Our most read stories this week include chef Matt Worswick taking on the Savoy Grill; the Vacherin’s Nick Smith being crowned National Chef of the Year; and the launch of the Cancel The Curfew campaign.
The Government’s 10pm curfew will be catastrophic for many hospitality businesses with more than a third saying they will not survive a six-month period with it in effect.
Multi-site hospitality operators have upped their market confidence in recent months despite an overall dip in optimism across the sector, the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth reveals.
Scottish restaurants have served almost 1.9 million customers since the lifting of lockdown but with only 17 confirmed cases of Coronavirus recorded among their customers and staff, the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has revealed.
A campaign putting pressure on the Government to make a U-turn on its 10pm curfew launches this week in response to the negative impact it is having on the hospitality sector.
Consumers will significantly reduce their visits to pubs, bars and restaurants in the light of new Government restrictions, CGA’s latest Consumer Pulse Survey shows.
Fresh rulings from Whitehall dominated the headlines this week, with the announcement of a 10pm curfew and new rules governing the wearing of face masks in hospitality venues.
The Government’s ‘rule of six’ will negatively impact an overwhelming majority of hospitality businesses, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll.
The UK food to go market is set to contract by 29% in 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic's catastrophic impact, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence shows.
Industry charity Hospitality Action is conducting an industry-wide survey into current attitudes towards mental health and stress in the hospitality sector.
Nearly a quarter of Britain’s licensed premises were still yet to reopen at the end of August, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners.
A nationwide ban on social gatherings of more than six people has damaged the confidence and plans of consumers to eat and drink out, a snap poll from CGA reveals.
This week's main news stories include the collection of track and trace details becoming mandatory in England, and social gatherings of more than six people being banned by the Government.
At least half of hospitality businesses will have to make some level of redundancies once the furlough scheme comes to an end, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll carried out by Lumina Intelligence for BigHospitality, MCA Insight and The...
Managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales bounce back up to 2019 levels in August thanks to the Government’s Eat Out To Help Out (EOHO) campaign.
Following the Government’s decision to ban social gatherings of more than six people across England, Gaucho and M Restaurants have launched a ‘Safe Six’ menu.
Increased consumer exposure during lockdown is set to provide a 'long-lasting boost' to the foodservice delivery market, according to Lumina Intelligence’s new Foodservice Delivery Market Report Update 2020.
A round-up some of the main hospitality news stories from the past week including the closure of pioneering vegetarian restaurant Vanilla Black, and Mark Jarvis joining Liv in Belgravia.
Nearly 60,00 hospitality and tourism jobs are at risk in Scotland because of the economic downturn as a result of Coronavirus, according to a new report.
The Government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme has been hailed a success by the hospitality sector, with a large majority of businesses saying it led to a boost in trade.
A round-up some of the main hospitality news stories from the past week, including The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards Top 100 Auction going live, Wahaca's restaurant closures and Native's move eastwards.
The majority of restaurant and pub operators have no plans to offer their own form of the Government's Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme past August, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll.
The majority of UK consumers still feel uncomfortable with eating out, with more than half believing it will take a matter of months before they will return to restaurants, according to findings of a new poll.
More than a third of people will dine out less often in September once the government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme has ended, according to the latest findings from a YouGov poll.
We round-up some of the main hospitality news stories from the past week including Gordon Ramsay's plans to open 50 new restaurants in the UK, and YO!'s CVA proposal.
Only a third of hospitality businesses believe the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme will boost consumer confidence and encourage a return to eating out beyond its August duration, according to a new poll of business leaders.
Despite the recent challenging global situation, the California walnut industry, says it continues its commitment to producing high-quality, nutritious and safe walnuts for consumers worldwide.
Sales in restaurants increased by 50% between Monday and Wednesday in the opening week of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme, compared to the previous week, according to research from software provider Fourth.
We round-up some of the main hospitality news stories from the past week including the UK plunging into recession, and fears over the future of the hospitality jobs market.
Operators are split over how helpful the Chancellor’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme has been, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll carried out by Lumina Intelligence.
From kebabs being served out of a domestic kitchen window, to the revival of a medieval tradition, a number of businesses have begun to explore unique ways of reaching customers.
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw year-on-year sales fall by 50.4% in the first month of post-lockdown trading, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
The UK has entered its deepest recession since records began, with figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing hospitality to have been the hardest hit sector.
This week's main news stories include the launch of the Government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme, and pubs and restaurants in Aberdeen being ordered to close as Scotland's first local lockdown is imposed.
The hospitality industry is strongly opposed to mandatory calorie counts on menus and alcohol point of sale material, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll carried out by Lumina Intelligence.
Results from the latest CGA consumer pulse survey suggests that consumers are now more likely to honour their eating out reservations than they were after venues initially reopened.
OrderPay co-founder Richard Carter on how why a frictionless customer experience will be critical to retaining existing customers and capturing next-generation loyalty.
Disabled access review website Euansguide.com is imploring restaurants to ensure their Covid-19 precautions don’t make venues less accessible for disabled people.
Branded restaurant, pub and bar operators are seeing a steady improvement in sales as more sites reopen across the country - but collective like-for-like sales in trading sites are still down 28.5% on the same week last year.
An extension to the reduction in VAT for food and drink beyond 21 January is the top priority of government support for hospitality businesses, according to the latest leaders poll.
