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Andy Lennox, owner of Zim Braai restaurants in Bournemouth and Poole, has launched a petition calling for the government to extend the VAT cut for the hospitality sector until at least March 2022.

Four hotels owned by Singapore-based Fragrance Group and operated by Bespoke Hotels have closed following an apparent communication breakdown between the two companies.

People travelling into the UK from a ‘red list’ of countries will have to quarantine in government-approved hotels from 15 February.

Booking.com will be reducing the number and types of cancellation and prepayment policies that it will support on its platform.

Casa Cruz restaurant in London’s Notting Hill is to have its licence suspended for six weeks after hosting singer Rita Ora’s 30th birthday party during lockdown.

Former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand has confirmed the creation of RedCat Pub Company, an investment vehicle backed by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, which has raised at least £200m of equity to invest in the UK pub sector.

A treasury minister has suggested that further business rates help could be on the way in the chancellor’s Budget next month.

One widely shared photo of a Chartwells free school meals parcel hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Managing director Charlie Brown explains what the company is doing to put things right.

Foodservice company Compass Group has reported organic revenue for the three months to 31 December 2020 was down 33.7%, in line with expectations given coronavirus restrictions worldwide.

The Caterer’s panels of experts will examine how hospitality businesses can find a profitable path out of the Covid-19 restrictions back to a new normal in our online summit on 30 March.