Trade Associations

The latest news and updates on trade associations, 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.

Jan- 2021 -

27 January

CAMRA: Forced hospitality closure until may will be ‘devastating’

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has responded to the comments by Sage scientists that hospitality businesses should remain closed until May by suggesting that this would be a “devastating double whammy” for pubs and breweries. The organisation said it was “absolutely critical” for the government to intervene with further support…
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22 January

‘Stark reminder’ for action amid 6,000 sector closures, UKH warns

UKHospitality (UKH) has called for action after figures published today (22 January) by CGA revealed a net decline of nearly 6,000 licensed premises in the UK. The trade association has issued a warning that businesses in the hospitality sector must receive further financial support in order to survive the third…
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20 January

UKH calls for business rates holiday and VAT cut extension

UKHospitality (UKH) has written to the chancellor calling for an additional support package to accelerate the sector’s revival in 2021. The trade organisation asked the government to consider enacting further business rates holiday for hospitality businesses and an extension of the VAT cut to 5% for a further 12 months,…
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14 January

UKH Cymru urges businesses to apply for latest government grants

UKHospitality Cymru has urged Welsh hospitality businesses and their suppliers to apply early for the latest £180m package of Welsh Government business support. Under the new financial support, the government has estimated that a typical Welsh business with an equivalent of six full-time staff could be eligible to receive between…
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12 January

UKH Scotland warns financial support must go further

UKHospitality Scotland has warned that the new government financial support will not be enough to prevent some hospitality businesses from collapsing and losing jobs. The Scottish government has announced that, in addition to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Business Framework Fund, eligible businesses will also get a one-off…
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11 January

New travel requirements are encouraging, says UKHospitality chief

UKHospitality has labelled the government’s new international travel requirements as “encouraging”, with arrivals into the UK now required to to present a negative Covid-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure for entry. In a statement, UKHospitality chief Kate Nicholls said that the decision which was announced on…
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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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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

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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16 December

Restaurants face increased food wastage in Tier 3

The new tiered restrictions in London, Essex and Hertfordshire could see millions of pounds worth of food and drinks get thrown away, according to The Guardian. Kate Nicholls, chief executive for UKHospitality, told the paper that as with previous short-notice lockdowns, the new tiered restrictions will cause a “glut of…
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