Government
The latest news and updates on government policy, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Aug- 2018 -29 August
Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates
In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200…
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17 August
Business rates for English hospitality firms could rise to £50m, analysts say
Business rates for English hospitality companies could increase to £51.26m next April if inflation remains unchanged at 2.5%, according to…
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8 August
Restaurant boss banned for fake five-star hygiene rating
A restaurant owner has been banned from running companies for five years after he falsely advertised a five star food…
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8 August
Wetherspoon launches Brexit beer mats
Pub group Wetherspoon will introduce beer mats in favour of a no-deal Brexit, signed by its chairman Tim Martin, and…
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7 August
Chinese restaurant Salmonella victims awarded £275,000 compensation
As many as 28 people who fell ill after dining in an Eastleigh Chinese restaurant in 2014 have been awarded…
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1 August
Wetherspoon’s to cut all prices by 7.5% for ‘Tax Equality Day’
Wetherspoons has announced it is to cut all of its prices by 7.5% on Wednesday 20 September as part of…
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Jul- 2018 -24 July
Frank Field report finds some Deliveroo riders ‘earning £2 per hour’
A report released today concluding a five-week investigation by MP Frank Field has found that some Deliveroo drivers are earning…
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24 July
London’s Chinatown holds protest against immigration raids
Business owners and restaurant staff will be shutting Chinatown down for five hours to protest an immigration raid which happened…
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23 July
Deliveroo urges government to back self-employed people
Deliveroo has called for the creation of a new Charter which would allow ‘gig economy’ companies to provide benefits to…
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17 July
UKHospitality expresses concern over ‘dwindling immigrant’ numbers
UKHospitality has reacted with “considerable alarm” at the news that net EU migration has fallen to 100,000. According to figures…
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