Minister for Hospitality petitioners call for PM meeting
Petitioners calling for the Government to create a Minister for Hospitality have asked for an audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss the matter further.
Archives for February 15, 2021
Pub bosses pull out of talks with business minister
The bosses of some of the UK’s largest pub groups are withdrawing from discussions with Government on reopening citing “a lack of interest and respect”.
JD Wetherspoon's Tim Martin calls for pubs to reopen at the same time as non-essential retail
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the Government to reopen pubs at the same time as non-essential retail shops.
Mitchells & Butlers to raise £350m from shareholders
Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers has made strides to ease its significant lockdown cash burn through an equity raise and unsecured revolving credit facility.
Hostech: Guide to delivery and click & collect
Latest Editions: how delivery-only kitchens are shaping the restaurant sector
Delivery-only kitchens have emerged as one of the most intriguing elements of the fast-growing delivery space, particularly during a time when restaurants have been unable to seat dine-in guests.
Deliveroo leads call for second Eat Out to Help Out scheme when restaurants reopen
More than 300 major restaurant brands have signed a letter from Deliveroo CEO Will Shu that calls for second Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme when restaurants reopen.
Andina takes Spitalfields site
Peruvian restaurant brand Andina has secured a large site on Commercial Street close to its original home on Shoreditch’s Redchurch Street.
Drinks
Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches
This month's selection includes a left-field Australian whisky, grown up apple juice, luxury rums, carbon negative gins and a way to give cocktails a rooibos kick.
Business leaders call on Chancellor to back hospitality sector in 2021
Over 160 hospitality CEOs have called on the Chancellor to extend the VAT cut and rates holiday, and provide a decisive package of financial support in next month’s Budget.
MPs demand hospitality be allowed to open by Easter
A group of Tory MPs have written to the Prime Minister demanding that pubs and restaurants be given the go-ahead to reopen by Easter.
HMRC clears TiPJAR for “tipping and tronc revolution”
TiPJAR has been cleared by HMRC in what the cashless tipping solution is hailing as a breakthrough that could change the way tips and gratuities are handled.
Lease forfeiture moratorium to be extended beyond March
Ministers are drawing up plans to extend the lease forfeiture moratorium beyond the end of March.