by Mark Murphy | Jul 14, 2020 | Restaurants, UK News
The proportion of the UK’s small business leaders that cite barriers to growth has jumped from 75% to 91% in the last six months, according to Hitachi Capital Business Finance. For the hospitality and leisure sector, the percentage jumped from 81% in Q4 2019 to...
by Mark Murphy | Jul 10, 2020 | Restaurants, UK News
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced a cut in VAT from 20% to 5% for hospitality and leisure services, putting additional pressure on Ireland to follow suit with a much asked-for hospitality VAT reduction. The chancellor said the new VAT rate,...
by Mark Murphy | Jul 1, 2020 | UK News
In light of the latest government announcement of pubs reopening on the 4th July, digital marketing agency, Glass Digital, has analysed Google data to identify the nation’s response. There has been over 1.8 million searches for topics related to pubs in the UK this...
by Mark Murphy | Jun 26, 2020 | UK News
89% of the UK public want to see hospitality industry safety measures go beyond government guidelines, according to a new consumer insight report from Safe to Trade. Safe to Trade has been formed by the Shield Safety Group (SSG), alongside industry experts, to help...
by Mark Murphy | Jun 22, 2020 | UK News
Black Insomnia Coffee Company has launched a Nespresso-compatible coffee pod which is 100% home compostable. The new pods, which are certified by TÜV Austria as ‘Ok Compost Home Compost’, present an eco-friendly alternative to the standard aluminium and plastic...
by Mark Murphy | Jun 12, 2020 | UK News
Pizza Pilgrims has announced a partnership with mobile order & pay solution Wi5, as it prepares to reopen its chain of stores in London and Oxford. Through Wi5, Pizza Pilgrims will be offering secure and COVID-safe mobile ordering to its customers for both eat in...
