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The latest industry news 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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Mar- 2021 -16 March
Number of UK breweries rose by 7.5% in 2020
The number of breweries in the UK increased by 7.5% in 2020, according to research carried out by UHY Hacker Young. There are now 3,000 breweries in the country, despite pub and bar closures resulting from pandemic lockdowns. In 2020, pubs were closed for 161 days, which is around 44%…
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16 March
ISS appoints new country manager for UK and Ireland
ISS has announced that Liz Benison will join as new country manager for the UK and Ireland on 1 May 2021. The company which has an integrated food service division, stated that Andrew Price, who is currently the interim country manager for the UK and Ireland, will assist Benison with…
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16 March
Nightcap racks up over £300,000 in lockdown costs
Nightcap has announced that it incurred costs of £318,342 for Q4 of 2020, with the group unable to offset the losses with any turnover. The group, owned by Sarah Willingham, completed its first acquisition of London Cocktail Club (LCC) on 13 January 2021, after the period ended. Therefore, Nightcap acted…
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15 March
Scottish trade bodies offer gov route out of lockdown
Scottish Hospitality Group, UK Hospitality Scotland, Scottish Licensed Trade Association, Night Time Industries Association and the Scottish Beer and Pub Association have written to the government setting out a “pragmatic approach that will avoid catastrophic business failure across the sector”. A united set of recommendations from organisations representing Scotland’s hospitality…
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15 March
Stars Pubs and Bars invests further £19m in rent concessions
Star Pubs and Bars is investing a further £19m in lockdown rent concessions for its pubs, to ensure that its venues successfully reopen come 21 June – the predicted date for when hospitality can resume normal trading in England. As part of the support, the group will extend its 90%…
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15 March
Carly Heath named night time economy advisor for Bristol
Carly Heath has been named as Bristol’s night-time economy advisor, commencing the role at the start of April. Tasked with leading Bristol’s hospitality sector recovery, Heath will champion the city’s clubs, pubs, restaurants, events venues, and those who work at them. Situated in the city office, Heath will work alongside…
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15 March
Hugh Osmond joins legal battle to reopen indoor hospitality
Hugh Osmond, the current director of Various Eateries, has joined Sacha Lord’s legal challenge against the government to reopen indoor hospitality at the same time as non-essential retail next month. Osmond, founder of Punch Taverns and former Pizza Express director, wrote to Boris Johnson about the prime minister’s “irrational decision”…
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15 March
NI extends rates holiday for 29,000 businesses
Northern Ireland finance minister, Conor Murphy, has announced he will extend the rates holiday for a further 12 months for 29,000 businesses at a cost of £230m Murphy claimed that the package will provide “continued support” for businesses dealing with the impacts of the pandemic. He recognised that the months…
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12 March
Jollibee invests £30m to grow UK presence
Asian inspired fast-food restaurant Jollibee has announced it is investing £30m into growing its brand in the UK. The chain, which was originally founded in the Philippines, is set to open a new flagship restaurant in Leicester Square this May. This will be followed by two more store launches in…
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12 March
Takeaway and delivery sales up 317% in Feb, CGA tracker finds
Sales of deliveries and takeaways from UK hospitality groups have more than tripled over the last 12 months, according to The Hospitality at Home Tracker from CGA.CGA’s hospitality tracker complements CGA’s Coffer Peach Business Tracker, which has monitored total sales across more than 10,000 sites of leading restaurant and pub…
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