A collective of Manchester hospitality businesses that includes Gary Usher’s Elite Bistros, Honest Crust and Hawksmoor are working together to support key workers and vulnerable people in the city.
Trade bodies from across the hospitality sector have called on the Association of British Insurers to work with them to provide further support for pubs and breweries hit by the Coronavirus crisis.
Roux Scholar and L’Enclume executive chef Tom Barnes has been named as the next chef to make it through to the banquet on this year’s series of Great British Menu.
The Government has set up five ministerial-led task forces to develop plans for how and when businesses in closed sectors such as hospitality can reopen safely.
The London Restaurant Co-operative, the not-for-profit social kitchen was launched by Maison Bab and Le Bab co-founders Stephen Tozer and Ed Brunet at the end of March, says it has so far delivered over 9,000 meals to the NHS.
A crowdfund campaign launched to challenge insurance companies that are refusing to honour business interruption policies specifically for the hospitality sector has surpassed its initial £20,000 target.
Trade body UKHospitality has said the GDP estimates released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) underline the hugely disproportionate hit felt by hospitality businesses during the Coronavirus crisis.
Fast food giants Burger King and McDonald’s have both announced plans to reopen more of their respective UK estates for delivery and drive-thru over the next week.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) will be extended by a further four months, until the end of October.
Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s phased reopening announcement on Sunday, the Government has released new guidance to advise hospitality venues on how to operate a safe takeaway service.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to reveal the future of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) later today (12 May), with some reports suggesting he may extend it from June to September.
Restaurants and pubs that will be liable to crowding and will therefore struggle to implement social distancing measures are unlikely to reopen any time soon, according to new details released today (11 May) by the Government.
In the first of a four-part video series, supported by Arla Pro, Hawksmoor co-founder Will Beckett and D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena discuss the restaurant world post lockdown.
Restaurant Associates managing director Alice Woodwark says she has been getting advice from the group’s colleagues in Asia on how the UK operations can reopen with social distancing measures in place.
British-Japanese chef Andrew Kojima - who owns Cheltenham-based casual dining Japanese restaurant Koj, and previously competed on MasterChef - talks about life in lockdown, and his problem with oysters.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary Alok Sharma MP, calling for further actions to support small and medium-sized business (SMEs) in the capital during the Coronavirus crisis.
With the Government due to reveal plans for a gradual return to normal later this week, restaurateurs large and small are starting to think about what re-opening for eat-in customers might look like.
Restaurant group Corbin & King is launching a gift voucher scheme in order to offer greater support for its staff during and after the Coronavirus pandemic.
A third of senior hospitality executives anticipate they will need to permanently close pub, bar and restaurant sites because of the coronavirus crisis, the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth has found.
Creams commercial and operations director Elton Gray has spoken about how the dessert-focused chain has maintained a portion of its operation throughout the Coronavirus shutdown, and is even preparing to open new sites this summer.
An extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) beyond the end of June cut-off date is the top priority for independent restaurant owners, according to a Hospitality Leaders Poll launched this week by William Reed’s specialist insight division HIM/MCA...
Restaurateurs including D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena and Hawksmoor founder Will Beckett have signed a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak demanding the inclusion of tronc payments in the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).
A revaluation of business rates due to take place next year will no longer go ahead to help reduce uncertainty for companies affected by the impacts of coronavirus, the government has announced.
Accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young has warned that small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are making errors on their applications for grants under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS).
The May edition of Restaurant magazine, focusing on the chefs and restaurants – large and small – that have made the move into takeaway and delivery in order to keep thing moving during the pandemic, is now available to read online.
Birmingham restaurant Carter's of Moseley is now producing up to 140 high-end meal boxes per week for delivery locally and will soon take the service nationwide.
The founder of Bill’s is now playing a much bigger role in the business following a string of senior management departures, with the all-day restaurant group tackling a recent sales slump with a heavy investment into its 80-strong estate.
The Good Food Guide (GFG) has said it will not publish its annual guide this year due to the ongoing impact the Coronavirus crisis is having on the restaurant industry.
Delivery-focused fast food service Twisted London has opened what will eventually become its first counter service restaurant, at Tileyard in King’s Cross.
