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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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustAdvice
Five stars: Top tips to get better reviewsย ย
Online reputation management โ pretty much everyone working in hospitality knows the importance of it. In fact, having a positive online presence canย make or break yourย business, with a staggeringย 76% of UKย consumersย admitting toย checkingย internetย reviews before choosing an establishment toย eat or drink at.ย ย Think about it, if a potential customer searches for your…
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24 AugustFood and Drink
Prospect Bars and Pubs adds second site
Prospect Bars and Pubsโ Dan Shotton and Mark Draper have taken on a second site, The Victoria in Woodham. The former owners of Redcombe pubs are undertaking a joint ยฃ580,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars, owners of The Victoria, which has been closed for 14 months. Following the launch…
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24 AugustCoronavirus
Record economic growth anticipated for Q3
The UK is reportedly on track for a record economic resurgence during the third quarter of the year, following sharp declines in GDP at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Q2. According to the Financial Times (FT), City of London economists have predicted a 14.3% rise in GDP for…
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24 AugustRestaurants
Wasabi launches CVA proposal
Wasabi, the grab and go sushi and bento retailer, has announced the launch of a company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) proposal. Founded in 2003 and employing over 1,500 staff, Wasabi operates a total of 51 sushi and bento shops in the UK, the majority of which are located in central London.…
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21 AugustRestaurants
Nando’s launches food donation and employment programme
Nandoโs has announced the launch of a new food donation and employment programme entitled Fuel Your Future. The initiative will see Nandoโs restaurants across London, Birmingham, the North East and East Midlands serve free meals once a week to vulnerable young people and their families.ย The programme aims to help…
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20 AugustCoronavirus
Trade bodies pen open letter urging for ‘robust’ Test and Trace
Industry trade bodies have penned an open letter calling on the sector to maintain โrobustโ procedures when implementing Test and Trace or risk seeing guidelines โsignificantly strengthenedโ. In the letter, written by UKHospitality, The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the British Institute of Innkeeping, said that Test and…
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20 AugustPubs and Bars
Greene King swings to loss in full-year results
Greene King has swung to a pre-tax loss of ยฃ273m in the full-year ended 26 April, down from a profit of ยฃ172.8m reported in 2019.ย It comes after exceptional and non-underlying costs hit ยฃ380.6m in the period, up from ยฃ74.1m the year before.ย In the same period, revenue fell by…
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19 AugustRestaurants
The Dairy and Counter Culture restaurants shutter permanently
The Dairy and Counter Culture restaurants in Clapham, London, has shuttered permanently, as the UKโs high streets continue to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic. Announcing the news in an Instagram post, restaurateur Robert Gill said it was with โa very heavy heartโ that it was announcing the closure of the…
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19 AugustRestaurants
Pizza Express to close 73 sites, 1,100 jobs at risk
Pizza Express has formally launched a CVA in a bid to reduce its restaurant estate and rental cost base following the pandemic. The CVA proposal will see the permanent closure of 73 restaurants, resulting in a loss of 1,100 jobs.ย The casual dining chain first announced it had reached an…
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18 AugustComment
Take me home – The future of the food industry
For better or worse, whether it be multi-channel cable television, police sirens or chlorinated chicken, the UK will always lag behind the US, and then eventually catch up. Right now, the Covid-19 pandemic has joined forces with the tech revolution (and our peculiar national obsession with copying the Americans) to…
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