Coming up next on our Tuesday webinar, we'll be joined by The Catering Accounting Company's Andrew James to discuss the temporary 5% VAT rate announced by government.

The new measure will cover the period from 15th July 2020 to 12th January 2021 and is aimed at the hospitality industry, most specifically business premises such as pubs, cafes, restaurants and takeaway establishments.

The webinar will take place at 3pm on Tuesday 21st July on our Facebook and YouTube channels. If you have any questions you'd like to put to Andrew live during the show, email them to opinion@ncass.org.uk.

If you've missed any of our webinars and would like to catch up on all of the latest discussions and advice, you can watch them below.

Caterer Spotlight: Happy Maki

If you thought there was no such thing as fish free sushi, then think again! Anna MacDonald has been serving up tasty vegan sushi rolls and bowls to festival goers up and down the UK for years, making quite a name for herself on the street food scene. 

We recently caught up with Anna of the infamous Brighton based Happy Maki to discuss how she started a career in catering, how she’s led the business through lockdown and what advice she’d give to others in the same boat.

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Temporary VAT - An Outline

The Catering Accounting Company has issued further guidance on the Government's announcement to temporarily reduce VAT rate supplies to 5% during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Accountant Andrew James will be joining us in our upcoming webinar - NCASS Live - Finance Focus - The Hospitality VAT Cut on Tuesday 21st July to discuss the changes and to answer any questions you might have on the impact it will have on your business.

If you have any questions you'd like to put to Andrew live during the show, email them to opinion@ncass.org.uk.

Number of "no-shows" reignites industry calls for deposits

This week it emerged that the owners of The Mariners pub in Cornwall were left “disappointed” after 27 guests failed to turn up to a booking.

Following the closure of hospitality businesses for weeks on end during the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic, coupled with repeated calls from the wider industry to implement a deposit system, the news will come as a disappointment to many food and drink businesses up and down the UK who fear the fall out effect that repeated no-shows will have on their livelihood.

Eat Out to Help Out - What you need to know if you're eligible

The Government announced this week a new initiative aimed at helping restaurants and eateries recover as we ease out of lockdown. 

The scheme will be available for those of our members who have a fixed site premises and are offering dine-in meals. Businesses will be able to sign up to the scheme to enable customers to receive 50% off their meals, with the government footing the bill for the second half of the cost.

The Catering Accounting Company has released further information regarding who is eligible for the scheme and how to apply.

Hospitality Reset: Member Spotlight

A big thank you to Ruth from Maize Blaze, Lee from Baked in Brick, Anne-Marie from Simpsons Gin Bar and James from Utter Waffle for speaking to us on our latest webinar - Hospitality Reset: Member Spotlight.

We had a really great chat about how they drove their businesses through Covid-19 and lockdown, how they got ready for reopening and what advice they'd give to other traders wanting to open their doors or trucks to customers again.

You can re-watch Episode #012 and all previous webinars right here:

We Need Your Help - Call for Member Experiences

Hearing your stories and sharing your experiences with other members is invaluable  – we get to learn from each other and it helps develop and grow the industry.

We work closely with the FSA and we’re looking to speak to food businesses so we can share their stories in how they recovered or adapted their business during Covid-19 or even started a new food business.

If you’d like to take part, get in touch by emailing Roxy@ncass.org.uk.

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