Wetherspoon was helped by Sunak’s eat out scheme – but what next? The hospitality sector was one of the industries hardest hit by the virus, with 80 per cent of firms halting trading and 1.4million workers being furloughed in April. According to the latest figures from HM Treasury, more than 84,000 restaurants registered for the scheme, which applies the discount to food and non-alcoholic drinks from Monday to Wednesday. The plan encouraged the public to return to eateries as lockdown eased by offering a 50% discount – up to £10 per head – on their food and drink orders on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays throughout the month. The Eat Out to Help Out scheme comes to an end as August does, having spent the past month delighting diners across the country by giving them 50% off … {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}, Extend EOTHO to continue ‘overwhelming success’, businesses urge. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Although the Government-funded initiative drew to a close in August, many eateries in Stirling have extended or adapted the discount into September. } Trump spends his first weekend as ex-president playing golf at his West Palm Beach club... Scar-free stitch in the stomach could help patients shed up to FIVE stone in six months - and cut their risk... Post-Brexit hiccups 'will add £1.50 to a bottle of fine wine', Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy 'asked Julian Assange's alleged victims to drop rape charges', New BBC Three documentary 'DIY Trans Teens' reveals how children can buy sex-change drugs. But several businesses are nervous about just how much sales may drop once customers can no longer eat out for less. “Additional support is still needed for certain groups in the leisure sector, especially pubs,” added Mr Cherry. The Eat Out to Help Out scheme needs to be extended, small businesses have said. The Independent has contacted the Treasury for comment. "It … By Philippa Thomas and Abbie Schofield. Venetian restaurants Polpo also announced it will continue the scheme into September at its Chelsea and Soho sites. On Wednesday, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) became the latest organisation to call on Government ministers to extend the scheme into September after hailing its success. They will be pivotal to our recovery from this recession.”. The move is a last roll of the dice for many restaurant chains which teeter on the edge and have had to shut stores after being battered by the pandemic. Takeaway delivery giant Deliveroo also said it will offer customers a discount in September to encourage them to 'eat in to help out', after the scheme ends. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Wetherspoons founder and chairman Tim Martin, 65, said the loss of business means it expects to post a loss for the year to July 26. Grosvenor said it will extend the across participating restaurants, including the Mayfair Chippy, as 'Central London is not yet back on its feet' despite receiving a boost from the dining subsidy. The scheme, which ends on 31 August, has drawn praise from both restaurant owners and customers alike. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Aqua Shard – £10 discount per person. Having launched on August 3, the initiative has helped businesses impacted by … Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi sports a personalized baseball cap as they go food... Susanna Reid, 50, fears being left alone in her 'empty nest' when all three of her sons go off to university. Restaurant Industry Bodies Join Calls for ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Extension While the scheme has seen huge demand, another month could have the feeling of … An online petition, which has already gained more than 4,500 signatures, has called for the scheme to be extended to September 30. The founders said they intend to 'try and save jobs' wherever possible, in an email to staff. “The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme is a great example of creativity and desire to help our industry rebuild in the wake of current events,” said Tim Brown, vice president of solution engineering at Oracle Food and Beverage. Q Hotels Group, which runs 21 sites, said it will also extend the scheme, with plans to have reductions on meals until November. HARVESTER and Toby Carvery have both said they will extend the Eat Out to Help Out scheme for an extra two weeks. As many as 4,500 people have rushed to back a petition which has called for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme to be extended to September 30. Published: 17:34 GMT, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 16:59 GMT, 28 August 2020. The scheme, which incentivises diners to eat out by offering a 50 per cent discount of up to £10 per person, saw more than 64 million meals claimed as of 25 August. That’s why we urge everyone to show support for their favourite small firms at every opportunity. Around 84,000 restaurants signed up to the scheme, which provides the discount up to £10 between Mondays and Wednesdays, to drive more customers into their sites after reporting weak footfall following the lockdown. Is Eat Out to Help Out valid on Bank Holiday Monday? More than 15million patients are waiting for further... Seaside towns lead the march back to normality: Interactive... SNP vows to UNILATERALLY hold a second Scottish independence referendum if Sturgeon wins May election - and... We can vaccinate ALL teachers, say schools: Heads send Boris a plan for huge seven-day operation  to... Disney+ blocks under-sevens from watching 'racist' Peter Pan, Dumbo and The Aristocats for breaching... We're sadder, poorer... and fatter: Mail on Sunday survey finds Britain is suffering under lockdown - but... PETER HITCHENS: So is this really an epidemic of despair? "Eat out to help out has been fantastically successful and was an inspired idea from Dishi Rish," Mr Martin said. Amelia Bright, executive director of the Grosvenor's London estate, said: 'We're doing all we can to bring people back to the West End to enjoy its world class retail, beautiful architecture and fantastic restaurants.'. Proof the Pfizer Covid vaccine works in the real world? A 50 per cent discount when you eat in up to a maximum saving of £10 per diner. But scores of restaurants, pubs and cafés are continuing to offer a similar discount at their own expense. Inside Kamala Harris's new home: The Vice-President will move into 14-bedroom Washington DC mansion -... Back in the swing! The “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme was designed to help the hospitality industry recover from the impact of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The call comes as the popular initiative, which sees the cost of eat-in meals reduced three days a week, is due to finish at the end of August. The government subsidises meals bought on the scheme and reimburses the discount cost to participating businesses. He said a nationwide extension of the scheme for September would help businesses that are “still only just about managing” to get back on their feet after the coronavirus lockdown hit the hospitality industry hard. Read our full mailing list consent terms here, “Beyond September, the scheme should be reactivated in areas that have gone through local restrictions or lockdowns. Restaurant owners have reported a significant dip in customers coming in to eat or drink from Thursday to Sunday, when the discount does not apply. A spokesman said there were currently no plans to extend the Eat Out to Help Out scheme into September. The chains will continue the 50 per cent discount into September, which the Government has financed through August (file photo). liverpoolecho. 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A sign promoting "Eat out to Help out" scheme outside a restaurant in Manchester (Image: AFP via Getty Images) "Trade's record-breaking at the moment," he told the BBC. Landlord Grosvenor has moved to help restaurants across its Mayfair and Belgravia estate by funding an extension of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Popular chains Toby Carvery and Harvester have also said they will continue the offer through the first two weeks of next month after seeing strong customer numbers. Independent businesses have been calling for the scheme to be extended into September. Mike Cherry, the national chair of the FSB, said Eat Out to Help Out has been an “overwhelming success” but it needs to be extended “to continue the critical support that it is providing for small firms”. 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Porton Down scientists are 'confident' that all mutant strains of coronavirus can be beaten with vaccines. Wahaca said it is considering a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) restructuring deal in order to facilitate its cost-saving plan. The discount will be automatically applied by the participating outlet. In August 2020, restaurants across the country offered discounts to diners as part of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the scheme into September as businesses “enter a period of economic make or break”. The Treasury has announced Eat Out to Help Out scheme will not be extended amid calls from small firms and companies to continue it - owing to … We are just days away from the hugely popular government scheme Eat Out to Help Out ending. The bosses of a popular Burton restaurant have decided not to extend the Eat Out To Help Out Scheme in fear will have a big impact on their finances. On Tuesday Mexican chain Wahaca announced it is to close more than a third of its restaurants, after becoming the latest dining firm to be hammered by Covid-19. Food distributors call for Eat Out to Help Out extension Wholesale distributors supplying food to pubs and restaurants have praised the Eat Out to Help Out scheme for restoring weekly sales to last year’s levels – but say further government investment is needed to keep their businesses viable when the initiative ends. Eat Out to Help Out is coming to an end, with the final day of the Government scheme set for next Monday, August 31. The group, which was founded by former Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, said it will close ten of its 28 sites. Treasury has set up a postcode finder that will list outlets offering a scheme within a two mile radius - here. “We must do all we can to safeguard the futures of the small firms that make up 99 per cent of our small business community. 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