All news articles for September 2020

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Become a pizza delivery pro

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The Coronavirus pandemic has brought numerous problems to restaurateurs, either with the enforced lockdown of the summer or the continuing issues around customer distancing and a drop in covers, but many restaurants have tackled the issue head on and...

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Big Mamma launches forward-thinking delivery-only brand

By Joe Lutrario

Gloria and Circolo Popolare owner Big Mamma is to launch a pizza-focused delivery-only brand called Napoli Gang that seeks to make things more equitable for both its own staff and delivery drivers.

Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator Whitbread to cut 6,000 jobs due to Coronavirus impact

Whitbread to cut 6,000 jobs

By James McAllister

Beefeater and Brewers Fayre operator Whitbread is to cut up to 6,000 jobs across its hotel and restaurant brands after a collapse in sales caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Tom Kerridge's Picnic in the Park cancelled

Tom Kerridge's Picnic in the Park cancelled

By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge and his Pub in the Park team have cancelled this weekend's Picnic in the Park event in Marlow over safety fears connected to the rise in Coronavirus cases.

Sales dip after Eat Out to Help Out ends CGA

Sales dip after EOHO ends

By James McAllister

Food and drink sales fell back in the week following the end of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme (EOHO), according to the latest CGA data.

Executive chef at Ormer Mayfair dancing, Great British Menu and what he thinks is the most overrated food

Flash-grilled: Kerth Gumbs

By James McAllister

The executive chef at Ormer Mayfair on his love of dancing, Great British Menu and what he thinks is the most overrated food.

Extension to the lease forfeiture moratorium, the 10pm curfew in the North East the closure of Ace Hotel Shoreditch.

Friday Five: the week's top news

By Restaurant

A round-up some of the main hospitality news stories from the past week including the extension to the lease forfeiture moratorium, the 10pm curfew in the North East, and the closure of Ace Hotel Shoreditch.

Hospitality businesses in Lancashire and Merseyside face curfews London lockdown

Hospitality businesses in Lancashire and Merseyside face curfews

By Restaurant

Hospitality businesses in Lancashire and Merseyside are set to be hit by a curfew similar to the one introduced earlier this week in the North East, with a national lockdown also still not being ruled out, as cases of Coronavirus continue to surge in...

Government rule of six will hit hospitality hard, says poll

Rule of six will hit hospitality hard, says poll

By Restaurant

The Government’s ‘rule of six’ will negatively impact an overwhelming majority of hospitality businesses, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll.

Latest opening: chef Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare's West African-inspired restaurant Chishuru Brixton Village

Latest opening: Chishuru

By James McAllister

Having triumphed in last year's Brixton Kitchen competition, chef Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare has opened Chishuru - a restaurant based on her West African-inspired supper club-concept of the same name.

UK food to go market to contract £6bn in 2020 due to Coronavirus impact says Lumina Intelligence

UK food to go market to contract by £6bn in 2020

By James McAllister

The UK food to go market is set to contract by 29% in 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic's catastrophic impact, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence shows.

Generation Next - Guac star: how Club Mexicana became a vegan smash hit

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Guac star: how Club Mexicana became a vegan smash hit

By James McAllister

After years on the street food circuit, Club Mexicana has gone mainstream - opening a permanent restaurant in London’s Soho that plays like a greatest hits album for the vegan brand.

How I Got Here with Top Cuvée co-founder Brodie Meah

How I Got Here: Brodie Meah

By James McAllister

Brodie Meah is the co-founder of lively neighbourhood-style restaurant Top Cuvée, which recently launched a permanent retail space just around the corner from its restaurant mothership in London's Highbury.

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Hankies launches in Paddington

By Joe Lutrario

North Indian restaurant brand Hankies has relocated its third London restaurant to Paddington, having been forced to close its Haymarket site due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Starmer to call for targeted furlough scheme

By James McAllister

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to call for the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to be replaced by a more flexible system to avoid mass unemployment.

Community Heroes: Core by Clare Smyth restaurant Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards chrity lockdown

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Community Heroes: Clare Smyth and her team

By Restaurant

During the restaurant lockdown the Core by Clare Smyth chef-patron and her team cooked thousands of meals for people who were hit badly by the pandemic, as our new video series Community Heroes shows.

Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas operator The Big Table appoints Mike Tye as chairman

The Big Table appoints Mike Tye as chairman

By James McAllister

Mike Tye has been appointed non-executive chairman of The Big Table, the group recently formed to acquire and operate the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant brands.

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