Dishoom's new delivery service has proved to be a lifeline for the business during lockdown, but the company remains confident in its large high-footfall restaurants.
The Treasury has signalled that further business rates support could be coming after a minister advised councils not to issue bills until after the March Budget.
A large number of insurers are continuing to 'sit on their hands' over business interruption claims, leaving many operators stuck in limbo as they try to secure payouts.
Restaurant group MEATliquor has used the time its restaurants have been closed during lockdown to streamline its operations and make its offer stronger than ever before, according to managing director Scott Collins.
The Chancellor has been warned by both leading business groups and the trade union movement that Britain faces a period of mass unemployment if furlough isn't extended.
A £35bn strategy to save Britain’s pubs, restaurants and high streets from ‘irreversible decline’ has been put forward by pro-Brexit organisation the Independent Business Network.
Hospitality technology event Hostech returns this February as a special month-long virtual event and editorial series, bringing you the latest developments in digital technology in the hospitality industry.
Food-to-go operator Chop’d has been acquired by London-based retail group Inc Retail, for an undisclosed sum, in a deal which includes all 13 of its sites.
The inevitable increase in high-footfall site opportunities following the pandemic will not change Loungers’ established property strategy, CEO Nick Collins has said.
Burger brand Five Guys and café chain Caffe Concerto are both facing legal action over unpaid rent after one of their landlords filed respective county court claims against each operator.
The Treasury has reaffirmed its defence of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme (EOHO) after publishing data that showed there was 'no correlation' to rising Coronavirus cases.
Various Eateries, the restaurant group founded by hospitality entrepreneur Hugh Osmond, has received an interim payment of £2.5m under its Business Interruption Insurance (BII) policy.
Gousto is offering five independent restaurants £10,000 each in funding alongside business coaching and the chance to co-create one of its recipe box dishes.
The end of the lease forfeiture moratorium will leave the hospitality sector facing a multibillion-pound arrears bill, with fears that a bloodbath for small businesses is just around the corner
Investor appetite for pubs remains healthy with many buyers undeterred by the impact of the pandemic, according to Christie & Co’s Outlook 2021 report.
The Treasury says it has 'no plans' to extend the VAT cut for the hospitality sector, despite the Chancellor warning that the economy will get worse before it gets better.
A total of 20 restaurants were demoted or deleted from the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021, many as a result of having closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Restaurants including The Black Swan at Oldstead, Coombeshead Farm, Where the Light Gets In (pictured), Restaurant Sat Bains, and L’Enclume are among 23 places to be awarded a Michelin green star in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain & Ireland 2021.
London restaurants Core by Clare Smyth and Hélène Darroze at The Connaught have both been awarded three stars in the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has renewed calls for the Government to immediately extend financial support measures, claiming the sector is currently losing around 40 businesses a week.
Speculation over when lockdown measures on hospitality could be lifted has continued to grow over the weekend, with the Government considering the introduction of 'halfway house' restrictions after Easter.
Industry leaders from across the night-time economy have called on the public to take part in a recently launched Parliamentary inquiry into the devastating impact of Covid-19 on British nightlife.
Karl O' Dell, former head chef at Texture restaurant in London, and Olivia Burt, 2019 MasterChef The Professionals finalist are among the chefs soon to launch delivery meal options on new restaurant meal delivery platform Restaurant Box.
Fears are growing that the hospitality sector could be forced to remain closed for much of the spring, after a scientist warned against opening pubs and restaurants before May.
Dining Street Limited, the casual dining operator behind restaurant chains Richoux, Villagio and The Broadwick, has entered administration with 147 jobs lost.
2020 saw the emergence of ‘makeaway’ meal kits as restaurants battled for survival during the pandemic. With the end of lockdown now in sight, what will 2021 hold for businesses thinking out of the box?
The little red book is going ahead with its 2021 guide - albeit later than normal - to ‘celebrate the many amazing restaurants in Great Britain & Ireland and all the hugely talented chefs and restaurateurs’ despite the ongoing pandemic.
JD Wetherspoon has raised £93.7m investment following a share placing to help see it through a predicted period of low sales upon reopening and drive further acquisitions in London.
Trade body UKHospitality has called for a 'bold package' of support to enable businesses in the sector to spearhead country’s economic revival in 2021.
A world-beating College of Food should be established in London with a mission to transform culinary education and support the hospitality industry to recover from Coronavirus and Brexit.
Loungers chairman and co-founder Alex Reilley expects the end of the lease forfeiture and debt enforcement moratoria in March will lead to a 'phenomenal glut' of CVAs across hospitality.
Hospitality venues in mainland Scotland will remain closed until at least the middle of February after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced an extension to national lockdown restrictions.
