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News‘No evidence’ hospitality responsible for transmission spike
Hospitality leaders have strongly rejected health secretary Matt Hancock’s suggestion that pubs and restaurants are one of the key places of coronavirus transmission.
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NewsNew business loans to support firms through second wave
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to extend the Treasury’s programme of business support loans as ministers look to support the economy through an anticipated winter of new restrictions.
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NewsPapa John’s UK consolidation will support 40 new stores
Papa John’s has announced plans to consolidate its international team in its UK corporate office in Milton Keynes as part of a global reorganization.
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NewsLancashire and Merseyside face curfew as threat of national lockdown looms
Hospitality businesses in Lancashire and Merseyside will be forced to shut early from next week as tighter restrictions are introduced in the North West, Midlands and West Yorkshire.
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NewsMod Pizza enters insolvency proceedings
Mod Pizza, the Sir Charles Dunstone-backed concept, is believed to have entered insolvency proceedings.
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NewsWhitbread non-exec steps down
Whitbread non-executive director Deanna Oppenheimer is to step down from the board this year.
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NewsWelcome Break shows “resilience” in post-lockdown recovery
Motorway service operator Welcome Break has seen a “resilient” recovery in sales post-lockdown, owner Applegreen has announced.
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NewsLondon mayor calls for year-long extension of business rates holiday
London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a year-long extension of the business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
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NewsTim Martin calls for tax equality between pubs and supermarkets
Wetherspoon is to cut the price of all food and drink on Thursday 24 September as it hosts a ‘Tax Equality Day.’
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NewsBBPA: North East curfew a significant blow to pub sector
The latest lockdown restrictions in parts of the North East are a “significant blow” to the sector, the British Beer and Pub Association has said.
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NewsUnpaid rent bills to total £4.6bn this year
Commercial property landlords could be left with unpaid rent bills of £4.6bn this year, according to the British Property Federation.
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NewsNorth East faces curfew
Pubs and restaurants could be subject to an arbitrary 10pm curfew in North-East England this weekend as areas including Newcastle, Sunderland and County Durham are due to be put under new local lockdown measures. Although the extent of the restrictions are yet to be confirmed, it is understood that alongside the curfew, measures could also include a ban on mixing between households, and people being encouraged to avoid using public transport for non-essential journeys.
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NewsGBK enters sales process
Gourmet Burger Kitchen parent company Famous Brands has initiated a sales process for the chain. Last month, the South Africa-based group said it was continuing to explore “all options” to ensure the long-term sustainability of the brand in light of the coronavirus crisis, but has since decided to let go of the business.
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NewsGovernment announces three-month eviction moratorium
The government will extend the eviction moratorium until the end of this year, communities secretary Robert Jenrick has announced today.
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NewsSeafood Pub Co portfolio up for sale
Ten pubs formerly operated by Seafood Pub Company have been brought to market after the business went into administration.
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News900,000 jobs at risk without sector-specific employment support
At least 900,000 jobs are at risk in hospitality unless the government provides sector-specific employment support, UK Hospitality has warned.
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NewsSunak: Protecting jobs ‘number one priority’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering cuts to employers’ National Insurance contributions and an extension of the business rates holiday, as he described finding new ways to protect jobs as his “number one priority”.
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NewsLoungers emerges from crisis as a ‘better business’
Loungers has reported a “significant market out-performance” since reopening, with net like for like sales growth of +29.9% from 4 July to 13 September 2020.
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News‘Positive outcome’ in covid insurance test case
Business interruption insurance policies with pandemic or notifiable disease clauses should be read as to cover coronavirus and claims should be met, the High Court has heard.
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NewsWetherspoon to develop £6.6m new-build pubs
Wetherspoon is to start development work on two new pubs in the coming weeks.