Tightened tier system is a straitjacket on hospitality, says UKH
UKHospitality has warned that the new government measures, which will see businesses in tier three permitted to provide takeaway only and those in tier two restricted to substantial meals, will lead to permanent closures and job losses. UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said: “The government is making a point of saying that these measures are …
Nearly a third of Britain’s licensed premises shut ahead of lockdown
Trading restrictions led almost a third of Britain’s licensed premises to shut their doors last month, the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners indicates—a sign that the sector may be substantially reduced after the end of England’s four-week lockdown. The report indicates that 69.9% of Britain’s total licensed premises were trading at the …
Diageo Learning for Life returns to support the on-trade
Diageo Learning for Life has been relaunched to support the UK hospitality sector and its hard-pressed staff, offering Covid safety training and life skills. The £1m-per-year programme, which has traditionally been focused on offering opportunities to young unemployed people in the UK to get into hospitality careers, has been repurposed as a virtual training programme …
Trade bodies call on government to secure future of hospitality and its supply chain
Trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of the sectors. In a letter to the Chancellor, UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Society …
London Cocktail Week hailed a huge success
London Cocktail Week 2020 has been deemed a huge success in helping to support the hospitality industry this October, welcoming just under 10,000 wristband wearers and driving much-needed footfall into 250 of London’s best cocktail bars. Anecdotal feedback from the capital’s leading bar owners has confirmed that the festival has had a positive impact in …
Hospitality’s sales slashed in half in third quarter of 2020
The UK’s hospitality sector saw sales plummet by 48% in the third quarter of 2020, the latest Quarterly Tracker from UKHospitality and CGA reveals. It equates to a shortfall of £17bn on the same quarter in 2019. Hospitality’s sales for the 12 months to the end of September totalled £80.3bn, the Tracker shows—£53.2bn less than …
What does a second lockdown mean for hospitality?
On Saturday (31 October), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England will move into a second national lockdown, confirming that all hospitality businesses will have to close from Thursday. The month-long lockdown comes into force at 12.01am on Thursday 5 November and will last until 2 December. There is, however, a possibility of it being …
PHE data shows that hospitality venues were linked to just 2.7% of Covid-19 cases
Hospitality trade bodies UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping and the British Beer & Pub Association have revealed that just 1% of hospitality venues across the UK have been linked to NHS Test and Trace incidences. The finding, from a survey of members of all three trade associations conducted by hospitality market research company CGA, …
Hard-pressed hospitality faces supply chain challenges, warns Lynx Purchasing
Hospitality operators working flat out to deal with the challenges of the tightening of Covid restrictions will also have to cope with a series of challenges set to disrupt supply in the coming months, warns buying specialist Lynx Purchasing. Planning for uncertainty could well be the definition of the ‘new normal’ for hospitality, says Lynx, …
New gin created to raise funds for UK hospitality industry
A new not-for-profit gin brand called Hospitality Gin has been launched to support the UK hospitality industry throughout the coronavirus pandemic. When Covid-19 began to affect the hospitality industry in the UK, Sheffield-based industry veteran Tom Lord set out to create a spirit to help. To produce the London dry-style gin, Tom teamed up with …
