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This week’s round-up highlights some of the trends and developments shaping hospitality right now - including the impact of major sporting moments on spend and summer trading initiatives... ⚽️ Pubs in England and Wales are now able to stay open until 5am on Monday, allowing football fans to watch the Three Lions' World Cup clash with Mexico to the final whistle. Publicans and businesses welcomed the change. Emma McClarkin OBE FIH, Chief Executive of the British Beer & Pub Association, said: "We all know the best place to watch the match is down the local." https://lnkd.in/eHGnQRvV 🌍 Loungers ltd, the all-day restaurant and bar group, secures its first international site in Germany. The venue, which will open in the Rüttenscheid district of Essen, will operate under a new brand name, “Southville”, a nod to the group’s original Lounge, which opened in Bristol’s Southville neighbourhood in 2002. • https://lnkd.in/edREtUTN ❤️‍🩹 Hickorys Smokehouse, the 40-strong BBQ restaurant, owned by Greene King, believes it is the first hospitality group to adopt the law which calls for statutory paid leave and job protection for parents of children requiring long-term hospital care. Rachel Woodcock, People Director at Hickory’s, said: “Hospitality is built on people, and we believe that supporting our teams through life’s most difficult moments is the right thing to do." • https://lnkd.in/eNAzfpi3 ☀️ The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, relaunched the Summer Streets projects to support councils and hospitality businesses during the warmer months. Nearly £500,000 has been shared between 15 borough-led projects to kickstart al fresco dining and extend operating hours for hospitality. • https://lnkd.in/eaSKmsUf 🚗 Yesterday (2 July), bakery brand, GAIL's opened its first ‘drive-to’ site in Banbury Gateway Retail Park, Oxfordshire. Michelle Pollard-Smith, Head of Property at Gail’s, said: “The challenge was creating a welcoming and comfortable environment within a large, cavernous unit in a business park setting, while also supporting an exciting new business model for Gail’s: the ‘drive-to’ concept. • https://lnkd.in/eDT69W_e 🍻 And finally... Andy Burnham pledges tax overhaul as PM-in-waiting and sets his sights on Britain's pubs and high streets. Burnham told LBC "I think it’s important to prioritise and reward the businesses that bring social benefit, the businesses that bring people together, the bars, the restaurants, the coffee shops - because the high street really needs to get more of our attention.” • https://lnkd.in/eEe2Hmp4 #ZonalUK #HospitalityNews #HospitalityTech