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Payments come as Scottish Government under fire for limiting grants to one per business, not one per property as in England

There is a “clear demand” for quality food and drink delivered from on-trade premises during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to research company CGA

Edinburgh Gin will help people create the perfect serve at home through a new online service, by transforming household ingredients into cocktail recipes

Pressure is mounting on pub companies to waive rent for the duration their pubs are shut due to COVID-19, as a pro-pub campaign group vows to “name and shame” companies continuing to charge their tenants and lessees rent

Ian Macleod Distillers is launching a new podcast which aims to both entertain and educate listeners on the whisky industry

UK Hospitality is calling on the UK Government to include ‘tronc’ payments – money normally distributed to staff which is earned through tips, service charges and gratuities – in the amount paid to furloughed hospitality workers under the Job Retention Scheme

Scottish bar and restaurant group Buzzworks Holdings has donated £10,000 to industry charity Hospitality Action amid the coronavirus crisis

An Edinburgh operator is calling on the Scottish Government to provide additional help for small companies with multiple properties, saying the current support package – which provides a single payment per business rather than a grant for each property – “doesn’t scratch the surface”

The UK government has published new guidance on a scheme to reimburse employers the cost of statutory sick pay for staff members who are either self-isolating or unwell due to COVID-19

The body responsible for enforcing the statutory Pubs Code in England and Wales has called on pub companies which are not currently waiving rent amid the coronavirus closure period to outline the support they are offering tenants