Coronavirus restrictions set to be imposed on Scotland, which will see all restaurants in Glasgow and Edinburgh forced to close, have been met with anger and despair by industry voices.
Peach Pubs says it ‘is in as good a place as any hospitality business’ as it releases its 2019 results but warns that a second national lockdown would be ‘hugely costly’.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is drawing up plans to impose further Coronavirus lockdown restrictions on pubs and restaurants across the north of England, with closures likely in many areas.
Restaurant technology, including pay-at-table apps, has grown in importance among restaurant goers as a result of Government restrictions imposed to help stop the spread of Coronavirus, a new report has found.
Hospitality businesses in central Scotland will be required to close for 16 days from Friday, with licensed premises across the rest of the country temporarily banned from selling alcohol indoors.
Le Pain Quotidien has appointed Steven Whibley, formerly of Gail’s Bakery and an original franchisee of Le Pain Quotidien UK, as its new managing director to steer the company as it emerges from lockdown.
Greene King is to close dozens of sites and axe hundreds of jobs following a slump in trade exacerbated by the Government’s 10pm curfew on hospitality businesses.
Over 400,000 jobs in the UK events industry could be lost by the end of the year according to a survey carried out by online event planning platform Feast It.
Restaurants, pubs and bars in Scotland could face fresh restrictions and even be forced to close completely under new Coronavirus lockdown measures due to be announced later today (7 October).
The Restaurant Group says it has experienced very encouraging trading since reopening its estate post lockdown and that its response to the Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a ‘higher quality, diversified estate’.
The end of the 10pm curfew imposed on hospitality businesses could be in sight after rebel Conservatives said they can muster the votes needed to overturn the Government's majority.
BigHospitality and Restaurant publisher William Reed is to bring together more than 1,000 brands next year for a three-day event in Birmingham to celebrate and support the industry.
The value of the British beer and pub sector will take a £7.4bn hit, with a third of jobs lost in the industry, unless the Government changes its approach to the Coronavirus pandemic, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned.
Local authority leaders in the Liverpool City Region have announced an emergency fund of £40m to support businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector impacted by local lockdown restrictions.
Our most read stories this week include chef Matt Worswick taking on the Savoy Grill; the Vacherin’s Nick Smith being crowned National Chef of the Year; and the launch of the Cancel The Curfew campaign.
The duo behind Casa do Frango are teaming up with London Venezualan street food operator Pabellón to launch a Canary Wharf bar inspired by pre-revolutionary Havana.
The second incarnation of Robin and Sarah Gill’s highly influential neighbourhood restaurant The Dairy may look and feel a little different, but it continues to champion the same produce-led approach.
The executive chef at Indian restaurant Benares in Mayfair on his admiration for Pierre Koffmann, wanting to be a stand-up comedian and his dislike of smart phones.
The Government’s 10pm curfew will be catastrophic for many hospitality businesses with more than a third saying they will not survive a six-month period with it in effect.
Pubs and restaurants in Bolton will be able to reopen for dine-in customers from Saturday (3 October) following an easing of local Coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Multi-site hospitality operators have upped their market confidence in recent months despite an overall dip in optimism across the sector, the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth reveals.
October sees two long-awaited openings - West African restaurant Akoko and Santiago Lastra's Kol - hit the capital; D&D take on Bristol; and the launch of Harriet Mansell's debut restaurant.
Fuller’s has said Government advice to work from home where possible means the pub company will have to lay off 'at least' 10% of its 5,000-strong workforce.
