Covid-19

Chancellor considers further furlough extension in March budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering another extension to the government’s Job retention Scheme (JRS) as it continues to try…

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Dining Street Limited calls in administrators

Dining Street Limited has fallen into administration resulting in 147 staff redundancies.  The restaurant group, which operated under brands such…

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M&A in the Food and Beverage sector down to 2009 levels

The UK F&B M&A market showed “encouraging signs of recovery” in the last four months of the year, however deals…

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JD Wetherspoon undergoes £90m share placing

UK pub company, JD Wetherspoon, is raising capital through its investors for the second time during the pandemic via an…

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Food trends accelerated by Covid-19 could cause ‘fundamental shift’

The effects of Covid-19 have caused an “acceleration in foodservice trends which are set to continue long after the pandemic”,…

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Greene King to launch Covid-19 emergency funds for staff

Greene King has announced it will be launching its second Covid-19 emergency support fund to help its team members during…

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Sunak looks to raise corporation tax in March budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly looking to raise corporation tax in the upcoming March budget to pay off the estimated £400bn borrowed by the…

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Sacha Lord calls for hospitality to reopen alongside non-essential retail

Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s night time economy advisor, has claimed that hospitality “must reopen” alongside non-essential retail as part of…

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Q&A with Larkin Cen

Where did your passion for food come from? I grew up like many British-born Chinese kids, in a Chinese takeaway…

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Over 800 chain restaurants closed indefinitely due to Covid

Over 800 chain restaurants, cafes and pubs have closed indefinitely due to Covid-19, according to research carried out by the…

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