Covid-19
Our COVID-19 coverage captures the full impact of the pandemic on the UKโs 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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Sep- 2020 -22 SeptemberCoronavirus
PM announces new 10pm curfew for hospitality
All pubs, bars and restaurants will be required to close by 10pm from Thursday 24 September, the prime minister has announced, as the government aims to curb the rise in coronavirus infections. All venues will now be required to operate via table-service unless offering takeaway and retail and indoor hospitality…
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22 SeptemberBusiness
Stonegate Pub Company extends business support
Stonegate Pub Company has announced further business support within its leased and tenanted business, Ei Publican Partnerships. The business, which has been adversely affected by the economic downturn resulting from Covid-19, now has access to a support package in excess of ยฃ36.5m. Additional support also includes rent reductions of 30%…
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18 SeptemberComment
Rebooting restaurants: Tech solutions to Covid-19 problems in catering
COVID-19 has been a huge problem for restaurants and catering businesses, with virtually every company in the sector, from bars to cafรฉs, having to re-think their business model. With the industry so strongly dependent on social gatherings and interacting with other people, it has been a sector massively impacted by…
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18 SeptemberPeople
Mayor of London urges government to extend business rates holiday
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Councils have joined together to urge the Government to extend the business rates holiday and help protect thousands of jobs in London and across the country. Businesses in the retail, hospitality, leisure and childcare sectors are currently benefiting from 100% relief from…
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18 SeptemberCoronavirus
Curfew enforced on hospitality in north-east England
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced a 10pm curfew, starting tonight (18 September), on pubs, bars and restaurants in parts of north-east England. Restrictions will apply in Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Country Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, with an estimated two million people being impacted by the new measures.…
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17 SeptemberBusiness
Tossed to be acquired by former directors
Salad bar brand Tossed has been acquired out of administration by former directors Neil Sebba and Angeila Harrison.ย In July the company filed to appoint administrators, as the brand grappled with the challenges brought on by the Covid-19 crisis.ย However, Sebba and Harrison now have plans to save the new…
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17 SeptemberGovernment
Government extends commercial eviction ban until end of year
The government has decided to extend its commercial property eviction ban until the end of 2020. Businesses have been shielded from eviction over the last six months through the lease forfeiture and debt enforcement moratoria, which was originally set to end on 1 October. Retail and hospitality trade associations, including…
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16 SeptemberCoronavirus
โRule of sixโ knocks consumer confidence to eat out, study reveals
The British public is now 31% less confident about visiting restaurants and pubs, following new legislation announced on 14 September that social gatherings of more than six people will be banned.ย The โrule of sixโ has been imposed to limit the spread of Covid-19. CGAโs consumer pulse survey found that…
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15 SeptemberPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon confirms 66 staff Covid cases but insists pubs are ‘low risk’
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has confirmed 66 of its 41,000 members of staff have tested positive for Covid-19, but insists its pubs remain safe for customers. In a statement published on Monday (14 September), Wetherspoon reported an estimated 32 million visitors to its 861 establishments in the 10 weeks beginning…
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15 SeptemberCoronavirus
Dominoโs Pizza to make 5,000 new hires
Dominoโs Pizza has announced that it will make 5,000 new hires after the takeaway chain saw sales increase 5.5% during the first quarter of 2020.ย Up to 1,000 of these new jobs will be apprenticeship positions under the Governmentโs new Kickstart scheme.ย The scheme allows for employers to create new…
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