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 -12 JuneNews
Mitchells & Butlers secures ยฃ100m loan, 45,000 jobs safeguarded
Mitchells & Butlers has secured ยฃ100m of additional funding from HSBC UK and Santander UK as part of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS).ย The move will support the pub operator through the โcontinued disruptionโ caused by the pandemic. In addition, it has reportedly safeguarded the jobs of…
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12 JuneBreweries and Distilleries
Greene King Pub Partners reaches ยฃ15m of financial support for tenants amid pandemic
Greene King Pub Partners has written to all its leased and tenanted partners confirming the additional support it will provide them as pubs look to adapt to reopening post lockdown. The pub group revealed that since pubs closed for the Covid-19 lockdown, it has provided approximately ยฃ11m in rent concessions…
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12 JuneCoronavirus
UK GDP slumps over 20% in April as full impact of Covid-19 is felt
GDP slumped by 20.4% in April 2020, following a fall of 5.8% in March, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the biggest monthly fall since the ONSโ series began in 1997, with the measure also falling by 10.4% in the three months…
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11 JuneBreweries and Distilleries
Hall & Woodhouse extends Business Partner rent cancellation period
Hall and Woodhouse (H&W), an independent family-owned Dorset brewer, has announced that a further extension will be made to the cancellation period of all rent and service charges for its Business Partner estate. Publicans will be exempt from paying rent and service charges until Saturday June 27 2020. H&W is…
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11 JuneCoronavirus
UKHospitality: Clarity on opening could save up to 40,000 Welsh jobs
An โorderly and clearly signalledโ opening date that allows high summer season trading could save as many as 40,000 jobs this year in and around Walesโ hospitality industry, according to UK Hospitality Cymru. The message comes from the trade association after the Welsh Government has so far avoided issuing any…
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10 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Veggie Pret sites to reopen this week amid pandemic
Pret A Manger has announced the reopening of its Veggie Pret stores across the UK this week, with the majority offering delivery for the first time. All 10 locations, which include nine London sites and one Manchester store, will reopen tomorrow (11 June), having closed since March amid the Covid-19…
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10 JuneCoronavirus
The Restaurant Group launches CVA, 125 sites to closeย
The Restaurant Group has announced a proposal to reduce the size of its Leisure estate and rental cost base through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The CVA will relate to the groupโs Frankie and Bennyโs estate, Chiquito and Garfunkelโs sites, but will have no impact on the groupโs Wagamama, airport…
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10 JuneCoronavirus
UK GDP expected to decline 7.2% in 2020 amid ongoing pandemic
The continuing impact of the Covid-19 virus is expected to see the UK economy contract by 7.2% in 2020, with the economy unlikely to be able to fully restart until a vaccine or effective treatments for the virus are available. This is according to KPMG UKโs latest quarterly Economic Outlook,…
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9 JuneCatering Companies
Sodexo reaffirms its sustainability commitments
Sodexo has announced it has reaffirmed its five key sustainability commitments to work with employees, clients and suppliers for a โmore resilient and green economic recoveryโ. Sodexo said it is the first food services company with a carbon emission reduction objective in line with the Paris Agreement to limit global…
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8 JunePubs and Bars
Diageo GB announces new keg destruction programme
Diageo has announced a new programme to continue support for the British drinks trade from the impact of the Covid-19 crisis as it faces reopening. The new programme will allow the โsafe retrievalโ of kegs from cellars across the UK, with thousands of pubs and bars being able to benefit…
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