Hospitality

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Business after Brexit: how can hospitality close the labour gap?

29-Jun-2021 By Tijen Ahmet

The Youth Mobility and Graduate Visa schemes can offer a short-term fix to the hospitality skills gap, but longer-term solutions are needed.

Hospitality costs pile up as Javid declares 19 July ‘end of the line’ for lockdown

29-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality trade bodies have called on the Government to consider introducing mitigation measures to help alleviate rising operating costs for business still facing weeks of restrictions.

Friday Five: the week's top news

25-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include details on D&D London’s new Stratford restaurant, data showing the staffing crisis is 'driving up' hospitality wages, and Hawksmoor's biggest restaurant yet.

Friday Five: the week's top news

18-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include delays to lockdown easing, Steven Edwards' plan to expand his Hove flagship Etch, and an extension of the lease forfeiture moratorium.

Federation of Small Businesses calls on Government to develop strategy to bolster hospitality's recovery

18-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has made a series of recommendations to help bolster the hospitality sector as it recovers from the Coronavirus pandemic.

Friday Five: the week's top news

11-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include the UK eating out market being predicted to make a 'full recovery' in 2022, and a new campaign initiative to drive hospitality employment.

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A settled hospitality sector is long overdue

24-May-2021 By Ted Schama

As hospitality venues begin to reopen, I can't wait for things to return to something much closer to the normal we once all took for granted.

Hospitality to benefit from £2.5bn sales increase in first week of full reopening

13-May-2021 By Restaurant

Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues in the UK are set for a much-needed £2.5bn sales increase next week as indoor service resumes, according to a new report.

UK’s first Persian hospitality network launches for food and hospitality professionals

27-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

A social networking platform aiming to celebrate and raise awareness of Persian people and brands in the UK hospitality sector has launched this week.

Welcome to the new look BigHospitality

25-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

BigHospitality relaunches with a new look and branding as the UK hospitality sector begins to awaken from lockdown.

Three Things Summit to support small and medium sized UK businesses

20-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Current and former CEOs from some of the UK's best-known companies will come together and offer their advice to SMEs at this month’s Three Things Summit.

Johnson confirms reopening of outdoor hospitality on 12 April

06-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Boris Johnson has confirmed that outdoor hospitality settings in England will be able to unlock next Monday (12 April).

Levels of support for Holyrood hospitality facilities leaves 'extremely bad taste in the mouth'

29-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

MSPs in Scotland have subsidised their own hospitality to the tune of £680,000 since the pandemic began, compared to estimated average support of £40,000 for privately-owned pubs and restaurants.

Welsh hospitality demands clarity over reopening

29-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The Welsh hospitality sector has demanded clarity from the Government on when it will able to unlock, warning that the ongoing delay risks further job losses and business failures.

'Significant' number of licensed venues will not reopen in April

29-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Just two in five licensed premises will have space to trade from when outdoor hospitality settings begin to unlock on Monday 12 April, data from CGA and AlixPartners reveals.

Welsh operator launches crowdfund to challenge Government over hospitality reopening

25-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

A street food operator in Wales is looking to mount a legal challenge against the devolved government's failure to provide the country's hospitality sector with a reopening date.

Sadiq Khan to invest £6m in campaign to get people back into central London

22-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that £6m will be invested in directly supporting the reopening of London’s economy once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

Northern Ireland extends business rates holiday

12-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The Northern Ireland Executive has announced it is extending the business rates holiday for certain sectors, including hospitality, for a further 12 months.

Wales extends business rates holiday for 12 months

04-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The rates holiday for the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors in Wales will be extended for a further 12 months, Finance Minister Rebecca Evans has announced.

Trade bodies warn roadmap jeopardises hospitality survival without further support

26-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality trade bodies have written to the Chancellor warning that, unless a substantial package of support is announced at the Budget, businesses will fail before they're able to reopen.

Scottish hospitality calls for UK-wide reopening of sector in May

24-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

A group of more than 80 Scottish hospitality businesses have come together to propose a full, UK-wide reopening of the tourism and hospitality sectors on 17 May.

SHG calls on First Minister to accelerate reopening of Scotland's hospitality sector

23-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to confirm a similar reopening strategy to that outlined for England by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Hospitality supply chain businesses on verge of collapse without immediate support

22-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

The UK’s hospitality sector supply chain is facing devastation with 324,000 jobs at risk unless businesses receive immediate financial support from the Government, new research reveals.

MPs demand hospitality be allowed to open by Easter

15-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

A group of Tory MPs have written to the Prime Minister demanding that pubs and restaurants be given the go-ahead to reopen by Easter.

Hospitality ‘not a huge risk’ for transmission

28-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality 'certainly isn’t a huge risk' when it comes to the transmission of Coronavirus infection, public health officials have told Parliament.

UKHospitality: GDP figures 'highlight economic importance of hospitality'

18-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Trade body UKHospitality has said the 'depressing' economic figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week highlight the economic importance of the hospitality sector.

Sacha Lord: "Hospitality must reopen at the same time as non-essential retail"

18-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Greater Manchester's Night Time Economy Adviser Sacha Lord has said hospitality in England must reopen at the same time as non-essential retail if the country returns to a tiered system.

Hospitality sees 660,000 job losses in 2020

15-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

There were 660,000 job losses across the hospitality sector over the course of the 2020, the latest figures from Fourth reveal.

Limited changes to Scotland's hospitality restrictions would safeguard businesses, new study finds

15-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

The future of 1,800 Scottish hospitality businesses and 32,500 workers could be secured with just limited changes to restrictions, including an extension to opening hours, a new economic impact study has found.

Hospitality industry to stage London protest over Coronavirus restrictions

15-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Members of the hospitality industry will converge on Parliament Square next week to peacefully protest the restrictions being imposed on businesses in the sector.

MPs told of ‘severe and devastating impact’ of curfew

07-Oct-2020 By Finn Scott-Delany

UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has urged MPs to rethink the 10pm curfew, saying it was “crippling hospitality businesses”.

Hospitality curfew extends to Scotland as calls for urgent sector support grow

22-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Pubs and restaurants in Scotland have found themselves 'staring into an abyss' after Nicola Sturgeon confirmed they must close at 10pm each night from Friday (25 September).

Chancellor urged to 'carefully consider' targeted furlough extensions

11-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

A cross-party group of MPs have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to 'carefully consider' targeted extensions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) beyond the end of October.

Hospitality jobs portal launches to support Government’s Kickstart scheme

10-Sep-2020 By Stefan Chomka

A website helping young people get a career in hospitality as part of the Government’s new Kickstart scheme has received backing from the industry.

Hospitality 'worst hit' as UK plunges into recession

12-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

The UK has entered its deepest recession since records began, with figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing hospitality to have been the hardest hit sector.

Government 'must amend' JRS to allow tronc payments says Treasury Select Committee

15-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

The Treasury Select Committee says the Government 'must amend' the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to allow tronc payments to be included.

Renewed calls to relax two-metre rule and introduce Autumn bank holiday in APPG report

12-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Just 11% of hospitality businesses have been able to operate normally during the Coronavirus lockdown according to a report from The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism (APPG).

United We Stand

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.

Proposed immigration bill “a threat to the national interest”

18-May-2020 By James McAllister

The Government’s proposed points-based immigration bill, which has previously been described as “disastrous” for the hospitality sector, poses "a threat to the national interest” says Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary.

JRS extended until October

12-May-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) will be extended by a further four months, until the end of October.

Tory MPs call on Chancellor to deliver further support for hospitality

04-May-2020 By James McAllister

A group of 85 Conservative MPs have written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, calling for a specific support package for the hospitality and tourism sectors.

Optimism in hospitality industry at 18-month high

17-Dec-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Optimism in the eating and drinking-out market has risen to its highest point in 18 months although uncertainty surrounding Brexit remains, according to the latest Business Confidence survey from CGA and Fourth.

Industry reacts to Marco Pierre White's sexist comments

29-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Professionals from across the industry have reacted with anger after comments made by Marco Pierre White regarding men and women in the kitchen appeared in the press.

Majority of hospitality professionals believe they are underpaid, says study

29-May-2019 By James McAllister

More than 80% of hospitality professionals believe they are underpaid, according to research carried out by online employment platform CV-Library.

Chef shortage: six industry leaders have their say

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

The restaurant sector must act to avoid an impending staffing crisis, according to leading industry professionals.

Nearly 20,000 chefs are leaving the profession every year

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Approximately 20,000 chefs, roughly 10% of the UK hospitality workforce, are leaving the profession every year, according to a report examining the state of London’s burgeoning food scene.

Key industry figures to participate in 'Back to the Floor 4'

18-Jan-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Leading figures in the hospitality industry are once again taking to the dining room for the fourth annual gala charity dinner Back to the Floor.

Restaurant leaders call for People’s Vote as Brexit is “the most important thing to happen to our industry in living memory”

08-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A group of leading restaurant figures, including Trevor Gulliver, Fergus Henderson, Mark Hix, Jeremy King, Ruth Rogers, Rick Stein, Paul Moran and Gary Usher are calling for support for a People’s Vote.

COMMENT

Comment: UK's post-Brexit immigration policy is highly damaging for hospitality

08-Nov-2018 By Gemma Jones

The Prime Minister’s immigration policy once the UK leaves the EU shows a lack of understanding about the hospitality sector, says Gemma Jones, co-head of immigration at legal experts SA Law

A case for national 'service': tackling the staff shortage

30-Oct-2018 By Alex Rushmer

How can the industry tackle the growing staff shortage? Chef Alex Rushmer has a radical solution.