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FOOD & DRINK
NIBBLES and SHORTS
BARS AND RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN AMONG THE HARDEST HIT BY THE PANDEMIC. DESPERATE TO MOVE OUT OF THE CITY’S STRICT LOCKDOWN, OUR FOOD AND DRINK BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION WITH AMAZING STORIES AND CREATIVE RESPONSES TO THE MOST CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT IN LIVING MEMORY
SPORTING TRIUMPH A Birmingham City University graduate has won a research
LANDMARK VICTORY A Birmingham music bar and nightclub won a landmark legal battle to receive an insurance pay-out
competition run by the professional body for sport and exercise
for losses caused by the first Covid-19 lockdown. The Velvet
in the UK. Wee Lun Foo, who graduated from the university last
Music Rooms & Sugar Suite club in Broad Street benefitted from
year with a BSc in sports and exercise nutrition, won the British
the Supreme Court ruling which found in favour of small firms receiving payments from business interruption insurance
Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
policies. Owner Dani Hadley, who runs the
Undergraduate Dissertation of the Year Award 2020 for his research, which looked at the effect of carbohydrate-caffeine mouth rinsing on the performance of amateur footballers.
family-owned club with her sister Eilis Collins, said the ruling meant the business “should receive a six-figure sum”.
VIDEO PREVIEWS GRAND OPENING
UNI LAUNCHES FOOD AID HUB
The Grand Hotel Birmingham released a teaser video ahead of its
A training hub packed with vital support for food and hospitality
spring re-opening following its £45million refurbishment. The
professionals struggling due to the pandemic has been unveiled
video, which gives viewers a taste of what to expect from the
by University College Birmingham in partnership with the NEC
revamped hotel, was aired to coincide with the Grand’s original
Group. The Food and Hospitality Hub @UCB gives those
opening in 1897. General manager Peter Kienast said: “As soon
working in one of the hardest-hit industries the chance to gain
as Government guidelines allow, we are ready and waiting to
new practical and business skills, tapping into the expertise of
open our doors.” The Grade II listed hotel has 185 bedrooms and
the university’s teaching staff, plus free access to a range of
suites, cocktail bar, brasserie and 10 meeting and event spaces,
resources already used by students.
including the stunning Grand Ballroom.
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