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 -11 SeptemberBusiness
EOHO boosts food service to highest levels since pre-Covid
Spending in the food service market reached 63% of the level seen prior to lockdown in the last week of August, according to figures released by The NPD Group. The global information companyโs statistics revealed that the governmentโs Eat Out to Help Out scheme helped give the industry an economic…
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11 SeptemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffe Nero drafts in KPMG for landlord negotiations
Caffe Nero has drafted in KPMG in a bid to negotiate high street rent cuts with landlords, according to Sky News. It comes as the coffee chain, which operates 660 stores across the UK, is looking to โreview its optionsโ regarding its property portfolio amid the latest government restrictions concerning…
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11 SeptemberComment
Get up to scratch with safety signs in the kitchen
Maintaining high standards of hygiene and preventing accidents in a busy kitchen is vital. And this is where the importance of clear and concise kitchen safety signs come into play. From implementing new safety measures to preventing accidents, kitchen safety signs have a wide variety of uses. In a professional…
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10 SeptemberRestaurants
Various Eateries announces intention to float
Restaurant Group Various Eateries has revealed its intention to launch a public offering on the London Stock Exchange seeking to raise around ยฃ25m. The group operates two restaurant brands across ten locations โ Coppa Club, an all-day clubhouse offer in prime locations throughout London and the South-East and Tavolino, a…
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10 SeptemberNews
Hospitality sector to โWalk for Calmโ amid mental health crisis
Leading hospitality organisations, alongside mental health charities, are backing the โWalk for Calmโ initiative to promote better mental health in the industry. Fronted by charities Hospitality Action and CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), the initiative will see multiple socially distanced, 20km fundraising walks take place in London, Birmingham and Manchester.ย …
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9 SeptemberRestaurants
Pizza Hut to close 29 sites, 450 jobs cut
Pizza Hut has confirmed it is to close 29 sites as part of a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) that will see around 450 jobs lost. Pizza Hut Restaurants revealed it is currently negotiating a CVA in order to โmitigate the financial impact of Covid-19โ. It said PHR is โone of…
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9 SeptemberBusiness
โHospitality Titansโ programme to launch in September
A group of hospitality professionals have launched a new platform to help โstrugglingโ industry owners in a post-Covid-19 climate.ย Entitled โHospitality Titansโ, the programme aims to set up key events so members can network with peers, investors and innovators as well as listen to guest speakers and receive important industry…
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9 SeptemberTrade Associations
UKHospitality slams new PHE targets
UKHospitality has come out against new calorie and salt reduction targets for eating out and takeaways, which were announced by Public Health England yesterday (8 September). The new targets, while voluntary, aim to reduce excessive calories and salts in everyday foods by up to 20% by 2024. The government is…
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8 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Thwaites launches redundancy programme
Thwaites is set to initiate a programme of redundancies in a bid to shore up cash following the crisis. Despite noting that trade has โbuilt steadilyโ since its estate reopened in July, the pub operator said it has โbecome very clear in reopening that the visibility we had last year…
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7 SeptemberCoronavirus
Deliveries to provide โlong-lasting boostโ to sector post-lockdown
The positive impact of Covid-19 on the delivery market is set to โprovide a long-lasting boostโ to the sector once the pandemic ends, according to Lumina Intelligence. Its latest Foodservice Delivery Market Report Update found that prior to the pandemic, delivery accounted for one meal per consumer per month on…
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