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Shopping Forecast: the latest product launches

23-Oct-2020 By BigHospitality

This month's selection of product news stories includes glasses from Utopia, de Buyers new non-stick pans and Metcalfe's latest pasta machine.

Scotland to enter a five-level Coronavirus alert system

23-Oct-2020 By BigHospitality

Scotland is to enter a five-level Coronavirus lockdown system first Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Stephen Harris on terroir, growing his own and the future of The Sportsman

23-Oct-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The National Restaurant Awards' Sessions series kicks off with a detailed look at seminal North Kent gastropub The Sportsman.

Flash-grilled: Naz Hassan

23-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Naz Hassan is head chef at Crispin, an all-day restaurant in London's Spitalfields area that serves an eclectic small plates menu of Italian-focused dishes, alongside speciality coffee and low-intervention wines.

Friday Five: the week's top news

23-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

This week's headlines were dominated by various parts of the country facing tougher lockdown measures, and the growing pleas of the hospitality industry for restrictions to be relaxed.

KFC to create 5,400 jobs

23-Oct-2020 By Georgia Cronin

KFC UK and Ireland is to create a 5,400 new jobs following a surge in takeaway demand fuelled by the Coronavirus crisis, Sky News reports.

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Meet the grower: Charlie Cleaver

23-Oct-2020 By BigHospitality

We pay a visit to MWW Farms in Worstershire to find out why Tenderstem® broccoli is a great choice for the planet as well as the plate.

Best EPOS systems for restaurants

23-Oct-2020 By BigHospitality

Costa franchise eyes expansion

23-Oct-2020 By Georgia Cronin

A Costa Coffee franchise based in the north of England has announced plans to expand after securing a substantial financing facility from HSBC.

"It's insulting" - restaurateurs condemn Sunak’s financial package for not going far enough

23-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Chefs and restaurateurs have said the Chancellor’s latest round of financial measures, designed to help support the hospitality sector, will simply not be enough to save businesses.

Tier 2 and 3 restrictions are proving catastrophic for hospitality businesses, says poll

23-Oct-2020 By BigHospitality

The Tier 2 and 3 restrictions are proving catastrophic for hospitality businesses with some experiencing a huge drop in trade as a result of the Government measures.

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Recipe: Tenderstem® broccoli, onion, cheddar and caper tarts

23-Oct-2020 By BigHospitality

Chantelle Nicholson creates a delicate yet punchily-flavoured tart using Tenderstem® and discusses sustainability.

Scottish hospitality launches legal action against Government restrictions

22-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Five of Scotland’s hospitality industry bodies have commenced legal action against restrictions imposed on the licensed trade by the Scottish Government.

Yard Sale Pizza to make South London debut

22-Oct-2020 By Joe Lutrario

East and North London-centric pizza operator Yard Sale has chosen Dulwich for its first location south of the river.

Sunak unveils new financial support for businesses facing tighter restrictions

22-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out a series of financial measures that seeks to help businesses operating under tighter restrictions, including a cash grant scheme targeted at the hospitality sector.