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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.

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25 March

Pubs and Bars

The Alchemist announces temporary closures of all UK sites

Cocktail bar and restaurant The Alchemist has announced that all its sites are closed amid the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. The company, which has 20 sites across the country, released a statement that confirmed the closure. The statement read: “Our venues are closed, which means we’ve put things…
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24 March

Breweries and Distilleries

Distiller pledges alcohol towards 8 million bottles of hand sanitiser

Distiller Diageo has pledged to enable the creation of more than eight million bottles of hand sanitiser, by donating two million litres of alcohol to manufacturers amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The group behind Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff will now provide grain neutral spirit (GNS) to hand sanitiser producers across the…
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24 March

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Caffè Nero to close all sites temporarily

Caffè Nero has said all of its stores will close temporarily by the evening of Wednesday 25 March until further notice, amid the Covid-19 outbreak sweeping the UK. The chain said that in the face of this “unprecedented challenge” it’s priority now is to “ensure the safety and wellbeing” of…
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24 March

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Tim Horton announces temporary closures to all UK sites amid Covid-19 virus outbreak

Coffee chain Tim Hortons has announced temporary closures at its UK restaurants amid the Covid-19 virus outbreak. The chain, which released a statement on social media confirmed it will close all 25 of its stores by midnight today (24 March). The statement read: “At Tim Hortons, our priority is the…
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23 March

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Krispy Kreme UK and Ireland closes sites temporarily amid Covid-19 outbreak

Krispy Kreme has announced the temporary closure of all its UK and Ireland stores amid the recent Covid-19 virus outbreak. In a recent statement, CEO Richard Cheshire said the company took the “difficult decision” to close all its stores from 6pm today (Monday 23 March 2020) for “a little while.”…
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23 March

Coronavirus

UberEats waives delivery fees for independent restaurants

UberEats has waived the delivery fee for over 15,000 independent restaurants across the UK which feature on its app, in a bid to support businesses affected by Covid-19. In addition to this, it said it wants to help restaurants that have seen a decline in footfall by waiving the activation…
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23 March

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Costa Coffee announces closures of all UK sites amid Covid-19 outbreak

The Costa Coffee chain has announced the closure of all of its branches amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, resulting in over 2,000 of its stores closing until further notice. The closures, which will take effect from today evening (Monday 23 March), follows the government urging all restaurants, pubs and…
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20 March

Business

Covid-19: Government to pay 80% of salary to staff unable to work

Chancellor Sunak Rishi has said the government will pay 80% of wages for employees who aren’t able to work due to the coronavirus, up to £2,500 a month according to the BBC. The “unprecedented measure” comes as the government has unveiled more plans to protect jobs and businesses amid the…
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20 March

Advice

Marketing Manchester to host webinar supporting hospitality amid Covid-19 crisis

Marketing Manchester has revealed plans to host a webinar on 23 March aimed at supporting the hospitality industry amid the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The event will explore tourism and hospitality sector challenges that have been created by the recent Covid-19 outbreak, and how they can be overcome. The…
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20 March

Restaurants

TGI Friday’s announces temporary closure amid Covid-19 virus outbreak

American-style diner TGI Friday’s has announced it is to temporarily close all its UK restaurants from 9pm tomorrow (21 March) amid the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 virus outbreak. The news follows the government warning the public to practice social distancing to prevent the virus spreading. TGI released a statement…
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