Pubs warn they don t have enough staff for when they reopen on May 17 after workers left for the EU - with Britons set to spend £2.5bn next week when indoor hospitality returns
A third of pubs, restaurants or cafes warn they don t have enough staff to cope with reopening next week
Four in five hospitality firms in Britain also say there is a lack of skilled talent coming into their business
87% are having to invest more time and money into retraining as colleagues return to work from furlough
104million trips out for breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks set to be made across seven days from May 17
Photos show Derbyshire pub gearing up to welcome first customers inside after easing of lockdown on Monday
These photos show a Derbyshire pub landlord preparing to once again welcome customers indoors when further restrictions are removed next week.
Thursday, 13th May 2021, 1:57 pm
Rob Lindsay of The Talbot Tap House in Ripley, can be seen putting tables in place, preparing beer barrels and polishing the pumps.
Last week Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed step three of England’s roadmap out of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions can proceed on schedule
After months of restrictions, pubs and restaurants will be allowed to open indoors, with the rule of six in place inside and groups of up to 30 outside.
Who is Rooney Anand?
Rooney Anand, 54, was born in Delhi, India, and moved to Walsall, West Midlands, aged two.
His father, a surgeon, and mother, an anaesthetist, had hoped their son would follow them into medicine.
But after a brief stint in construction Mr Anand studied a Business Masters Degree and joined United Biscuits where he developed a knack for marketing. Various other marketing-type roles followed at Terry s Confectionery and pudding maker Sara Lee.
When he moved to Greene King in 2001 as head of brewing, he admitted he d barely heard of the company and had certainly never been to Bury St Edmunds, where the company is based.