How to claim the Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus
The Morning Advertiser takes a look at how operators can claim the £1,000 bonus for furloughed employees.
Archives for August 4, 2020
Big Interview
From bombs to beer – AB InBev’s new UK head of on-trade talks pubs
Yes that’s right, from bombs to beer. As it turns out, Budweiser Brewing Group’s (BBG) recently appointed on-trade sales director for the UK and Ireland Ryan Fritsch has an extensive background in bomb defusal, a skill he’s hopefully unlikely to need...
Number of hospitality business insolvencies ‘lowest for a decade’
The number of hospitality and tourism companies going bust slumped to the lowest levels for almost 10 years during lockdown, despite having little or no trade during the closure period, new analysis has found.
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Downtime Development: Alaska black cod Toby Burrowes
Former Elystan Street head chef Toby Burrowes cooks a summery dish that pairs Alaska black cod with Jersey Royals and petits pois à la Française.
Eight in 10 hospitality businesses ‘embracing’ Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Some 84% of companies are looking to participate in the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme, new research has found.
Working from home costs London’s pubs, bars and restaurants £2.3bn
Hospitality businesses near the capital’s employment hubs have been hit for more than £2bn by lost lunches and abandoned after-work drinks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
Government withdrawing £1bn in possible funding for pubs ‘short-sighted’
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has backed calls from the Local Government Association (LGA) to ringfence £1bn in grant funding that would otherwise be clawed back by the Government to help pubs affected by lockdown.
Diageo records 4% GB sales slump as global profit halves
Beverage behemoth Diageo recorded a 4% drop in net sales in Great Britain as the company saw its global operating profit cut by 47.1% by the Covid-19 pandemic.
How to claim back discount on Eat Out to Help Out scheme
HMRC has released further guidance on how operators can claim the discount offered by the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme back.