Friday five: the week’s top news
We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.
Archives for February 26, 2021
Flash-grilled: Gemma Simmonite
The co-owner of all-day café Gastrono-me in Bury St Edmunds on her admiration of Asma Khan, watching MasterChef Australia, and why there's no place for machismo in her kitchen.
Trends week
2021: restaurant and dining trends
From the neighbourhood restaurant revival and fine dining reboot to eco tourism and new restaurant subscription models, here's our predictions for what 2021 will bring for the eating out sector.
BrewDog's Doghouse Manchester hotel to open in mid June
BrewDog’s first hotel in England will open in mid June in Manchester having been granted planning approval by Manchester City Council.
Nestlé Professional's Toque d’Or cooking competition returns with amended format
Nestlé Professional has changed the format of this year’s Toque d’Or cooking competition in light of the current lockdown restrictions.
Campaign calls for legislation to protect hospitality tenants by deferring rent arrears for two years
A campaign is calling on the Government to confirm another extension to the lease forfeiture moratorium and legislate to allow hospitality tenants to defer half of arrears for two years.
Festivals are go as chefs sign up in droves
UK festival organisers are hoping to put on events as early as May and have already signed some of the biggest names in the industry to provide food and drink.
Fred Sirieix's The Right Course charity to open a restaurant at HMP Wormwood Scrubs
A prisoner-run restaurant run in collaboration with Fred Sirieix's The Right Course charity will open in London’s HMP Wormwood Scrubs in April.
Two thirds of hospitality businesses believe April reopening isn’t viable, says poll
Almost two-thirds (63%) of hospitality businesses say it is not viable to reopen in April when outside trading is permitted, according to the latest Hospitality Leader’s Poll from Lumina Intelligence.
Costa expands Deliveroo partnership
Costa Coffee is to expand its partnership with Deliveroo to 500 of its stores nationwide from Monday (1 March).
Admin burden on suppliers “threatens UK wine list diversity”
Major wine suppliers have penned a letter to the Government asking it to take steps to reduce the extra administrative burden on EU wine imports that has been created by Brexit.
Conservative MPs call for beer duty cut
A group of Conservative MPs have called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to cut beer duty in his Budget next week to help the ailing pub sector.
Trends week
2021 restaurant and dining trends: part 4
With talk of the easing of lockdown and restaurants set to reopen sometime in the spring, we've finally dusted down the crystal ball to see what 2021 might bring in terms of restaurant and eating out trends. Part four: operations
Table for three: Ross McPhail and Alex Pennington
The duo behind new restaurant meal kit business Finish & Feast, which is working with chefs including Tom Aikens, Ruth Hansom and Marianne Lumb, on making the makeaway market work and why it’s here to stay post lockdown.
Trade bodies warn roadmap jeopardises hospitality survival without further support
Hospitality trade bodies have written to the Chancellor warning that, unless a substantial package of support is announced at the Budget, businesses will fail before they're able to reopen.