Covid-19
Our COVID-19 coverage captures the full impact of the pandemic on the UK’s foodservice and hospitality sector, from lockdown trading restrictions and government support schemes to recovery planning, operational adaptations, and long-term business implications. This includes essential reporting for restaurant operators, pub landlords, caterers, chefs, and F&B directors navigating one of the most disruptive periods in industry history.
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May- 2021 -14 MayPubs and Bars
Drake and Morgan reveals CVA plans
Restaurant and bar group Drake and Morgan has announced that it intends to enter a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The decision follows a strategic review of the business, which found that action was needed for the company to continue trading and secure the long-term future of the business. In turn,…
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10 MayGovernment
PM confirms indoor hospitality to return from 17 May
Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that indoor hospitality can return next week as the government moves ahead with the next step in its roadmap out of lockdown. From the 17 May, six people or two households will be allowed to meet inside, whilst indoor hospitality will also be able…
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10 MayRestaurants
Trio of new F&B lettings secured at St Christopher’s Place
BMO Commercial Property Trust, managed by pan-European property investment and asset management specialist BMO Real Estate Partners, has completed a trio of new lettings at its St Christopher’s Place central London estate. San Carlo Restaurant Group has now agreed to take 6,000 sq ft of space on a 15 year…
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4 MayTrade Associations
Hospitality sector lost £80.8bn in sales during pandemic
The UK’s hospitality sector has reportedly lost £80.8bn in sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to UKHospitality’s (UKH) Quarterly Tracker with CGA. Figures showed that sales from the start of April 2020 to the end of March 2021 totalled £46bn, which is down by 64% on £126.8bn from the…
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4 MayCoronavirus
High Court rules against Sasha Lord in hospitality reopening case
The High Court has rejected Sacha Lord and Hugh Osmond’s bid to challenge the Government’s indoor hospitality reopening stall. The case had been set in motion by Lord, Manchester’s night-time economy advisor, and Osmond, founder of Punch Taverns, who argued that a lack of scientific evidence had been provided to…
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Apr- 2021 -27 AprilFeatures
Luxury dining in the wake of a pandemic
The taste of widely delicious food, a hypnotising tinkle of jazz piano and the reassuring pop of a bottle of the finest red – the luxury dining experience seems, for many of us, a distant memory. However, with vaccine production and distribution well and truly underway, this indulgent practice might…
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26 AprilRestaurants
Restaurant Collective issues call to arms to champion, support and save the nation’s independent restaurants
The restaurant sector has been one of the very hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Industry data shows that there are around 3,000 fewer restaurants than there were in March 2020 – which is the equivalent of eight closures every day. Since the start of this year, the trend has…
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26 AprilFeatures
Refugee to rising restaurant star
“I arrived in England on the back of a lorry,” says Sohail Ahmad as he reflects on his journey to the UK. His delivery may come across as blunt, but this is the best way the upcoming restaurateur and boxer can describe an experience that many adults would be unable…
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20 AprilGovernment
Outdoor hospitality in Wales to reopen on 26 April
Outdoor hospitality in Wales will be allowed to reopen from Monday 26 April, the Welsh government has confirmed. It comes as first minister Mark Drakeford said Covid-19 cases in the area continue to fall – with officials also allowing for six people from different households to mix outside from 24…
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19 AprilAdvice
Gourmet on-demand: The expanding delivery app market
Before the pandemic struck, businesses were lurching towards a new on-demand world, with rising apps making all manner of services available at the click-of-a-button. This was undoubtedly accelerated by Covid-19, as people sheltered at home and businesses looked for ways to adapt and continue to function despite the confines of…
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