LWC Drinks develops Drink + Dine platform
Independent drinks wholesaler LWC Drinks has launched a full-service hospitality app and web-based solution, to support its customers and the wider industry in navigating the ‘new normal’. Drink + Dine provides operators with the technical capabilities required to offer table ordering and payment, as well as collection and delivery services. Venues will be given their …
Edinburgh Cocktail Week launches ‘Sip & Support’ campaign
Edinburgh Cocktail Week (ECW) has launched a campaign to support the city’s hospitality sector and help protect jobs as venues face tighter restrictions. The ‘Sip & Support’ campaign, which runs between 1 October and 30 November, will champion what’s happening in Edinburgh’s bars, with the ECW social media channels and website becoming a beacon of …
Let’s meet the restrictions head-on, says WAA Chosen
Matt Guest, director of on-trade at WAA Chosen and Diageo Bar Academy European head trainer, provides insight and advice to operators, following the latest government regulations. The new restrictions imposing early closing and mandatory table service are the latest blows to an already hard-hit hospitality sector. The 10pm closure could mean the loss of up …
Ei Publican Partnerships offers customers one free drink a week throughout October
Ei Publican Partnerships has partnered with Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, Britvic, Diageo, Heineken, Molson Coors and Sharp’s Brewery to offer customers up to 100,000 free drinks across more than 1,250 participating pubs in October. Through the ‘Here’s to the Pub’ campaign, running from Thursday 1 October to Thursday 29 October, customers are eligible for one …
Industry writes to PM pressing for more government support
Over 100 UK hospitality businesses have written directly to the Prime Minister warning that he must personally do more to help them. In the letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, led by trade associations the British Beer & Pub Association, UKHospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping, it says that without additional and urgent support, …
CareerScope to support hospitality industry people through Covid-19
Springboard, Hospitality Action, UK Hospitality, the Institute of Hospitality and the Savoy Educational Trust have joined forces to launch CareerScope, a free service that will provide support to industry people impacted by Covid-19. Launched on Monday 28 September, CareerScope is tailored to individuals working within hospitality, leisure and tourism who have either lost their jobs …
‘Cancel the Curfew’ calls for government U-turn
Hospitality professionals across the UK have come together to launch #CancelTheCurfew, a new campaign that puts pressure on the government to terminate the recently enforced 10pm curfew. The campaign reports that venues have experienced a 60% drop in revenue since the curfew was imposed on Thursday 24 September, while recent figures from Public Health England …
New restrictions to cut hospitality visits but won’t end socialising, says CGA
Consumers will significantly reduce their visits to pubs, bars and restaurants in the light of new government restrictions but many plan to continue socialising elsewhere after the curfew, according to a snap survey from CGA. CGA’s latest Consumer Pulse Survey was conducted on Tuesday 22 September after the announcement of requirements including 10pm closures and …
Sky Sports and Premier League agree 8pm kick-off time
Sky Sports has worked with the Premier League to secure a change to the Premier League kick-off times, moving them to the earlier start of 8pm. The time change comes after the government introduced new restrictions for the hospitality industry, including a 10pm closing time curfew for venues. Sky wants to ensure that its trade …
Chancellor announces Job Support Scheme and VAT cut extension
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has outlined plans that will support workers on reduced hours, as well as an extension to the VAT cut for hospitality. Speaking at the House of Commons today (24 September), Sunak revealed a number of new financial measures that will protect hundreds of thousands of jobs over the winter. …
