Coronavirus: the positive hospitality industry moves
A regular round-up of the positive action the hospitality industry is taking to fight back
Archives for April 6, 2020
Bacardi announces package of initiatives to support cocktail bars in UK and Europe
Bacardi is to launch a virtual bar in partnership with Deliveroo Editions, which will enable bars to deliver cocktails to local customers in London and Manchester from next week.
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Tom Kerridge fronted initiative raises £100,000 for NHS staff in just 48 hours
Tom Kerridge and a group of volunteers from Marlow have raised over £100,000 to fund free meals for NHS workers in neighbouring towns and communities.
'Small restaurants and pubs 'to miss out on £55m of Government funding'
More than 3,650 small restaurants, pubs, shops and other types of retail, leisure and hospitality premises in England will lose out on £15,000 of Government grant funding because of an ‘anomlay’ in the design of the grant funding scheme.
Famous Brands will no longer finance GBK
Famous Brands, the South Africa-based group, has said it will no longer fund its loss-making Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurants in the UK.
Mark Hix’s restaurant businesses file for administration
The future of Mark Hix’s restaurant empire is in doubt after the chef reportedly appointed administrators across three of his businesses late last week.
Podcast: Simon Rogan on getting his restaurant empire through the pandemic
Simon Rogan on the pandemic's affect on his global restaurant empire and how he's using his Cumbria farm to feed people.
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Antonio Carluccio Foundation extends funds to £500,000 in response to Coronavirus pandemic
The Antonio Carluccio Foundation will make grants of up to £500,000 this year to support hospitality businesses hit by the Coronavirus pandemic.
TRG increases banking facilities and slashes executive pay
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced a raft of measures designed to get it through the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, including more flexible banking facilities and executive pay cuts.