July 21, 2021
The UK’s hospitality venues are suffering from a “severe” shortage of staff, as industry chiefs warn many businesses are struggling to re-adjust to the lifting of Covid lockdown curbs. Many pubs, restaurants and nightclubs yet to reopen after the lengthy winter shutdown are desperately seeking staff to take advantage of the surge in demand this summer. Read More…
April 27, 2021
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has said it expects strong demand for holidays in the UK throughout the summer as Covid restrictions ease further from mid-May. The hotel and restaurant firm forecasts “a significant bounce in leisure demand in our tourist locations”. At the same time, Whitbread laid bare the impact of the pandemic on Read More…
January 18, 2021
Cornwall faces losing £1bn of spending by visitors over 14 months because of coronavirus, tourism bosses say. Visit Cornwall head Malcolm Bell said the projected loss, estimated for March 2020 to April 2021, would have a “major impact on business viability”. Mr Bell said he wanted to urge potential visitors to make bookings to Read More…
January 18, 2021
Greene King is to rename four of its pubs over possible links to racism. The UK pub chain announced it would rebrand three venues currently called The Black Boy – in Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury in Suffolk, and Shinfield in Berkshire – as well as the Black’s Head in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, due to their Read More…
August 27, 2020
Brewery and pub company Greene King is to install charging points for electric vehicles across all of its suitable pubs as the UK approaches the deadline for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. The company has a portfolio of 2,700 managed and tenanted pubs, and the first phase of the roll out Read More…
August 27, 2020
Some restaurants say they will continue to offer the Eat Out to Help Out scheme in September, funding it themselves, because it has been so successful. The government scheme offers customers 50% off their meal, up to a maximum of £10 during August. But chains such as Pizza Pilgrims now say they will offer Read More…
June 29, 2020
Coca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech. “There is no place for racism in the world and there is no place for racism on social media,” the drinks maker’s chairman and CEO James Quincey said. He demanded “greater Read More…
June 29, 2020
Bosses at restaurant and food chains including Wagamama and Pizza Hut have warned the prime minister the sector faces mass job cuts without more help. In a letter to Boris Johnson backed by 90 firms, they say that if social distancing remains they will need action on tax, rents and other support. Without more Read More…
June 25, 2020
The US has threatened new trade tariffs on beer, chocolate and olives from the European Union, as part of a long-running row over subsidies to planemaker Airbus. The US Trade Representative said it was considering duties on 30 products worth $3.1bn (£2.5bn) in trade every year. It has already put 15% to 25% tariffs Read More…
January 17, 2020
CAMRA is to include new beer styles in its Champion Beer of Britain competition, with winners announced at the Great British Beer Festival in August. A review by beer writers, brewers, and CAMRA members was launched to determine the most relevant beer styles in the market, resulting in the most far-reaching update since 2008. Read More…