Nando’s has confirmed that six of its UK restaurant sites across London and Manchester have reopened for delivery as part of a “controlled experiment”.
Italian casual-dining chain Prezzo has expanded its income streaming availability to all 3,000 staff, to help them access their furlough pay early during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.
Shake Shack is to reopen two of its London locations for takeaway and delivery this week, having closed its entire UK estate last month in line with Government orders.
Fewer than 1% of hospitality businesses have successfully managed to claim on their business interruption insurance according to an industry survey carried out by trade body UKHospitality.
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to fund support and possible legal action over many insurers refusal to pay out for business interruption during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Updated Government guidance has stipulated that tronc payments cannot be claimed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS), a move that’s been described as “disastrous” for furloughed hospitality employees.
Patty & Bun founder Joe Grossman on the moves his restaurant group has made during lockdown, the need for people across the entire restaurant chain to work together, and why a company’s actions now will resonate for years to come.
New measures are being introduced to help protect any commercial tenants who are feeling the pressure from landlords pursuing aggressive forms of rent recovery.
Chef and author Zoe Adjonyoh believes more support is needed for small enterprises such as her own that are looking to pivot and refocus their business as a result of the Coronavirus crisis.
An extended period of social distancing could cost the hospitality sector between one and two million jobs according to leading voices within the industry.
Nearly 60% of Brits have said they would feel uncomfortable about returning to restaurants once the Government begins easing lockdown restrictions put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has announced it will be coordinating claims against the insurer Hiscox for refusing to pay out under its business interruption policy in relation to the Coronavirus crisis.
The Hildon Foundation is working with a number of restaurant partners including D&D London and Gaucho to supply meals to frontline NHS workers battling against the Coronavirus.
Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a campaign calling on the Government to raise the threshold on its Retail and Hospitality Grant Scheme so that more businesses can benefit.
Support for businesses hit by the Coronavirus crisis must be extended, enhanced and delivered swiftly if businesses are to recover, a House of Commons Treasury Committee has been told.
Artisan bakery chain Gail’s celebrates its 15th birthday this year. With the UK’s bakery sector continuing to expand, its co-founder is still leading from the front.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a crowdfunding initiative aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across a variety of sectors including hospitality.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a website to bring together people who are looking to work on UK farms during the harvest period.
Pubs, restaurants and hotels will be among the last businesses to reopen when the Government begins relaxing its Coronavirus lockdown orders according to Michael Gove MP.
Amazon’s $575m investment in Deliveroo has provisionally been given the green light by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after it concluded that the ingoing Coronavirus pandemic was ‘having a significant negative impact’ on the delivery company’s...
Pizza Pilgrims has reopened its flagship restaurant on Victoria’s Buckingham Palace Road in London, having had to close it last month as a result of the Coronavirus crisis.
London-centric restaurant operators Patty & Bun and Pizza Pilgrims have said they are working to expand the delivery radius of their meal kits nationwide.
The co-founder and CEO of London coffee and restaurant business Grind has warned that post lockdown restrictions could be disastrous for his and many other hospitality businesses.
