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London-based commercial landlord firms Soho Estates and Shaftesbury are leading a campaign to temporarily pedestrianise the Soho area and allow hospitality businesses to set-up al fresco drinking and dining areas.
Pizza Express has taken another tentative step towards reopening its restaurant estate by adding an option to click and collect pizzas from the 13 sites in London that is has already opened for delivery.
As the re-opening date for restaurants approaches, operators’ thoughts are turning to how they can re-open safely and economically. Here restaurateurs in Brighton & Hove discuss the challenges they face as they look to start welcoming their diners back.
Burger slinger Patty & Bun is to launch a chicken-focused offshoot this week.
Chef Arbinder Dugal it to head up the kitchen at new restaurant Attawa when it opens in Dalston, east London, for takeaway this week.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on Government to provide immediate clarity on whether pubs with beer gardens can reopen from 22 June.
Steakhouse group Hawksmoor is looking to introduce a food delivery service bringing some of its dishes to people’s homes across the country.
Chef Natalie Tangsakul is to refocus her Northern Thai restaurant concept Talad and launch an Asian-inspired deli in its stead later this month.
Pret A Manger is to reopen all of its Veggie Pret stores across the UK this week, with the majority offering delivery for the first time.
Hospitality Union’s Jonathan Downey has written a second letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, featuring a revised #NationalTimeOut rent deal proposal.