Robin Hutson pens letter to PM setting out plight of rural hospitality businesses
Robin Hutson has written to the Prime Minster detailing the challenges faced by rural hospitality businesses and requesting further support from the Government.
Archives for May 4, 2020
NTIA and Hiscox Action Group join forces to take on insurer (updated)
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and Hiscox Action Group say they have joined forces to put pressure on Hiscox Insurance to pay out on its business interruption policies.
Holborn Dining Room teams up with butcher to support NHS
Calum Franklin and his sous chef at Holborn Dining Room Nokx Majozi have teamed up with Drings Butchers to raise funds for the NHS staff at their local hospital.
Three London hotels to be temporarily converted into Coronavirus isolation centres
Three hotels in London are to be temporarily converted into isolation centres to accommodate patients who are recovering from Coronavirus.
“Eight weeks to save the nation’s high streets from Armageddon”
UK High Streets are on the brink of collapse as the eight-week countdown to the next quarterly rent instalment begins today.
Ireland plans to reopen restaurants in June
Restaurants in Ireland could be allowed to reopen as early as June if the spread of the Coronavirus is controlled.
Azzurri and Prezzo draft in advisors to consider options
Two of the UK’s major casual dining players have individually drafted in consultants to help negotiate the fallout from the ongoing Coronavirus shutdown.
Ben Murphy: "To not know what we're going to be walking back into is heart breaking"
Ben Murphy has described the emotional upheaval that came with being forced to close his Launceston Place restaurant.
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Delivering the goods now but also for the longer term?
Restaurants moving to delivery is an innovation borne through a desire to remain in business, but is one that is likely to remain a permanent feature in the new normal.
McDonald's approaches landlords seeking rent cut
McDonald’s is reportedly in talks with some of its landlords in the UK about cutting rent payments.
Flash-grilled: Jean-Philippe Blondet
Jean-Philippe Blondet - who holds the position of executive chef at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - reflects on his career, and tells us what he's been up to while in lockdown.
Tory MPs call on Chancellor to deliver further support for hospitality
A group of 85 Conservative MPs have written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, calling for a specific support package for the hospitality and tourism sectors.