Published: 27 April, 2020
“By May 1966, the plan to dam the Grand Canyon was all but enshrined in law. The bulldozers were already shattering the primordial peace, the scaffolding was up and the drilling had begun.” As one campaigner said: “The fight was lost. The dams had been approved. They were being supported by the Kennedy administration … and both houses of Congress.” His voice tinged with a despondency many of us have come to know in the past few weeks.
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Published: 27 April, 2020
Research by UK Hospitality has highlighted flaws in the level of support provided to businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Published: 24 April, 2020
Troy Christensen, CEO at Enotria & Coe, talks frankly with Andrew Catchpole about the impact of the current crisis on on-trade suppliers and the daunting challenges ahead for the hospitality sector.
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Published: 23 April, 2020
An extended period of social distancing could cost one million jobs unless measures to protect hospitality businesses are put in place, UK Hospitality (UKH) has warned.
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Published: 22 April, 2020
'Discovery website' DesignMyNight has launched a new platform to showcase and support the best in online events and deliveries taking place across the UK during Covid-19.
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Published: 22 April, 2020
Ecommerce sales of beer, wine and spirits (BWS) in the UK surged 50% (volume) in the first week of lockdown compared to the same period last year, while sales through the off-trade were up 20%, according to new IWSR snapshot research.
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Published: 20 April, 2020
Cabinet office minister Michael Gove has confirmed that restaurants, bars and pubs will be among the last to reopen for business following the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Published: 20 April, 2020
Off-trade sales of alcohol surged 29% over the bank holiday weekend although overall Brits spent £160m less on Easter than in 2019.
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Published: 17 April, 2020
As lockdown happened, Lisa Riley looked at how the on-trade adapted to create opportunities in an alien situation.
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Published: 17 April, 2020
An average 82% drop in beers sales has been recorded by small independent breweries across the UK since the outbreak of Covid-19, according to new Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) research released today
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Published: 10 April, 2020
The window for applications to The Drinks Trust Covid-19 Financial Relief Fund has been extended until Tuesday 14 April, 7pm, to allow an extra working day post the Easter Bank Holiday.
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Published: 09 April, 2020
UK Hospitality and CPL Learning have launched an online training platform for hospitality team members.
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Published: 08 April, 2020
Jancis Robinson MW has reached out to hospitality workers by giving industry professional free access to all of JancisRobinson.com.
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Published: 08 April, 2020
Against the disruption of coronavirus (Covid-19), drinks brands “need to radically rethink their key messages when communicating with consumers on social media”, according to IWSR.
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Published: 08 April, 2020
Veeno has revealed plans to expand via franchising, while also unveiling plans to renovate its key wine bars as it looks beyond to a post-coronavirus (Covid-19) future.
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Published: 07 April, 2020
David Gleave MW, MD of Liberty Wines, on how upselling diversity in wines will be the way to thrive
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Published: 31 March, 2020
Off-trade sales of beer, wine and spirits (BWS) surged 67% in the week to 21 March - the week the government announced the closure of the on-trade.
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Published: 24 March, 2020
Bacardi has pledged $3m to support bars and restaurants around the world debilitated by the coronavirus shutdown.
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Published: 24 March, 2020
The government has clarified the measures required to be taken by both the on and off-trade following the announcement last night of a three-week nationwide UK ‘lockdown’.
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Published: 20 March, 2020
On-trade sales declined 15% in the week up to 15 March, before the Prime Minister’s warning that the public should avoid going to pubs, clubs and social venues because of the growing coronavirus (Covid-19) threat.
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