Hospitality Action to assess mental wellbeing in the industry
Trade charity Hospitality Action is conducting an industry-wide survey into current attitudes towards mental health and stress in the troubled sector. The anonymous survey, which can be found here, is hosted online and takes just a few minutes to complete. It builds up on an initial study first commissioned in 2018, which found a staggering …
PayPal launches iZettle Food & Drink to support hospitality businesses
Online payment system PayPal has developed iZettle Food & Drink, a simplified point of sale solution designed to provide hospitality businesses with the tools and insights needed to run and grow their business with confidence. The solution aims to support businesses such as cafes, pubs and restaurants who are trading post lockdown, offering an intuitive …
Wireless Social’s latest data sees national footfall climb
Wi-Fi solutions provider Wireless Social has released the latest data from its footfall tracker, indicating a significant uplift in footfall across UK towns and cities over the August bank holiday. During the bank holiday, people flocked to cafes, pubs and restaurants to make the most of the conclusion of the Eat Out to Help Out …
Arc Inspirations extends Eat Out to Help Out scheme into September
Premium bar operator Arc Inspirations is extending the Eat Out to Help Out initiative across its estate throughout September, following its “resounding success” over the past few weeks. Launching on 1 September, the offer will be available on Monday and Tuesday in all its bars and gives customers a flat rate of 50% discount on …
Carling launches campaign to support the local pub
Molson Coors-owned beer brand Carling has launched the next phase of its multi-channel campaign to encourage people across the country to back their local pub. ‘Support Your Local’, part of Carling’s wider ‘Made Local’ campaign, initially launched across social, VOD and radio, with further consumer-facing activity planned for later this month, before TV broadcast in …
BBPA calls for Eat Out to Help Out scheme to be repeated
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the government to repeat its Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which is set to end after August, to further support the hospitality industry. The benefit of the scheme to the recovery of the sector has been immeasurable in terms of securing jobs and building …
Pernod Ricard UK reveals on-trade Christmas support package
Pernod Ricard UK is helping the on-trade get the fundamentals right this Christmas, announcing a host of support including virtual masterclasses and in-bar solutions. This festive season, social distancing and health and safety restrictions look set to continue. The drinks giant recognises that, despite an expected decline in footfall versus last year’s festive season, there is …
Food sales surge by a third after the launch of Eat Out to Help Out
Food sales in Britain’s managed pubs and group restaurants have risen by a third week on week since the launch of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, according to research by leading data consultancy CGA. The data, from CGA’s Volume Pool of 7,000 managed outlets, reveals that on the first day of the …
Bacardi-Martini announces new advocacy initiatives to support the on-trade
Bacardi-Martini Limited (BML) has rethought and reinvented its advocacy initiatives to support the hospitality industry in the wake of Covid-19. With Shervene Blackburn (pictured), UK head of brand advocacy at Bacardi Martini Ltd, at the helm, activations will go live to support bars and bartenders alike across the UK for the foreseeable future. Trade ambassadors …
Cellar Trends supports on-trade reopening with Kickstarter Cocktail Kit Programme
As the on-trade reopens post lockdown and attempts to drive much needed business, UK distributor Cellar Trends is executing a Kickstarter Cocktail Kit Programme in support of its key customers. Key accounts across the country will be able to create each of the UK’s top ten cocktails, according to CGA’s Mixed Drink Q1 2020, using …
