Brewdog to buy the nation a pint
Brewdog, the Scottish craft brewer and bars group, is giving beer drinkers something to look forward to by promising to buy everyone a pint once its bars are allowed to reopen
Save Pub Life initiative reaches £500,000
Budweiser Brewing Group’s new initiative Save Pub Life has reached half a million pounds
Coronavirus: Campari UK launches relief fund for hospitality industry
The firm behind Appleton Estate rum and Wild Turkey bourbon has launched a new fund to provide financial and wellbeing assistance to hospitality workers amid the coronavirus crisis
Aviation Gin campaign crosses the pond to support trade
Aviation American Gin, the brand owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, has flown its #TipYourBartenders initiative to British shores to support bartenders amid the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: trade group takes legal action on insurance
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), a trade group representing late-night venues across the UK, is to take legal action against insurance provider Hiscox Insurance for refusing what the group describes as “legitimate insurance claims” from its members
Coronavirus: trade needs more support if social distancing measures extended
Further support for hospitality businesses is needed if social distancing measures are to be extended, trade group UK Hospitality has said
Coronavirus: Highland hotel’s ‘lifeline’ crowdfunding campaign
The family behind Dornoch Castle Hotel has raised more than £55,000 through a crowdfunding campaign launched to keep the business afloat during the coronavirus closure period
Coronavirus: Hospitality chiefs continue fight to tackle grants cap
Hospitality leaders are continuing to push for financial support for businesses with rateable values (RVs) over £50,999 which are excluded from the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus Small Business Grant scheme
Adapting in unprecedented times
Wedgwood The Restaurant made headlines by introducing a takeaway service the week before the government-ordered closure
Coronavirus: support ‘must be extended and enhanced’
Further support for businesses is needed if the hospitality industry is to weather the COVID-19 storm, according to trade group UK Hospitality, which has said the current government measures need to be “extended and enhanced”
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