The hospitality industry is already seeing the impact of the coronavirus with eating and drinking out falling by 7%, according to trade body UKHospitality.
More than eight of 10 Britons asked have said coronavirus is unlikely to stop them from visiting the pub, despite some analysts suggesting there is a lack of consumer confidence and a drop in trade.
Operators are being warned to check their insurance policies as, despite the Government making coronavirus a notifiable disease, many insurers may not have Covid-19 on their list as it is a new strain of the virus.
As the hospitality sector sees a drop in footfall and a wave of customers cancel bookings as a precaution against contracting coronavirus, trade body chief Kate Nicholls says customers are less likely to shun their local pub.
Pub businesses are now able to seek compensation if they are affected by coronavirus, with the Government registering Covid-19 as a “notifiable” disease.
A national provider of office space is asking food outlets – including pubs – to “step up” and switch to delivering meals to staff across its buildings over the next few months during the coronavirus outbreak.
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An Admiral Taverns pub hopes to get its ‘great community hub’ back on the right track around after its licence was suspended over complaints of disorder, antisocial behaviour and drug use on the premises.
Global brewer AB InBev reported its revenue dropped as a result of coronavirus – this particular strain is known as Covid-19 – in the first two months of 2020, in its trading results.
A publican and his pub company have been fined £12,000 after his site showed no signs of improving its standards since a rodent infestation was first reported.
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