Yard Sale Pizza co-founder Johnnie Tate has described the first few weeks after the Coronavirus lockdown was announced as an “extremely hectic period” for the business.
A new industry-wide action group has launched to support hospitality businesses who are wrestling with insurers to secure payouts under their business interruption policies.
D&D London chairman and CEO Des Gunewardena has written to the Chancellor to lobby the inclusion of tronc payments in the UK furlough scheme after revealing that some UK staff are only receiving around 50% of their normal earnings through the Job...
Charlie Phillips, who cut his teeth as a commis chef at The River Café, is the founder of premium fast-casual restaurant brand and grilled-cheese specialist Morty & Bob’s
The UK CEO of McDonald’s, Paul Pomroy, has said the fast food chain is carrying out a series of behind-closed-doors tests this week in preparation for reopening some of its sites.
Nando’s has confirmed that six of its UK restaurant sites across London and Manchester have reopened for delivery as part of a “controlled experiment”.
With social distancing rules likely to be in place until the end of the year there’s a big question mark over 2020’s food festivals and other larger food-related events.
Great British Menu finalist Kray Treadwell will open his debut restaurant in Digbeth, Birmingham, once the lockdown restrictions on hospitality businesses have been lifted.
Italian casual-dining chain Prezzo has expanded its income streaming availability to all 3,000 staff, to help them access their furlough pay early during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.
Shake Shack is to reopen two of its London locations for takeaway and delivery this week, having closed its entire UK estate last month in line with Government orders.
Fewer than 1% of hospitality businesses have successfully managed to claim on their business interruption insurance according to an industry survey carried out by trade body UKHospitality.
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to fund support and possible legal action over many insurers refusal to pay out for business interruption during the Coronavirus pandemic.
As the Coronavirus crisis continues to dominate the headlines, we round-up some of the main stories regarding how it has affected the hospitality industry in the past week.
Updated Government guidance has stipulated that tronc payments cannot be claimed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS), a move that’s been described as “disastrous” for furloughed hospitality employees.
Honest Burgers has been impressively proactive during the Coronavirus crisis, with initiatives including HIT classes and state of the nation addresses for furloughed staff, helping out charities and even finding its team work in other sectors.
Patty & Bun founder Joe Grossman on the moves his restaurant group has made during lockdown, the need for people across the entire restaurant chain to work together, and why a company’s actions now will resonate for years to come.
New measures are being introduced to help protect any commercial tenants who are feeling the pressure from landlords pursuing aggressive forms of rent recovery.
Chef and author Zoe Adjonyoh believes more support is needed for small enterprises such as her own that are looking to pivot and refocus their business as a result of the Coronavirus crisis.
An extended period of social distancing could cost the hospitality sector between one and two million jobs according to leading voices within the industry.
Nearly 60% of Brits have said they would feel uncomfortable about returning to restaurants once the Government begins easing lockdown restrictions put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has announced it will be coordinating claims against the insurer Hiscox for refusing to pay out under its business interruption policy in relation to the Coronavirus crisis.
The Hildon Foundation is working with a number of restaurant partners including D&D London and Gaucho to supply meals to frontline NHS workers battling against the Coronavirus.