Chancellor unveils 100% state-backed loan scheme for UK’s smallest businesses
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new small business loan scheme that will come with a 100% state-backed guarantee.
Archives for April 27, 2020
Great British Menu finalist to open debut restaurant in Birmingham
Great British Menu finalist Kray Treadwell will open his debut restaurant in Digbeth, Birmingham, once the lockdown restrictions on hospitality businesses have been lifted.
Burger King pushes ahead with lockdown exit plan
Burger King is reportedly planning to reopen 10 more UK sites a week for delivery as part of a lockdown exit plan.
Prezzo expands income streaming availability to all furloughed staff
Italian casual-dining chain Prezzo has expanded its income streaming availability to all 3,000 staff, to help them access their furlough pay early during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.
Angela Hartnett: "times of crisis show how amazing this industry is"
Angela Hartnett has praised the hospitality’s industry’s response to the Coronavirus crisis.
Greggs sets out plan to reopen entire estate by July
Greggs CEO Roger Whiteside has laid out a plan to have all 2,050 of the bakery chain’s UK branches open again by the beginning of July.
16 Hospitality falls into administration
Cheshire-based pub operator 16 Hospitality has entered administration.
Shake Shack reopening two sites for takeaway and delivery
Shake Shack is to reopen two of its London locations for takeaway and delivery this week, having closed its entire UK estate last month in line with Government orders.
Survey shows that less than 1% of businesses have successfully claimed on interruption insurance
Fewer than 1% of hospitality businesses have successfully managed to claim on their business interruption insurance according to an industry survey carried out by trade body UKHospitality.
Flash-grilled: Alex Claridge
The chef owner of The Wilderness restaurant in Birmingham on childhood memories of eating Milkybars, and what he thinks the key to home cookery is.
Campaign launched to force insurers to honour business interruption clauses
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to fund support and possible legal action over many insurers refusal to pay out for business interruption during the Coronavirus pandemic.