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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 -4 January
Pandemic fuels 30,000 restaurant job losses
Almost 30,000 job losses were recorded by the UK’s restaurant and casual dining firms in 2020, according to data compiled by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). The research also found that redundancies in the industry spiked 163% as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions. The job…
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4 January
BAME hospitality workers face ‘pay penalties’
Around one in 12 workers from black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who work in the hospitality sector face significant “pay penalties” compared to white British men, according to Resolution Foundation research. The foundation claimed that BAME workers within the sector suffer penalties that account for age, qualifications, experience,…
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Dec- 2020 -24 December
UKH calls for extra relief amid Boxing Day restrictions
UKHospitality is calling on the government to provide immediate relief measures to save the hospitality sector, following the announcement that six million more people in the east and south east of England are to enter Tier 4 on Boxing Day. This comes after another Covid-19 variant from South Africa was…
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24 December
Sandwell restaurateurs fined after Covid-19 breach
The owners of Nemrut Restaurant Ltd in Lightwoods Road, Sandwell have been fined £200 after they failed to ensure their restaurant complied with Covid-19 safety restrictions. According to local council reports, police in the area were forced to fine the pair after officers “discovered diners inside the restaurant”. This was…
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24 December
BBPA predicts ‘quietest Christmas’ on record
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed it expects the “quietest Christmas” on record this year for struggling pubs. The BBPA has released figures which showed that over the festive period, 39 million fewer pints and five million fewer Christmas dinners will be enjoyed in pubs from Christmas…
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24 December
Star Pubs launches PCA appeal
Star Pubs and Bars has “lodged an appeal” over the £2m fine it was handed by Fiona Dickie, the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) earlier this year. Dickie deemed in October that the company had “seriously and repeatedly” breached the Pubs Code across a timespan of almost three years. The “game-changer”…
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23 December
Newport restaurant fined for food safety violations
Llys Meddyg, a restaurant in Newport, Pembrokeshire, has been fined £2,100 for a number of offences. The establishment received the fine as a result of food safety violations, the lack of a food hygiene rating display, and for falsely describing food. Problems with the restaurant were first highlighted after an…
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23 December
£104.3m hospitality lifeline needs to be reviewed, says SLTA
The Scottish government needs to urgently review the financial compensation it is offering to the hospitality sector if employees are to be “here after spring 2021”, according to the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA). The statement comes in response to the new support measures the government offered this week after…
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23 December
Deliveroo pledges to match customer tips
Deliveroo has announced its pledge to match customers’ in-app tips to local restaurants hit by Covid restrictions. The company said it will match tips paid to eligible restaurants up to a total value of £60,000 from today until midnight on Christmas Eve up to the value of £20 per tip.…
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23 December
Marston’s to take over 156 Brains pubs, saving 1,300 jobs
Marston’s is set to take over the operations of 156 S.A Brains pubs in Wales, in a move that is expected to save 1,300 jobs. The pub group will run the Brains pubs on a combination of leased and management contract arrangements, continuing to trade under the Brains brand to…
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