Hospitality bosses have urged consumers not to abandon pubs over Dry January as venues grapple with a “chasm of debt” caused by COVID-19 restrictions and a stagnant Christmas. The coming weeks could be “the nail in the coffin” for thousands of pubs unless customers keep visiting after the festive season saw venues lose money, business leaders have said. Over December, which is usually one of the busiest months for hospitality, sales fell by as much as 60 percent for some pubs, according to leading trade body UKHospitality. One in seven UK adults is planning to take part in Dry January in 2022, which sees people abstain from drinking for the first month of the year, according to a poll by Alcohol Change UK, the charity promoting the campaign. Tom Bott, founder of Signature Brew, a North London brewery, encouraged customers to continue supporting local venues by ordering food and non-alcoholic …
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