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Tom Kerridge's Picnic in the Park cancelled

21-Sep-2020 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.

Welsh hospitality businesses call for emergency support

21-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

The Welsh Independent Restaurant Collective (WIRC) has sent an urgent letter to the Welsh Government setting out the increasingly fragile financial position of the sector.

Hancock refuses to rule out ordering pubs to shut again

21-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has refused to rule out the possibility that pubs could be ordered to close again by this weekend.

Pret sees 16,500 coffee subscriptions on first day

21-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Pret A Manger saw 16,500 people subscribe to its YourPret Barista coffee subscription service on the day of its launch.

Thai Leisure Group enters second CVA in a year

21-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Thai Leisure Group is to enter in to its second Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in less than 12 months, after proposals were approved by creditors late last night (20 September).

Sales dip after EOHO ends

21-Sep-2020 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.

‘No evidence’ hospitality responsible for transmission spike

21-Sep-2020 By Finn Scott-Delany

Hospitality leaders have strongly rejected health secretary Matt Hancock’s suggestion that pubs and restaurants are one of the key places of Coronavirus transmission.

Flash-grilled: Kerth Gumbs

21-Sep-2020 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.

Friday Five: the week's top news

18-Sep-2020 By BigHospitality

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.

Kimberley Hernandez to head up new The Silver Birch in Chiswick

18-Sep-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Kimberley Hernandez, who previously held head chef positions at XU in London’s Chinatown and Kym’s in the City, is to head up the kitchen at a new Chiswick restaurant.

Hospitality businesses in Lancashire and Merseyside face curfews

18-Sep-2020 By BigHospitality

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...

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Comment: will the Government app really solve contact tracing at venues?

18-Sep-2020 By Jim Preen

The NHS test-and-trace app launches next week but it's unlikely to be the game changer it promises to be.

Rule of six will hit hospitality hard, says poll

18-Sep-2020 By BigHospitality

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.

2,400 hospitality businesses affected by "significant blow" of North East curfew

18-Sep-2020 By BigHospitality

Nearly 2,400 restaurants and pubs in the North East are affected by the Government’s 10pm curfew measures, according to figures.

Latest opening: Chishuru

17-Sep-2020 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.