At least 900,000 people working in hospitality face losing their job without a tailored support package, one of the sector's trade associations has warned.
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Online classes and regular coronavirus testing are not the only changes for students heading back to university this autumn, with clubs closed for the foreseeable future and new laws limiting social gatherings.
According to café-bar operator Loungers’ latest trading update, like-for-like sales grew by 29.9% between 4 July and 13 September largely as a result of the Government-backed Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme.
Operators including JD Wetherspoon, Robinsons and Hall & Woodhouse all provided updates on seven-figure pub projects, while Elisabeth Murdoch is reportedly looking to restore Koko in Camden.
The High Court has backed insurance policyholders in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)’s business interruption insurance test case, offering a 'huge lifeline' for embattled pub, bar and restaurant operators.
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The hospitality sector will witness a rise in job losses once the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) ends next month (October), a labour expert has warned.
Restrictions on private gatherings come into force in parts of the West Midlands today (15 September) but people are still allowed to socialise with other households at pubs.
Scottish craft brewer and bar operator BrewDog has launched the last round of its record-breaking crowdfunding programme in a bid to bankroll new sustainability initiatives to the tune of £7.5m.
Clement Ogbonnaya of south London pub, the Prince of Peckham, explains how he’s successfully introduced live sport to his inclusive, community venue on the border between north and south Peckham.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the Government to extend business rates relief to ensure that pubs facing average bill of £25,000 each don’t fall victim to the coronavirus crisis.
Scottish pubs will be subject to new regulations surrounding face coverings from today (Monday 14 September) as the country tightens coronavirus restrictions amid a rise in cases.
UKHospitality (UKH) has warned the Government that failure to resolve the ongoing rent crisis will trigger a “bloodbath” of hospitality businesses failures and thousands more job losses.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) saw year-on-year sales drop by more than a fifth (22.5%) on Saturday 12 September amid national reports of pubs and bars being flooded with customers ahead of the Government’s ‘rule of six’ coming into force today (Monday 14 September).
The office of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) has published a revised edition of its Regulatory Compliance Handbook featuring an updated chapter on market-rent-only (MRO) option proposals.
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More than 300 pubs have been permanently closed, set to be demolished or converted for other uses according to exclusive data for the 34 weeks and six days to 1 September 2020.
Publicans and Bolton Council have called for an extension of the existing furlough scheme after a localised shutdown of hospitality was ordered in the town.
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If the Government does not extend furlough to the pub trade then it must give other financial support to the sector or see mass unemployment at a time when the economy needs support.
With plans to open turnstiles from October now under review, matchday pub operators and stadium beer suppliers outline the impact of a prolonged, pandemic-enforced, fan exile on their businesses.
The manager of the 2019 Great British Pub Awards’ Best for Sport winner believes that the existing playbook on American Football screenings makes the NFL well suited to post-lockdown pubs.
London-based bar operator Incipio Group has publicly praised the bespoke rent support it received from commercial landlords while the business was in ‘fight mode’.
While it started the new financial year with an estate of almost 400 closed pubs, Fuller, Smith & Turner has revealed that post-lockdown sales in its managed sites recovered to 80% of last year’s takings.
In addition to Thwaites and Deltic outlining redundancy programmes, record Greene King tenanted and leased applications and the protection of hundreds of jobs at embattled bar operators, a number of hospitality businesses have recently revealed new appointments....
New laws announced by the Government to help protect the public from the coronavirus may sound like another layer of damaging bureaucracy for pubs, but they could be helpful.
Pubs should ensure guests are not in individual groups larger than six and groups are not allowed to mix socially or form bigger groups, Prime Minster Boris Johnson has confirmed.
Taking customer contact details will be made a mandatory requirement for pubs and bars and venues that do not follow coronavirus guidance will be fined, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
The Government’s new coronavirus restrictions that slashes social gatherings to a maximum of six people has been labelled “very problematic” for the sector.
A group formed by the tenants of 202 pubs owned by Global Mutual will march on Whitehall to deliver a letter to Small Firms Minister Paul Scully today (9 September) despite the hedge fund stating that it has provided £4.4m worth of pandemic support thus...
A number of pub sector trade bodies have called on the Government to issue financial support for venues in Bolton following the forced closure of its hospitality businesses.
