Coronavirus

Apr- 2020 -

9 April

Leon launches Feed Britain initiative

Leon has announced the launch of Feed Britain, a new online delivery service that provides customers with fresh grocery essentials and ready meals amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Whilst Feed Britain is designed in the long run to be a commercial enterprise that makes it possible for suppliers to sustainably…

9 April

AAB calls on government to enhance support for businesses

Accountancy firm Anderson Anderson and Brown (AAB) has called on the UK Government to implement a series of “wide-reaching” measures aimed at helping businesses to survive the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Lyn Calder, managing partner and also the firm’s head of deals for the Central Belt in Scotland,…

8 April

Paul UK launches delivery hub

French artisan bakery, Paul UK, announced it has launched a new concept called The Grocery Market at its central location in Acton, London. The site will help to deliver fresh bread and pastries, as well as essential items, such as milk, butter, and fresh fruit and vegetables. This initiative will…

8 April

Coronavirus cleaning taskforce launched by phs group

Hygiene services firm PHS Group has announced the launch of a new cleaning service for organisations affected by coronavirus. The emergency-response service will ensure that premises in contact with the virus can be deep cleaned and sanitised by theInterclean taskforce, a specialist cleaning division of PHS Group. Where there have…

8 April

BBPA urges government to defer Beer Duty and support brewing industry

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on the UK government to defer payments of Beer Duty amid the ongoing pandemic. With 70% of the UK beer market now cut-off, the association has called for the deferral of payments due on 25 April, relating to beer produced in…

8 April

Hospitality slowdown worsens with 98% collapse in shifts

The hospitality industry has now suffered a 98% slowdown as the coronavirus shutdown continues to weigh heavily on the sector, according to income streaming provider Wagesteam. Wage stream found that the number of shifts being carried out by workers in the hospitality industry has fallen 97.96% month on month, deteriorating…

7 April

Hospitality workers deserve full earnings from furlough scheme, says UKH

UKHospitality has urged the Government to reconsider its decision to exclude tronc payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Under the Job Retention Scheme, tronc payments such as tips and gratuities will not be included in the amount paid to furloughed workers. UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said the decision…

7 April

PCA demands support for pub tenants

The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has called on all pub-owning businesses not currently waiving rent to demonstrate how they will support their tenants as the coronavirus crisis continues. The authority said it is currently aware of five pub companies, regulated under the Pubs Code, that have not yet waived any…

6 April

‘Massive surge’ in applications to hospitality jobs amid lockdown measures

Applications to hospitality jobs “soared” by 119.9% month-on-month in March, as the industry’s professionals “desperately scrambled” for work amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest report from independent job board CV Library. The study, which explores job market data from March 2020 and compares this with figures from February…

6 April

3,650 pubs and restaurants will miss out on funding due to ‘anomaly’, says Altus Group

More than 3,650 small shops, pubs, restaurants will lose out on £15,000 of government grant funding following an “anomaly”, according to the Altus Group. Last week, a payment of £3.4bn was made to councils to ensure that grants of up to £25,000 would reach businesses “as soon as possible” to…