Self-Self-serve kiosks have become a regular sight in fast QSR operations as restaurant groups awaken to their benefits – and the Coronavirus pandemic has only served to expedite their uptake
Almost two thirds of hospitality operators would like to see a return of the Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme, according to the latest Lumina Hospitality Leaders poll.
This week's main hospitality news stories include the launch of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021; speculation on when lockdown will end; and Mercato Metropolitano's global expansion plans.
More than three-quarters of operators would rather delay reopening their businesses in order to operate with no restrictions rather than open early with high or very high-tiered restrictions, the latest Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll has...
Hospitality lost out on over half of its expected sales in 2020, with back-to-back lockdowns and ever-increasing restrictions costing the sector approximately £200m a day.
The hospitality sector has been hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of employment, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.
This week's main hospitality news stories include calls for Rishi Sunak to announce additional business support; fears over the end of the rent moratoria; and pubs struggling to access Government grants.
Chair of the Petitions Committee Catherine McKinnell MP, who led last week's Minister for Hospitality debate, has written a letter urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to engage with the sector.
The vast majority of operators (79%) will not be able to survive a lockdown until May without further Government support, according to the latest findings from Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll.
Almost 6,000 licensed premises disappeared from Britain last year as the Cornavirus pandemic took its toll on the hospitality sector, according to latest industry figures.
The hospitality sector will take longer than most other sectors to recover jobs lost in 2020, employing substantially fewer people in 2023 than it did in 2019, according to the latest forecast from consultancy firm EY.
Trade body UKHospitality has said the 'depressing' economic figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week highlight the economic importance of the hospitality sector.
We round-up this week's main hospitality news stories including restaurants potentially not reopening until May; the prospect of tighter takeaway restrictions; and MPs debating the creation of a Hospitality Minister.
Borough Market in London has become the first outdoor space in the UK to legally enforce the wearing of face masks in a bid to help curb the spread of Coronavirus.
A cross-party group of MPs voiced their support for the creation of a Minister of Hospitality during a Westminster Hall debate yesterday afternoon (11 January).
We round-up some of this week's main hospitality news stories including the sad death of Albert Roux; operators offering up sites as vaccine hubs; and the Chancellor's latest funding package.
The UK’s hospitality sector has suffered lost sales of more than £53bn in 2020, with more losses to come from a collapse of Christmas trading due to ongoing Coronavirus restrictions.
We round-up some of this week's main hospitality news stories including the industry's dismay at London going into tier three, the end of Roganic in Marylebone and brewer SA Brain putting itself up for sale. ...
Christmas is set to be like no other this year as tougher tier restrictions sweep the UK, closing pubs, cafes and restaurants just in time for Christmas Day.
The pub and bar sector collectively faces lost food and drink sales of at least £2.6bn compared to last year’s December trading, according to new data.
Closed for eat-in with just one day’s notice, hospitality businesses across London and large swathes of the South East are facing an unprecedented festive food waste challenge.
The hospitality industry has seen the highest increase in unemployment than any other single sector, new figures from The Office for National Statistics show.
The future of 1,800 Scottish hospitality businesses and 32,500 workers could be secured with just limited changes to restrictions, including an extension to opening hours, a new economic impact study has found.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says it expects pub beer sales this December to be as much as 90% lower than normal, with 270 million fewer pints ordered.
We round-up some of this week's main hospitality news stories including the closure of Roux at Parliament Square; and restaurants in Northern Ireland getting the go-ahead to reopen.
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw sales wiped out in November as lockdown hit in England and tough trading restrictions continued in Scotland and Wales.
A petition calling on the Government to create a Minister for Hospitality is gaining momentum, with hundreds of leading chefs and restaurateurs putting their support behind the campaign
Hospitality job losses have hit 650,000 since January, however the continuation of the furlough scheme has softened the blow, the latest figures from Fourth have revealed.
Over two thirds of hospitality operators say they expect to be in a tier 3 style lockdown in January following the busy Christmas period, during which people can meet outside of their bubbles for a small number of days.
We round-up some of the main hospitality news stories from the past week including Wales banning sales of alcohol in hospitality settings; and the PM pledging a paltry one-off grant of £1,000 for wet-led pubs hit by tougher tier restrictions
The pandemic has wrecked confidence across hospitality, with less than a fifth of business leaders in the sector optimistic about the market’s prospects over the next 12 months.
Just 27% of pubs in Britain reopened yesterday (2 December), with many suggesting they could close again in less than a week if they are unviable under Tier 2 restrictions.
