Public House

Bar service? Live sport? Carvery? What the government guidance means for how pubs can operate

30-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Further information for pubs on how they can operate within the Government’s Coronavirus guidelines beyond 4 July, including whether they can screen football matches, whether they have to take customer details, and if they can run a carvery, has been...

New guide published to help operators with menus post lockdown

29-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

A new guide to help hospitality businesses engineer their menus ready for reopening their restaurants on 4 July has been created.

Springboard launches Hospitality Happy Hour

29-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Hospitality industry charity Springboard is encouraging people to make a donation to celebrate being able to eat and drink again in pubs and restaurants.

The Lowdown: 4 July

25-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

The famous date has taken on new significance as it's when hospitality businesses in England can rise again from lockdown.

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Diageo launches global $100m recovery fund for pubs and bars

25-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Drinks giant Diageo has launched a $100m (£80m) fund to help pubs and bars across the globe recover from the Coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus track and trace: 7 steps to complying with data protection law

24-Jun-2020 By Bridget Treacy

The Government’s easing of lockdown restrictions for hospitality businesses from 4 July means businesses will have keep temporary records of customers. Here's how to do it and comply with data protection law.

Greene King apologises for links with slave trade

18-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Pub group Greene King has apologised for its historic links to the slave trade and pledged to donate money to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.

Second lockdown would sound death knell for one in three hospitality businesses

18-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

A second lockdown would sound the death knell for a third of hospitality businesses, according to the findings from a new survey.

Plans revealed for 'Glasgow's biggest beer garden'

16-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Plans have been revealed to create Glasgow's ‘biggest beer garden’ as soon as lockdown restrictions allow.

Government urged to give hospitality sector an opening date as soon as possible

16-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

The Government is being urged to provide the hospitality sector with a definite date on when restaurants, pubs and hotels can reopen.

Drinks

Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

12-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

From pre-bottled Negronis and British rum to a caffeine-spiked liqueur and perfume-inspired gin, here's this month's rundown of the latest drinks products vying for space on your back bar

Hospitality redundancies loom once JRS changes in August

12-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Restaurant businesses will be forced to slash staff numbers when the Government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) moves into its next stage in August, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.

Homerton pub The Gun launches crowdfund to help secure survival

10-Jun-2020 By Stefan Chomka

East London pub The Gun has launched a crowdfund to raise money to help it avoid closure as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Revolution Bars Group raises £15m from share placing

05-Jun-2020 By Georgia Cronin

Revolution Bars Group has raised £15m its share placing launched earlier today.

Ready to serve: more than three quarters of hospitality businesses say they can reopen by 4 July

05-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

More than three quarters of restaurant, bars and pubs will be ready to reopen by 4 July, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.

Survey shows a new customer confidence about eating out, says Raymond Blanc

04-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Nearly 90% of people are likely, or very likely, to dine out when restaurants re open, as lockdown is eased, according to a survey by Brasserie Bar Co.

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Anglian Country Inns launches new charity initiative

03-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Anglian Country Inns has launched a charity initiative to give back to key workers and support local charities.

Law firm looking to launch group actions against insurance companies over non payment

01-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

A law firm is looking to launch group actions on behalf of hospitality businesses who have had their Business Interruption claims as a result of Coronavirys declined by insurers.

Bundobust launches online beer and bottle shop Patel's Off Licence

01-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Indian street food and craft beer specialist Bundobust has launched an online beer and bottle shop.

Prices could rise in restaurants and pubs as a result of the pandemic

01-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Prices could rise in restaurants and pubs to compensate for the devastating impact of the Coronavirus, according to findings from the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.

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Hospitality Action launches The 20,000 Mile Hospitality Challenge

27-May-2020 By Restaurant

Industry charity Hospitality Action is calling all cyclists, joggers, runners and walkers regardless of age or ability to collectively cycle, jog, run or walk the length of the entire UK coastline.

Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh to launch Project Pint

26-May-2020 By Restaurant

Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh is launching a campaign championing the role of pubs – and the pint – in British society.

JRS contribution impossibe for 41% of businesses unless at full capacity, says poll

26-May-2020 By Restaurant

Over 40% of hospitality businesses won’t be able to contribute a penny to the Government's Job Retention Scheme JRS from August unless they are operating at full capacity by then, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.

One-metre rule would greatly benefit sector, according to hospitality leaders poll

22-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

The hospitality industry would benefit greatly from the halving of the social distancing rule to one metre, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.

Consumers could spend £3.8bn in hospitality in the first week of re-opening, says poll

21-May-2020 By Restaurant

Consumers could spend £3.8bn in hospitality in the first week of re-opening, according to a new poll.

Government should consider 'much more practical' one-metre distancing for restaurants and pubs

19-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

The Government should consider halving its social distancing rule to one metre to ensure hospitality businesses have the best chance of survival once lockdown is lifted, according to pub and bar company BrewDog.

Profits will take two years to return to pre-virus levels, reveals hospitality poll

18-May-2020 By Restaurant

Over half of restaurants and food to go operators think it will take up to two years to return to pre-coronavirus levels of profitability, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.

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Fundraiser set up to ensure the future of ‘the beating heart of Soho'

05-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

A fundraising campaign to secure the future of iconic Soho establishment The French House, home to one of the UK's best rest restaurants, has reached almost £30,000 towards its goal.

Tripadvisor cuts 25% of workforce due to the pandemic

30-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Tripadvisor has cut 900 jobs - equating to a quarter of it total workforce - due to the effects of the Coronvirus pandemic on its business.

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Government called on for enhanced support for hospitality sector

21-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Support for businesses hit by the Coronavirus crisis must be extended, enhanced and delivered swiftly if businesses are to recover, a House of Commons Treasury Committee has been told.

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Restaurant bosses join the call for a nine-month 'National Time Out'

21-Apr-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Hospitality business leaders have given their voices to a call for a nine-month rent-free period to help the sector survive the Coronavirus pandemic.

Like-for-like sales in restaurants and pubs plummeted 60% in March

17-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Like-for-like sales in restaurants, pubs and bars plummeted by almost 60% in March as the country moved into lockdown, according to the latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.

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Urgent inquiry launched on how to support hospitality sector

17-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism is launching an urgent inquiry to establish the best ways to support the recovery of businesses hit by the Coronavirus pandemic.

UK lockdown to continue for at least another three weeks

17-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Restaurants, pubs and hotels will reman closed for at least another three weeks - and likely much longer - after the Government announced an extension to the UK’s lockdown period.

Peach Pub Company launches social enterprise Pub Hub

14-Apr-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Peach Pub Company has launched a social initiative that will see its pubs turned into community hubs to serve their local communities.

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Tom Kerridge fronted initiative raises £100,000 for NHS staff in just 48 hours

06-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Tom Kerridge and a group of volunteers from Marlow have raised over £100,000 to fund free meals for NHS workers in neighbouring towns and communities.

'Small restaurants and pubs 'to miss out on £55m of Government funding'

06-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

More than 3,650 small restaurants, pubs, shops and other types of retail, leisure and hospitality premises in England will lose out on £15,000 of Government grant funding because of an ‘anomlay’ in the design of the grant funding scheme.

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Pub group Chestnut to donate takeaway proceeds to NHS

03-Apr-2020 By Stuart Stone

East Anglia-based gastropub operator Chestnut says its recently launched takeaway service across it estate will donate revenues to the NHS during the Coronavirus shutdown.

Food delivery and takeaway 'essential' during Coronavirus pandemic

02-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Almost three quarters of people now view deliveries and takeaways from their local pub or restaurant as an ‘essential service’ during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Drinks suppliers launch delivery app for restaurants and pubs

31-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

A group of drinks suppliers have launched an app to allow restaurants and pubs to take delivery or click and collect orders from customers.

Large restaurant groups overlooked in Budget 2020

12-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Large hospitality businesses were “utterly ignored” in yesterday’s Budget despite being on the “front line” of the Coronavirus impact, UKHospitality has said.

Bar advert banned for encouraging 'binge drinking'

09-Jan-2020 By Sophie Witts

A bar promotion offering ‘over 50 cold pints at your fingertips’ has been banned for encouraging ‘excessive drinking’.

Chef Matt Worswick to swap Pennyhill Park for Shanghai

10-Dec-2019 By James McAllister

Former Pennyhill Park chef Matt Worswick is to take residency at The Shanghai EDITION hotel as executive chef from February next year.

Chef Simon Rimmer closes The Viking pub

12-Nov-2019 By Sophie Witts

TV chef Simon Rimmer’s Merseyside pub The Viking has closed.

Three steps to making seasonal recruitment less stressful

01-Nov-2019 By Mark Williams

Follow these three steps to ensure your business runs like clockwork during some of the busiest trading periods of the year.

Four-and-a-half hour party people: Brits spend £70 on a night out

30-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Consumers are spending an average of £70.69 on a night out – including drinks at home, transport and food and drinks out, according to the latest Deltic Night Index.

National Waiters’ Day race to once again celebrate front-of-house staff

03-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The annual National Waiters’ Day race, an event designed to promote the front-line workers in the UK’s hospitality sector, will take place this Sunday (8 September) at the London Hospitality Festival in Chiswick.

Richard and Lindsey Johns open The Hovingham Inn pub

05-Aug-2019 By Sophie Witts

Restaurateurs Richard and Lindsey Johns have opened their latest gastropub project, The Hovingham Inn, in north Yorkshire.

Stonegate to create UK's largest pub group in £1.27bn deal

18-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

Slug & Lettuce owner Stonegate Pub Company has agreed to buy Ei Group (EIG) for £1.27bn, creating the UK’s largest pub business.

Drinks-led operators more optimistic about future than restaurants

11-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

A survey of 140 hospitality business leaders has found more than a quarter believe their company has under-performed in the last six months.