Birmingham’s independents still standing through the storm
A Viewpoint by Naomi Aly, Marketing Manager, Lulu Wild, Siamais and Smokey Barrels
Earlier this year, Birmingham went through a sad spout of seeing long standing, respectable culinary institutions close. Around the same time, Whitbread confirmed it would shut all 106 of its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
UKHospitality puts the sector's tax burden at close to £7bn across the last two Budgets alone. On paper, it looks like hospitality is retreating, and let's be honest, it can really feel l... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...