Chefs and restaurateurs have reacted positively to the measures for hospitality businesses laid out in the Chancellor’s budget, although many would still like to see more support given to the sector.
Hospitality trade bodies have broadly welcomed today's (3 March) Budget by the Chancellor, but warn that long-term stimulus will still be needed as the sector starts to recover.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that both the business rates holiday and VAT cut for hospitality businesses will be extended into the next financial year.
Hospitality businesses in Northern Ireland have 'a genuine fear' more firms will collapse after the Executive's pathway out of lockdown failed to confirm when the sector can unlock.
Low 2 No Bev, the UK hospitality sector’s first dedicated B2B show for the low and non-alcoholic drinks categories, will take place in the capital on 9-10 June.
Hospitality leaders have implored Rishi Sunak to properly support businesses in today's (3 March) Budget, describing it as 'arguably the most important day in the history of the sector'.
Leaders from across the hospitality industry are urging the Government to protect apprenticeships funding and youth employment in order to make training and the development of the future hospitality workforce a cornerstone of the recovery.
Wagamama and Frankie and Benny's operator The Restaurant Group (TRG) has revealed that it has a 'cash burn rate' of £5.5m per four-week period during lockdown.
Steakhouse restaurant group Tomahawk has refuted claims by the GMB Union that it is bullying its staff after it asked its workers to lend it the money to pay employers National Insurance and pension contributions.
A Government report has said more must be done to address the issue of growing commercial rent arrears, warning that business indebtedness remains a major barrier to recovery.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will unveil a £5bn grant scheme in his Budget this week, which will give hospitality businesses access to payments worth up to £18,000.
Greater Manchester's night time economy advisor Sacha Lord is to challenge the Government's decision to not allow hospitality to reopen for indoor service until five weeks after non-essential retail unlocks.
Nearly 12,000 licensed premises have closed in Britain since December 2019, new data from CGA and AlixPartners reveals — an average of around 30 a day.
A campaign is calling on the Government to confirm another extension to the lease forfeiture moratorium and legislate to allow hospitality tenants to defer half of arrears for two years.
UK festival organisers are hoping to put on events as early as May and have already signed some of the biggest names in the industry to provide food and drink.
Major wine suppliers have penned a letter to the Government asking it to take steps to reduce the extra administrative burden on EU wine imports that has been created by Brexit.
Hospitality trade bodies have written to the Chancellor warning that, unless a substantial package of support is announced at the Budget, businesses will fail before they're able to reopen.
The owner of restaurant brands Coppa Club and Tavolino says it will pursue an aggressive post-lockdown expansion drive, with plans to “create a major leisure group” this year.
Restaurants across the capital have opened their reservations for al fresco dining from 12 April following the Government’s announcement of its post-lockdown roadmap.
Westminster City Council’s popular al fresco scheme will return as restaurants, pubs and bars re-open for outdoor dining and will run until the end of September.
Hospitality groups including The Restaurant Group (TRG) and SSP have seen their stocks rise following the announcement by Boris Johnson that hospitality could unlock from 17 May.
A group of more than 80 Scottish hospitality businesses have come together to propose a full, UK-wide reopening of the tourism and hospitality sectors on 17 May.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised there will be a review into the 'deep and complex issues' surrounding the potential use of so-called 'vaccine passports' to enter venues like hospitality.
Hospitality businesses in Scotland have been left 'bitterly disappointed' after Nicola Sturgeon failed to offer any real clarity as to when restrictions on the sector will be lifted.
The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to confirm a similar reopening strategy to that outlined for England by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Hospitality businesses have said they are 'paying the price for the Government's mistakes' after it was announced that much of the sector would remain closed until the middle of May.
Hospitality venues in England will have to wait until at least the middle of May to reopen for indoor service under the Prime Minister's plan to ease lockdown in England.
A not-for-profit cook to community project supported by chefs including Stevie Pale, Meera Sodha and Anna Jones, has extended its crowdfunding campaign to raise money to provide free meals for the people of Islington.
The UK’s hospitality sector supply chain is facing devastation with 324,000 jobs at risk unless businesses receive immediate financial support from the Government, new research reveals.
Leon CEO John Vincent has revealed that the healthy fast food chain is losing £200,000 a week and could fold if lockdown restrictions on the hospitality sector drag on.
Late night leisure broker NDML has received the first offer of settlement from Hiscox for its clients involved in the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) business interruption insurance test case.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil a 'four-stage plan' for easing lockdown in England later today (22 February), which is expected to see hospitality remain closed until at least April.
