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Coronavirus: the positive hospitality industry moves
A regular round-up of the positive action the hospitality industry is taking to fight back.
Archives for April 14, 2020
Calls for Government to offer more support to seasonal workers and new starters not covered by JRS
The Government is being called upon to offer more support to the thousands of seasonal workers and new starters who do not currently qualify for payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).
Revolution ups credit facility to £30m
Revolution Bars Group has increased its revolving credit facility with NatWest to £30m.
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Petition to have tronc and service charge included in JRS hits 6,000 signatures
More than 6,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Government to include tronc and service charge payments within the calculated wages of hospitality employees that have been furloughed.
Podcast: Andrei Lussmann on his new meal delivery service
The founder of Lussmanns on turning one of his six restaurants into a dark kitchen for producing meals to heat at home and his advice to other restaurateurs looking to do the same.
Peach Pub Company launches social enterprise Pub Hub
Peach Pub Company has launched a social initiative that will see its pubs turned into community hubs to serve their local communities.
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Feed the NHS campaign hits £1m target
A crowdfund campaign to support NHS staff, which is partly spearheaded by healthy fast food chain Leon, has reached its £1m target.
Only '9% of grant funding so far paid out by councils' to help struggling businesses
Only 9% of money earmarked to help small companies struggling during the Coronavirus pandemic has so far been paid out by local councils, according to retail estate adviser Altus Group.