Month: March 2020
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Mar- 2020 -25 MarchCoronavirus
Covid-19: Off-licenses considered ‘essential’ businesses by government
The government has added off-licenses to its list of retail businesses that can remain open following a ban to close…
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25 MarchFood and Drink
Greggs closes all 2,050 stores
Greggs has temporarily closed all 2050 of its stores as it does its part to help stop the spread of…
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25 MarchCoronavirus
Covid-19: Government suspends gender pay gap reporting
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has taken the decision to suspend enforcement…
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25 MarchCoronavirus
Britain ‘sees opportunity’ for food and drink deliveries, says CGA
In the week prior to the Prime Minister’s stay-at-home order, 53% of the public used or planned to use delivery…
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25 MarchRestaurants
Domino’s donates 100,000 pizza’s to NHS staff
Pizza takeaway company Domino’s has announced it remains open and will donate over 100,000 pizzas to NHS staff amid the…
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25 MarchPubs and Bars
The Alchemist announces temporary closures of all UK sites
Cocktail bar and restaurant The Alchemist has announced that all its sites are closed amid the recent outbreak of the…
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25 MarchComment
The darkest of days: Why the hospitality industry must come together
At the risk of stating the obvious, I’ve never witnessed anything like this during my 30+ years in the hospitality…
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24 MarchBreweries and Distilleries
March Beer Duty payment to go ahead
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the March Beer Duty payment will not be cancelled, leaving thousands…
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24 MarchBreweries and Distilleries
Distiller pledges alcohol towards 8 million bottles of hand sanitiser
Distiller Diageo has pledged to enable the creation of more than eight million bottles of hand sanitiser, by donating two…
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24 MarchBusiness
Contactless spending limit to rise to £45
Barclaycard has announced it will be rolling out the deployment of a new £45 contactless limit across UK retailers from…
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