Ireland
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality developments across Ireland, with a focus on key markets such as Dublin, Belfast, Cork, and Galway. Reporting includes brand expansion, trading trends, independent operator activity, and cross-border supply chain updates. Content is tailored for UK businesses tracking regional growth, consumer behaviour, and strategic moves by hospitality brands operating in or entering the Irish market.
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Apr- 2020 -8 AprilCoronavirus
Coronavirus cleaning taskforce launched by phs group
Hygiene services firm PHS Group has announced the launch of a new cleaning service for organisations affected by coronavirus. The emergency-response service will ensure that premises in contact with the virus can be deep cleaned and sanitised by theInterclean taskforce, a specialist cleaning division of PHS Group. Where there have…
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7 AprilCatering Companies
Sodexo reveals new employee relief programme in response to Covid-19 pandemic
Sodexo has revealed a new employee relief programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe. It comes after the catering company closed down sites, lowered service frequency and canceled some services in response to the outbreak. It added that this would regrettably result in a reduction of its…
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Mar- 2020 -30 MarchCoronavirus
Carluccio’s enters administration
Geoff Rowley and Phil Reynolds, partners at specialist business advisory firm FRP, have been appointed joint administrators of Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s. The directors of the company said they made the decision to place the chain into administration after a “sustained period of challenging trading conditions”, which have been “exacerbated”…
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24 MarchBreweries 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 MarchCafes 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 MarchCafes 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 MarchCoronavirus
Subway to close all UK sites from today
Subway stores across the UK are set to close their doors at 5pm today (23 March). News of the closure closely follows announcements from McDonald’s, Nando’s and Costa, that they have all ceased trading amid the continued coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on its social media, Subway said: “We want…
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23 MarchRestaurants
McDonald’s and Nando’s close all UK sites
McDonald’s has announced it will close all 1,270 of its UK restaurants by the end of the day (23 March), amid the continuing coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, Nando’s has also announced the temporary closure of all 400 UK sites “until further notice”. Both groups have pledged to donate remaining food to…
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18 MarchComment
Goodbye to the traditional kitchen
It is estimated that the size of commercial kitchens has shrunk by a third in the past decade, so much so that in many cases, outlets will no longer have a behind the scenes kitchen but more a front of house area prep area. Not only is this down to…
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10 MarchPeople
Domino’s Pizza appoints Matt Shattock as director and chairman
Domino’s Pizza has announced the appointment of Matt Shattock as director and chairman, with effect from 16 March. Shattock will also be a member of the remuneration committee and chairman of the nomination committee. He currently holds the position of non-executive chairman of spirits company, Beam Suntory, which he has…
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