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Bacardi and Dead Man’s Fingers grow rum range
Both Bacardi and Dead Man’s Fingers have added new variants ahead of National Rum Day on 16 August, while Everards and Robinsons have launched limited edition beers.
Archives for August 6, 2020
Only A Pavement Away shares success of lockdown fundraising push
Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away has distributed more than £500,000 in donations to those in need, helping to feed the homeless in London.
'Wartime footing’ as business rates appeals soar
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has revealed that almost 145,000 businesses registered to begin the process of challenging their property valuations during April, May and June.
Country Pub Group goes into administration
The operator behind a quartet of pubs in the south west has been placed into administration.
Aberdeen lockdown 'gutting' for city pubs and bars
The operator of two bars in Aberdeen, one of which is on the Top 50 Cocktails Bar list, has described a city-wide shutdown of hospitality venues as “gutting”.
Up to 130 JDW roles ‘at risk of redundancy'
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has notified its entire head office workforce that a possible 110 to 130 positions are at risk of redundancy.
Economy shrinkage ‘less than feared’ but 1m job losses and low earnings loom
The Bank of England has predicted that the economy will not shrink as much as first thought following the coronavirus pandemic, but it will take longer to recover while job losses are likely to hit 7.5% later this year and average earnings likely to shrink.