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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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Jan- 2021 -6 January
UKH Cymru calls for Welsh government support
UKHospitality Cymru has called on the Welsh government to use the new treasury support funds of £227m to provide economic backing to the hospitality sector. David Chapman, executive director for UKHospitality Cymru, reiterated that the treasury announcement reflects the “serious position” that businesses are in now that once again they…
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6 January
Flight Club eyes Bristol opening
Flight Club, a darts-themed chain of bars, has applied for a premises license at Corn Street, Bristol, according to Bristol Live. The chain already offers its mix of drinks and games in Birmingham, Manchester, and London, with a Leeds establishment also coming soon. With groups of up to 20 allowed…
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5 January
Chancellor unveils £4.6bn in new lockdown grants
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the chancellor has announced. The news comes after the prime minister’s announcement that businesses will be closed until at least February half-term in order to help control the spread of Covid-19. This…
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5 January
Mardin & Maras director banned for 7-years for undeclared takings
Caesar’s Pizza & Kebab owner Huseyin Gozel has been banned from trading for seven years after the Insolvency service revealed the restaurant’s undeclared takings and £400,000 worth of owed tax. Huseyin Gozel, director of Mardin and Maras Limited, which operates the kebab restaurant, entered into liquidation in September 2019 after…
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5 January
BBPA calls for additional support package amid third lockdown
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called the third national lockdown “yet another blow” to the pub sector, and is now urging the government to provide a comprehensive pub support package to target businesses in the sector. In response to prime minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown announcement yesterday (4…
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5 January
Ex-Michelin-starred Plas Bodegroes closes restaurant permanently
Plas Bodegroes, a former Michelin-starred restaurant located in Pwllheli, Gwynedd has permanently closed the doors to its restaurant. Instead, the grade-II listed building will reopen in the spring to operate as a holiday let only. Owners Chris and Gunna Chown have run the 18th Century property as a hotel alongside…
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5 January
UKH offers industry assistance for vaccine roll-out
UKHospitality has pledged to assist the government in the roll-out of vaccines, following the news that Covid-19 restrictions will be tightening further. Yesterday (4 January), Boris Johnson announced England will return to lockdown level restrictions until, at least, the middle of February. Similar restrictions are also now in place in…
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5 January
Restaurant duo banned for £173k tax avoidance
Two brothers who operated a restaurant in South East London are now banned from acting as directors or becoming involved in a company after they failed to pay £173,000 in taxes. Since 2007, Carlos and Fernando De La Cruz Vidal owned Santo Limited, a company which traded as the restaurant…
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4 January
Brewdog and Loungers offer venues as vaccine centres
Brewdog and Loungers have offered their closed venues to the government to help with the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccinations. It comes after Brewdog CEO James Watt tweeted to health secretary Matt Hancock and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon that the company wanted to “help with a quick roll…
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4 January
Lord Sugar joins legal battle against Caffe Nero CVA
Lord Sugar has allegedly joined forces with billionaire Issa brothers to rally against Caffe Nero’s CVA rescue deal. According to Sky News, the television star is among seven other parties which are said to have issued a landlord led legal challenge against Caffe Nero with the hopes that it will…
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