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.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen's parent company Famous Brands has said it is continuing to explore “all options” to ensure the long-term sustainability of the brand in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis.
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.
MasterChef: The Professionals finalist Yann Florio and Far Out Food director Graham Brittain will launch a bar, kitchen, events space and media studio in Hoxton tomorrow (14 August).
Trade body UKHospitality has reiterated the importance of hospitality businesses playing their part in supporting the track and trace schemes across the UK.
Shaftesbury PLC has temporarily transformed part of London's Chinatown into an 'open air food destination', as part of a campaign to support tenants as they reopen.
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.
Hospitality venues in Aberdeen, Scotland, will have to remain closed for at least another week, after Nicola Sturgeon announced an extension to the city's local Coronavirus lockdown.
Youtube personality Mikey Pearce's vegan burger concept Clean Kitchen Club is to open its first delivery kitchen in London next week, with further sites planned across the UK.
Loungers chairman and co-founder Alex Reilley says that the pandemic has brought about a welcome shift in how the hospitality sector is viewed by both the Government and the public.
Westminster City Council needs to ensure al fresco dining can take place every night of the week, says the Westminster & City of London Liberal Democrats.
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.
Chef Douglas McMaster is to temporarily 'reconfigure' his zero-waste restaurant Silo in London's Hackney as a wine bar, saying he hopes to reopen properly towards the end of the year.
Trade body UKHospitality has written to the Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng MP calling on the Government and Ofgem to investigate unfair practices in the energy market.
Landlords and operators have issued a joint call for a joint call for a Government-backed Property Bounceback grant to facilitate in rent negotiations.
Following the boom in staycations, Rick Stein is encouraging unemployed hospitality workers to move to Cornwall to fill 39 active vacancies within his business empire.
Trade body Hospitality Ulster is calling on the the Northern Ireland Executive to create a rescue package for wet-led pubs, which have been told they can’t open until 1 September at the earliest.
The number of jobs lost across the embattled restaurant sector in 2020 is already nearly double the amount shed during the whole of 2019 with experts fearing that the worst is yet to come.
The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the 10 chefs who have been selected to go forward the final stage of the 2021 National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) competition.
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.
Stevie Parle has returned to Portobello Dock with JOY, an outdoor restaurant and retail space described as being ‘a positive moment in a difficult time’.
Cub, the restaurant and bar opened by award-winning mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan) in partnership with Silo chef owner Douglas McMaster, has announced it will not reopen.
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.
Chefs and restaurateurs have hailed the initial success of the Government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme as an important first step in giving consumers confidence to return to restaurants.
London-based chicken business Randy’s Wing Bar has recruited former Bodeans and Belgo chef Richard Coates and hospitality consultant Andrew McHeron as it looks to grow and diversify its business post lockdown.
Restaurateurs including Angela Hartnett, Yotam Ottolenghi and Michel Roux Jr have signed an open letter to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, demanding he do more to champion the capital.
Delivery platform Dishpatch is partnering with several chefs and restaurateurs to create bespoke feasting menus that will be available for home delivery nationwide.
The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has ordered all pubs and restaurants in Aberdeen to close again after imposing a local lockdown in the city.
This month's selection of new drinks products includes a high-end gin from Provence, new whisky expressions from Johnnie Walker and a canned Bloody Mary.
