution to help the hospitality industry "stay safely connected” with its customers.
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Consumers will significantly reduce their visits to pubs, bars and restaurants in the light of the new government restrictions introduced last Thursday, according to new CGA research.
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Trade bodies have urged the government to provide more sector targeted support following Chancellor Sunak Rishi announcement of the Winter Economy Plan earlier today.
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Jascots Wine Merchants has strengthened its Spanish portfolio with three new producers.
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The industry has called on the government for immediate and wide-ranging support following the latest hospitality restrictions imposed on the on-trade.
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The planned introduction of a 10pm closure order could reverse the country’s economic recovery, the Centre of Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has warned.
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Food and drink sales fell back last week following the end of the Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme and fresh concerns about rising Covid infections, according to new CGA research.
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UK consumer confidence to eat out continues to rise, with 10 million more people visiting bars and restaurants in August over June, with an additional 2.4 million also likely to venture out for the first time during the next fortnight.
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Prominent restaurateurs joined Andrew Catchpole around a virtual table to discuss rebuilding trade in the new norm.
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UK Hospitality (UKH) has called on the governement to extend the furlough scheme for the hospitality industry as part of its response to the new Covid measures.
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The Eat to Help Out scheme (EOHO) directly benefitted the government to the tune of £250m, while also saving thousands of jobs in the pub and hospitality sector, according to new data.
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The Wine Society has launched a campaign to support some of its key growers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Pernod Ricard UK (PRUK) has appointed Lucy Bearman to the newly created position of wine portfolio director.
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Ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants are the next step in the accelerating on-trade evolution, which completely strips out the dine-in part of the restaurant experience. So where does alcohol fit into this increasingly food-focused, delivery-only mix? Jo Gilbert reports.
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