Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to call for the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to be replaced by a more flexible system to avoid mass unemployment.
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.
Voices from across the hospitality sector have called on the Government to act urgently to solve the rent crisis before the moratorium on commercial evictions ends on 30 September.
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.
Indian restaurant group Azure Hospitality is to make its London debut next month, launching a restaurant and underground bar on the former Gaylord site in London's Fitzrovia.
UKHospitality has welcomed the cross-party support for a long-term reduction in tourism VAT expressed in yesterday afternoon’s (10 September) Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons.
Coronavirus has all but brought an end to the hefty leather-bound wine list, and not just because of the safety implications of passing such an object from table to table.
A cross-party group of MPs have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to 'carefully consider' targeted extensions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) beyond the end of October.
A new body representing a number of Scotland's most successful restaurant and bar owners has called on the Scottish Government to shut down licensed premises that flout social distancing regulations.
Indian street food group Mowgli plans to open two more restaurants before Christmas, and is 'looking to close in' on additional sites across the UK to launch in 2021.
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...
Nando’s and Deliveroo have entered into an exclusive partnership that will see 360 of the peri peri chicken brand's restaurants join the delivery platform in what is being described as a nationwide rollout.
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.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced that social gatherings in Scotland, both indoors and outside, will be limited to a maximum of six people from two households.
The co-founder of Rockfish restaurant group and fine dining restaurant The Seahorse on streamlining his business post lockdown, changing his approach to staff and weathering the coming winter.
Various Eateries, the restaurant group founded by hospitality entrepreneur Hugh Osmond, has announced its intention to seek admission to trading on AIM under plans to scale the business 'at pace'.
Businesses in England that are required to shut because of local lockdowns or targeted restrictions will be able to claim grants of up to £1,500 per property every three weeks.
Restaurants and hospitality businesses face fines and quicker closures if they fail to ensure their venues are Covid secure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned.
Sushisamba has signed up to open a rooftop restaurant at the upcoming the W Edinburgh when the upmarket hotel chain launches in the Scottish capital’s St James Quarter development in 2022.
Labour has warned a blanket withdrawal of the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) risks permanent pub and bar closures and threatens the the country's high streets and night life.
Social gatherings of more than six people will be, with some exemptions, banned in England from Monday (14 September) as fears of a second Coronavirus wave across the country grow.
Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew is to launch a new Chinese-focused concept within Hammerson's Grand Central shopping centre in Birmingham later this year.
Hospitality venues in Bolton will be restricted to offering takeaway-only with immediate effect under measures announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock to try and curb the spread of Covid-19 locally.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Amazon a total of £55,000 over its failure to hand over documents in time for its Deliveroo deal investigation deadline.
Trade body UKHospitality has questioned the timing of Public Health England's (PHE) decision to announce new calorie and salt reduction targets for eating out and takeaway businesses.
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.
PizzaExpress' company voluntary arrangement (CVA) proposal, which will see 73 of the group's restaurants closed and 1,100 jobs put at risk, has been approved by creditors.