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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Jun- 2020 -23 JunePubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars reveals ยฃ250k investment package
Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is investing in a โcomprehensiveโ reopening support package for its 2,500 pubs. The package includes a ยฃ250,000 investment into point-of-sale safety materials, with a free pack available to every licensee. The latest investment adds to Star Pubs and Barsโ ยฃ21m investment in rent…
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22 JuneRestaurants
Edinburghโs Tower Restaurant to close
The Tower Restaurant, located on top of the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, is to close permanently. The restaurant said that in the light of the โmany problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemicโ it has made the โdifficult decisionโ to close The Tower. In a statement posted on its website,…
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22 JunePubs and Bars
Majority of public ready to โget back down the pubโ, says CAMRA
A survey of 22,000 pub goers and beer drinkers across the UK polled by the consumer organisation, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), has found that two thirds of people are confident to โget back down the pub when their local re-openโ.ย The survey found that 65% had confidence in…
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19 JuneComment
How pub owners and landlords can work together to brave Covid-19
The term “unprecedented” seems to have been used an unprecedented number of times over recent weeks. It is almost as if we have never seen global pandemics or Coronaviruses before now which is, of course, not true. It is a black swan event perhaps, but certainly not unprecedented. What is…
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18 JuneBeverages
Greene King unveils plans for reopening amid pandemic
Greene King has unveiled details of how its pubs will look and operate ahead of re-opening, including โPub Safeโ, a new set of five promises to its team and customers. All Greene Kingโs 1,700 managed pubs will follow a new set of Pub Safe promises, designed to look after team…
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17 JuneCoronavirus
AA launches โCovid Confidentโ scheme to support hospitality sector
The AA has launched a new Covid Confident assessment scheme to support the hospitality industry in re-establishing and rebuilding consumer confidence as the UK prepares to come out of lockdown. The AA Covid Confident accreditation will indicate to customers that an establishment has in place the necessary risk assessments, safety…
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16 JuneCoronavirus
Deliveroo warns of โgrave damageโ to hospitality sector without Government action
Deliveroo CEO and founder Will Shu, alongside 90 restaurant partners, including some of the UKโs leading restaurant brands, have today written to the prime minister to call for action to support the restaurant sector in the face of continuing challenges posed by Covid-19. The signatories, which collectively represent more than…
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16 JuneBreweries and Distilleries
Brewers need further support and certainty on when and how pubs can open, says SIBA
Some 80% of small breweries believe the government is “not doing enough” to support them amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In a new survey conducted by Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) revealed 84% of small breweries expect the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent social distancing measures to have a lasting negative impact…
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15 JuneCoronavirus
Le Caprice to close premises after 38 years
Le Caprice, the London restaurant that became a favourite for celebrities such as Princess Diana, will no longer reopen its doors after 38 years of trading.ย According to a statement received by the Daily Mail, The restaurant, which is owned by millionaire businessman Richard Caring, said that it would be…
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15 JuneCoronavirus
City Pub Group posts strong results as it reveals new ‘streamlined’ business
The City Pub Group has revealed it experienced a 31% increase in revenues for the year ended 29 December 2019, and revealed it is set to reopen as a more โefficientโ and โstreamlinedโ business post Covid-19. The group said it saw revenues reach ยฃ60m up from ยฃ45.7m the previous year.…
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