Flash-grilled: Matthew Whitfield
Former Eleven Madison Park chef Matthew Whitfield now oversees the stoves at the Terrace restaurant at The Montagu Arms Hotel in Brockenhurst.
Archives for May 22, 2020
Friday Five: The week's top news
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.
Marston’s and Carlsberg UK to merge in £780m joint venture
Brewer and pubco Marston’s is to merge its brewing business with Carlsberg UK in a deal worth £780m.
Market Halls partners with The Felix Project for three-day fundraising festival
Market Halls is partnering with London-based food waste charity The Felix Project to host a digital, three-day fundraising event over the bank holiday weekend.
Operators should expect a "prolonged spell" of instability in food prices
Foodservice operators should expect a "prolonged spell" of instability in food prices as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
Wetherspoon unveils masterplan to reopen entire estate
JD Wetherspoon has unveiled a £11m masterplan featuring a raft of safety measures to help protect employees and customers when it reopens its pubs.
TGI Fridays 'confident in a successful resumption' of trading in July
TGI Fridays has plans in place for a phased re-opening from July, according to its parent company Electra.
Tommy Banks on adapting to life after lockdown
Chef Tommy Banks says that his two restaurants will have to adapt to a post-lockdown word but that he wouldn’t be cutting prices in an attempt to attract people back to his venues.
Costa Coffee to reopen all UK drive-thrus by next week
Costa Coffee has announced that all of its UK drive-thru locations will have reopened by the end of the month.
One-metre rule would greatly benefit sector, according to hospitality leaders poll
The hospitality industry would benefit greatly from the halving of the social distancing rule to one metre, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM.
Boparan completes on Carluccio's deal
Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner owner Boparan has completed on a deal to acquire ailing restaurant chain Carluccio's.