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Cotswold diners bought more than 300,000 discounted meals through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme MORE than 300,000 discounted meals were bought by Cotswold diners during the Governments Eat Out to Help Out scheme. For three days a week in August, people could buy a half price meal at outlets that signed up to the scheme and save up to £10 per person. The initiative which saw people flock to pubs, restaurants and cafés across the UK, was largely hailed a success by the hospitality sector...

They were among 4,401 cafés, restaurants and pubs to take part across the West Midlands, and 59,981 across the UK as a whole. However, the HMRC data only covers businesses with fewer than 25 outlets meaning the true figures may be much higher, with many big-name restaurant chains also taking part in the scheme over the summer. More than 100 million discounted meals were eaten across the UK under the programme to boost the economy by encouraging consumers to dine out after months of being...

A sign advertising the Eat Out to Help Out scheme - Credit: PA/Dominic Lipinski Nearly 1,000 Camden and Haringey eateries took part in the governments half price meals scheme last August, figures reveal. Eat Out to Help Out was launched to support the hospitality industry, subsidising 50% food discounts in restaurants, pubs and cafes, from Monday to Wednesday. The scheme was popular with business, but the prime minister conceded it may have contributed to the spread of the virus. New figures ...

Photo: iStock Feb. 1, 2021 American Express and Resy have launched a Order In, Help Out campaign to rally consumers, and the restaurant industry, to support U.S independent restaurants this winter, according to a news release. With restaurants in dire need of support, the campaign aims to raise awareness about the positive impact of ordering out. Data from American Express shows that takeout has become a last lifeline for struggling restaurants this winter as they continue to face impacts of th...

Tendring diners bought 200k discounted meals through Eat Out to Help Out Diners in Tendring bought more than 200,000 discounted meals through the Governments month-long Eat Out to Help Out scheme, figures reveal. For three days a week in August, people could buy a half price meal at outlets that signed up to the scheme and save up to £10 per person. The initiative, which saw people flock to pubs, restaurants and cafés across the UK, was largely hailed a success by the hospitality sector...

In Newham, 265 restaurants claimed for 911,000 meals, which totalled a claim of £5m - working out at £19,200 per outlet. Each customer received, on average, a £5.58 discount.  Food lovers in Redbridge benefited from 200 restaurants taking part in the scheme, with the claim total stretching to £3.4m. This averaged out as £17,100 per outlet, covering a total of 558,000 meals.  Customers in Redbridge made average savings of £6.12.  In Havering, 144 restaurants claimed 259,000 meals, total...

Amex and Resy Have a New Way to Help Small Restaurants — and It Means You’ll Eat Better on Tuesdays Andrea Romano © Provided by Travel + Leisure Oscar Wong/Getty Images A lot of restaurants are teetering on the edge of closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and now, theres a new way to help your favorite local eateries and get a little back in return (besides a delicious meal, of course). American Express has teamed up with reservation website Resy for a new campaign that ...

Cotswold diners bought more than 300,000 discounted meals through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme MORE than 300,000 discounted meals were bought by Cotswold diners during the Governments Eat Out to Help Out scheme. For three days a week in August, people could buy a half price meal at outlets that signed up to the scheme and save up to £10 per person. The initiative which saw people flock to pubs, restaurants and cafés across the UK, was largely hailed a success by the hospitality sector...

Restaurants in East Suffolk claimed back the most, £2.5m for 461,000 meals, followed by £2.06m for 407,000 meals in North Norfolk. The lowest sums claimed back were £611,000 in Breckland and £885,000 in South Norfolk. Elsewhere, £1.08m was claimed in Broadland, £1.51 in Great Yarmouth, £1.68m in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and £1.6m in Norwich. On average, a restaurant in North Norfolk was able to get £12,300 from the government, the figures show, and £13,900 in Broadland.  Queues o...

READERS LETTER Eat Out to Help Out was thought up to help stimulate part of the economy, local and national. A reduction of £20 to those in receipt of Universal Credit "will have the opposite effect" SIR – I would echo the sentiments expressed in the recent letter from Paul Walters (Chancellor’s plan is a shameless act, January 25), and add an observation of my own. A £20 per week cut to universal credit will of course hurt struggling families and individuals hard, during a time of ...