Almost two thirds (65.1%) of Brits will reportedly “boycott” restaurants, bars, pubs or hotels with a poor reputation for hygiene and infection control. The data was obtained by a nationally-representative survey into 2,000 members of the public, by infection control specialist JLA, as part of its “Infection Insights” campaign to…
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Online alcohol retailer Master of Malt has raised £36.5k for Hospitality Action through an auction of Macallan whiskey. The ecommerce platform which has a history of running lotteries and charity auctions for highly sought-after allocations auctioned off the Macallan Red Collection. Hospitality Action is a UK charity which offers…
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The Labour Party has accused the government of “economic negligence” as it has estimated 650,000 hospitality businesses could collapse in the next three months amid reports of the current lockdown lasting until May. New analysis by the opposition party, based on the latest ONS data, has revealed an “underlying cash…
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UK Hospitality has responded to the new government hotel quarantine initiative by cautioning of the long-term impact on the UK’s relationship with international visitors. Kate Nicholls, CEO of UKHospitality reiterated that driving down cases and taking steps to eliminate new strains of the virus through enforcement of new and existing…
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Tennents has announced a £7m investment in packaging equipment at Wellpark Brewery which will aim on eradicating 150 tonnes of plastic from the group’s Lager can packs by 2022, which includes more than 100 million plastic (hi- and mid-cone) rings. The investment, first announced in October 2019 as part of…
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The UK F&B M&A market showed “encouraging signs of recovery” in the last four months of the year, however deals were still “significantly down” on 2019 levels according to the latest report from Oghma Partners. The report found that total deal volume for the period amounted to 28 transactions which…
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Centre for London (CFL) has called for the creation of a college of food to boost the capital’s strengths as a centre of culinary research, development and innovation. The college would help develop capacities, “scope out” consumer trends, assess the impact of innovative approaches to sourcing or hospitality management as…
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The Insolvency Service has applied to the High Court to disqualify eight directors and former directors for Carillion following the company’s collapse in 2018. Carillion was a supplier to the government with around 420 public sector contracts. At its peak the catering aspect of the business served 32,000 meals to…
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Deliveroo has revealed plans to expand into 100 new towns and cities across the UK, following a year of growth in 2020. The food delivery service which has seen an increase in demand since the pandemic, has said it will now launch for the first time in Yeovil, Bangor Northern…
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Mid-tier accountancy firm Grant Thornton is reportedly set to face a £200m lawsuit from the liquidators of former bakery chain Patisserie Valerie. According to the Financial Times, the liquidators are moving forward with a legal challenge after claiming alleged negligence over Grant Thornton’s audits of the firm between 2014-2017. Patisserie…
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