Extended social distancing could cost one million hospitality jobs

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.  

DesignMyNight launches new platform to support hospitality industry

'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.

Gove confirms parts of hospitality sector among last to reopen

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. 

UK Hospitality and CPL Learning launch hospitality training platform

UK Hospitality and CPL Learning have launched an online training platform for hospitality team members. 

Jancis Robinson MW reaches out to hospitality workers

Jancis Robinson MW has reached out to hospitality workers by giving industry professional free access to all of JancisRobinson.com. 

Berkmann launches new scheme to support hospitality sector

Berkmann Wine Cellars has launched a new online platform to raise funds for the hospitality sector through consumer sales.

Coronavirus: No plans to enforce on-trade closures

The Prime Minister has confirmed that there are no timelines or plans in place to enforce restaurants, bars or pubs to close as long as the advice given by the government is followed by the public.    

LWC makes temporary switch to B2C model in reaction to coronavirus

LWC Drinks has announced it will be temporarily switching to a Business to Consumer (B2C) model, with the hospitality trade-focused business now accepting consumer orders to maintain business continuity during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. 

Chancellor announces additional £20bn support for retail, hospitality and leisure sectors

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has increased promised government support for the hospitality sector, with a mix of tax cuts and grants, amounting to a £20bn support package, in addition to an overall support package of government backed and guaranteed loans available to business of £330bn. 

Chris Losh: averting an on-trade apocalypse

This was the week that the Coronavirus got real. Ten days ago in the UK Covid-19 was largely the source of ironic fist-bumps and the odd cancelled tasting. Dying and panicking was what other people did. With a complacency that now seems barely credible, the government’s message at the end of February was, broadly, ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’.

Industry petitions government not to wash its hands of responsibility on venue closures

The trade can now sign a petition that is urging the government to take urgent to action to provide financial and practical advice for the UK’s pubs, bars and restaurants.

Desperate times for bars and restaurants facing “short-term cashflow catastrophe” as footfall plummets 50%

Pressure is being piled on chancellor Rishi Sunak to introduce emergency measures to stem the knock on effect of coronavirus (Covid-19) as footfall to UK businesses fell by almost 50% over the weekend.

Budget: Coronavirus relief for SMEs and employees

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a bold response to the coronavirus crisis in his 11 March budget, with a raft of measures to support SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and their employees.

One year of Trade, with Xavier Rousset

As the Soho hospitality hub hits its first birthday, Andrew Catchpole catches up with Trade’s leading light Xavier Rousset

Govt immigration plans to disrupt hospitality sector

The hospitality sector fears damage from the government’s new point-based immigration plan, a new survey has revealed.

Friday Read: Hospitality is in for a rough ride

Wine duty hikes, currency devaluation, Brexit uncertainty – the Conservative government has been no friend of the wine trade. When the previous budget was unveiled in 2019, wine was the only drinks category to be hit with a duty rise. It was another ill-timed kick in the teeth for the trade, at a time when businesses were already coping with escalating overheads and staff shortages.

Guy Woodward: Luxury brands are turning to hospitality to add extra lustre

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London restaurateurs call for wine duty cut

Over 150 companies back female mentoring initiative

Over 150 leading employers across the UK have signed up to a mentoring initiative to help women in senior positions reach board level of companies in the hospitality and leisure sectors.

South Western train strike adds to London hospitality woes

Nik Darlington from importer Graft, which specialises in supplying the London on-trade, says the South Western Railway strike alongside steep business rates and overbearing rents with could tip some hospitality businesses over the edge this Christmas…