Covid-19

Our COVID-19 coverage captures the full impact of the pandemic on the UK’s 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.

  • Sep- 2022 -
    6 September
    GovernmentGovernment has ‘no plan’ to introduce hospitality work visa

    Government has ‘no plan’ to introduce hospitality work visa

    The Government has said it has “no plan” to introduce a hospitality worker visa scheme despite a petition which has gained nearly 17,000 signatures.  The petition, started by Thiago Luz Togni (general manager of Temper Shoreditch in London), called for the creation of a visa like the seasonal worker visa…

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  • 1 September
    FeaturesAre seasonal visa’s the answer to the hospitality staffing issue?

    Are seasonal visa’s the answer to the hospitality staffing issue?

    To try and raise awareness and tackle some of the issues that many hospitality bosses are facing, a petition was launched by Thiago Luz Togni, a general manager at Temper in Shoreditch, London, calling for the Government to create EU hospitality worker visas. It has reached over 15,000 signatures and…

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  • Aug- 2022 -
    31 August
    FeaturesWhy Rekom has expanded its presence into the UK with Proud Mary

    Why Rekom has expanded its presence into the UK with Proud Mary

    Tell me about the history of Rekom.  Rekom started in Copenhagen in 2007, a group of individual bars decided to stop competing against each other and decided to come together to create one company. Over the last 25 years it’s grown from just Copenhagen to other parts of Denmark, and…

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  • 26 August
    Pubs and BarsTrust Inns acquires The Punch Bowl Inn in Lincolnshire

    Trust Inns acquires The Punch Bowl Inn in Lincolnshire

    The Punch Bowl Inn, a gastro pub-restaurant in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire has been acquired for the first time in 34 years by the Lancashire-based pub company, Trust Inns for an undisclosed sum.  Located in a north east Lincolnshire seaside town, the pub is in the town’s North Promenade with a 120-cover…

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  • 24 August
    Pubs and BarsTrust Inns FY profits hit £5.6m

    Trust Inns FY profits hit £5.6m

    The northwestern pub operator, Trust Inns, has announced that the group’s pre-tax profits hit £5.6m in the year to 31 March 2022, compared to a loss of £8.5m the year before.   The results show that the group’s pre-tax profits increased by £14.7m from the loss of £9.1m in the prior…

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  • 23 August
    GovernmentHospitality worker visa petition gains over 10,000 signatures

    Hospitality worker visa petition gains over 10,000 signatures

    A petition calling for the Government to create EU hospitality worker visas has reached over 10,000 signatures.  The petition, created by Thiago Luz Togni, calls for the two year visa to work similarly to the Seasonal Work visa for horticulture workers, expressing that there is a “massive shortage of qualified…

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  • 22 August
    FeaturesMatsudai: From music to ramen kits to debut restaurant

    Matsudai: From music to ramen kits to debut restaurant

    Tell me the history of Matsudai? I’m not from a catering background, I worked in music and events until autumn 2019. In 2018, I got married, lost my job and moved house all in the space of a week, and it was an overwhelming period. I picked up a lot…

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  • 19 August
    Pubs and BarsThe Alchemist returns to profit

    The Alchemist returns to profit

    The Alchemist Bar and Restaurant has reported a profit after tax of £2.34m for the year ended 31 March 2022 compared with a loss of -£5.51m the prior year.  The results saw sales of £55m, more than three times higher than the year prior despite the beginning of the financial…

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  • 15 August
    Pubs and BarsCity of London sees 14% decrease in pubs since Pandemic

    City of London sees 14% decrease in pubs since Pandemic

    The City of London has seen a net decline of one in seven (14%) licensed premises since March 2020, the new Market Recovery Monitor from CGA by NielsenIQ and AlixPartners has revealed. The 14% decline in The City is a steeper decline than London as a whole, which saw a…

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  • 5 August
    BusinessHospitality leaders’ confidence falls to 23% in Q2

    Hospitality leaders’ confidence falls to 23% in Q2

    Only 23% of hospitality leaders are now confident about the next 12 months for the general market, according to a new business confidence survey by CGA and Fourth. This is barely a third of the 65% that were confident in their last survey in March.  The survey also revealed that…

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