Towards the end of March immediately following lockdown, JD Wetherspoons made some hasty decisions. The first was to let 43,000 workers go unpaid until the company had first received financial support from the government. Then in a video address to workers adding insult to injury, JD Wetherspoons Chairman Tim Martin suggested that the pub group’s 43,000 workers should … [Read more...]
4th July – Hospitality’s Independence (Revolution) Day Looms
The uncertainty surrounding the 4th July as the Government’s reopening date for the UK hospitality industry is leading some businesses within it to state they will open regardless of any further sanctions to go ahead. As financial pressure reaches the point where hospitality businesses face permanent closure many doubtless are calculating that if sufficient numbers … [Read more...]
Greene King to repay Benjamin Greene’s enthusiastic role in slavery
The Black Lives Matter global movement has recently challenged Covid-19 for headlines across the world following the televised murder of George Floyd by Minnesota police. Now two UK businesses are in the headlines for their founders’ involvement in the 19th century trans-Atlantic slave trade, Lloyd’s of London and brewer and pub chain Greene King. Both on Wednesday pledged to … [Read more...]
Pub operating model changes for reopening
Chef and publican, Joe Tansley, of the Bell and Cross in Worcestershire has shown immense innovation in the face of adversity, successfully adapting the operating model of his pub, with plans to harness the power of technology to safely reopen the site over the coming weeks. The news, which comes after the Government announcement that pubs won’t reopen until 4 July at the … [Read more...]
Ei Publican Partnerships invests £300,000 in pub PPE for reopening
Ei Publican Partnerships has announced a Personal Protective Equipment support package of almost £300,000, for its pubs ahead of reopening. Each pub will receive a free PPE starter kit, which will comprise disposable masks, disposable gloves, hand sanitiser and rolls of black/yellow self-adhesive floor tape. In advance of the publication of the Government’s COVID-19 Secure … [Read more...]