Here are the business stories making the headlines across the country this morning.
Threat of rioting caused 10% nationwide drop in sales, UKHospitality says
The threat of more than 100 riots across the country led to a 10% drop in hospitality sales, an industry body has said.
The expectation of further far-right violence last Wednesday, which failed to materialise after more than a week of rioting, meant many shops, pubs and restaurants closed early and town centres emptied.
The impact was even worse in the areas where police expected riots to take place, data from trade body UKHospitality said.
In those areas, sales were down as much as 40% with footfall declining up to 75%, the body said. The figures were described as "startling" by the UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls.
Huel and Zoe ads banned for failing to disclose links to Steven Bartlett
“Misleading” advertisements for Zoe and Huel featuring Steven Bartlett have been banned by the advertising regulator because the companies failed to disclose their commercial relationship with the celebrity entrepreneur.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is due to issue rulings that conclude Facebook adverts in which Bartlett endorsed the two nutrition businesses had “omitted material information” about their links to the 31-year-old, who is an investor in Zoe and a director at Huel.
Two adverts for Huel were “likely to mislead”, the regulator found, while a Zoe advert “was misleading”, according to rulings seen by The Times.
The adverts breached rules that govern non-broadcast advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing communications and “must not appear again in the complained about form”, the regulator will say in the rulings, which are expected to be published this week.
All three unions suspend bin strikes after improved pay deal
All three unions have suspended planned cleansing worker strike action as members consider an improved pay offer.
Refuse and recycling staff from 26 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities were due to strike for eight days from August 14.
Unite, GMB and Unison met on Monday morning after it was agreed that “additional funding” identified by Scottish ministers would be used to negotiate with trade unions.
Representatives from the three unions discussed the offer with their local government committees.
Tory rivals raise eyebrows with joint leadership event
Two rivals for the Scottish Conservative leadership will hold a joint campaign event in a move that has raised eyebrows within the party.
Murdo Fraser and Liam Kerr will appear together on Wednesday in Dundee in what will be Fraser’s first official appearance in front of party members since declaring his candidacy to succeed Douglas Ross.
Several sources within the Tories and across other parties said they were not aware of any other instance of rival candidates hosting a joint event during previous leadership contests.
The gathering is aimed at Conservative members in Angus, Dundee, Fife and Perthshire but in a message drumming up interest in the event, Fraser said: “All party members welcome — come and hear what Liam and I have to say!”