Hospitality Union’s Jonathan Downey has written a second letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, featuring a revised #NationalTimeOut rent deal proposal.
Chef Anna Haugh says owner-operated fine-dining restaurants such as her own will face further significant pressure if forced to implement a two-metre social distancing gap between tables.
High street sushi and bento company Wasabi has appointed KPMG to help it in its negotiations with landlords to move to a turnover-based system of rent.
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has said it is in discussions with landlords regarding the 'potential restructuring options' of its struggling leisure estate.
Pubs and restaurants across England could be allowed to reopen two weeks earlier than planned, with suggestions that the two metre social distancing rule could also be relaxed.
US burger and bar chain Wahlburgers has permanently closed what was its debut European restaurant in London's Covent Garden little more than a year after it first opened.
As the Coronavirus crisis continues to dominate the headlines, we round-up some of the main stories regarding how it has affected the hospitality industry in the past week.
The founders of recently launched delivery brand Hot 4 U say there is plenty of opportunity for chefs to develop new concepts and ideas while the Coronavirus crisis is ongoing.
More than three quarters of restaurant, bars and pubs will be ready to reopen by 4 July, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.
Restaurant margins could be squeezed further still when they reopen after a survey by Marcus Wareing found that more than a third of diners plan to spend less in restaurants after lockdown.
Almost half of hospitality operators say they expect to have the majority of their estates reopen by this September, according to the latest insight from CGA.
The Azzurri Group is reportedly working with advisers on a potential sale of the business, as a result of the downturn caused by the Coronavirus crisis.
Young’s expects to have the majority of its 276 pubs reopened by 3 August, but doesn't expect sales to return to normal levels until the 2022 financial year.
Contract caterer Genuine Dining Co has announced the launch of its own delivery service aimed at offices in the capital that do not have in-house catering facilities.
Nearly 90% of people are likely, or very likely, to dine out when restaurants re open, as lockdown is eased, according to a survey by Brasserie Bar Co.
The Scottish Government has been called on to halve the social distancing parameter for distancing from two metres to one metre and to give the industry a clearer timescale to work towards in order save the majority of the country’s tourism businesses.
Hospitality firms that have had their business interruption claims rejected are being urged to check the wording of their policies against the sample put forward for a forthcoming test case.
Almost three-quarters of customers (73%) say they will dine out within days or weeks of the hospitality sector re-opening, according to a poll by the restaurant intelligence platform Yumpingo.
Three industry trade bodies have issued a joint statement 'strongly welcoming' the action being taken against insurers by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Housing minister Simon Clarke has said the Government intends to maintain a two-metre social distancing rule despite growing calls, particularly from within the hospitality sector, for it to be reduced.
In the fourth and final episode of The Future of Restaurants video series, supported by Arla Pro, Tom Barton, co-founder of burger brand Honest Burgers, and Flat Iron managing director Jo Fleet give their perspectives on operating a restaurant post lockdown.
Chefs including Angela Hartnett, Josh Katz from Berber & Q restaurant, Yotam Ottolenghi, Thomasina Miers and Bubala’s Helen Graham have helped raise almost £60,000 for charity Chefs in Schools.
