Holyrood extends business rates holiday
The Scottish Government has extended the business rates holiday for hospitality, leisure and retail for three months in its latest Budget.
Archives for January 28, 2021
Hospitality ‘not a huge risk’ for transmission
Hospitality 'certainly isn’t a huge risk' when it comes to the transmission of Coronavirus infection, public health officials have told Parliament.
Gousto offers indies the chance to create recipe box dishes
Gousto is offering five independent restaurants £10,000 each in funding alongside business coaching and the chance to co-create one of its recipe box dishes.
PizzaExpress MD: “perversely we are in a much stronger place than we were a year ago”
After a tough 2020 that saw it close 74 restaurants and make large redundancies, PizzaExpress says it is ready for the next stage of its growth.
Hospitality in crisis: what will happen when the lease forfeiture moratorium expires?
The end of the lease forfeiture moratorium will leave the hospitality sector facing a multibillion-pound arrears bill, with fears that a bloodbath for small businesses is just around the corner
'Three-stage' plan to end lockdown sees hospitality remain closed until May
A 'three-stage' plan to gradually ease lockdown restrictions in England will see pubs and restaurants remaining closed until May.
Oakman Inns strengthens pipeline for 2021
Oakman Inns has added a freehold site in Harpenden to its 2021 pipeline following an ‘excellent’ response to its recent equity fund raise.
Sales collapse amid pandemic costs hospitality £200m a day in 2020
Hospitality lost out on over half of its expected sales in 2020, with back-to-back lockdowns and ever-increasing restrictions costing the sector approximately £200m a day.