Wet Weather Fails To Drown Out Demand For Indoor Dining
Latest figures from retail experts, Springboard, reveal that footfall in UK retail destinations increased by 4.1% from the week before between 5pm and 12am. The…
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Food and Drink
Sadiq Khan Launches London Eats Campaign
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has launched the London Eats campaign to celebrate London’s best culinary offerings.
The inaugural stage of the mayor’s year-long Let’s Do London campaign, London Eats features street food and fine dining
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A Quarter Of Curry Restaurants Fear Sales Will Not Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels
A quarter of Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants fear sales will not return to pre- pandemic levels following the lifting of restrictions this month and next, risking a spike in unemployment in Asian communities.
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Calorie Labelling On Menus To Be Introduced In Cafes, Restaurants And Takeaways
Calories will be labelled on menus and food labels in out-of-home food businesses from April 2022, the government has announced.
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Out of Home Food Businesses Started During Pandemic to Create 2,200 New Jobs
The record number of new businesses started in 2020 are set to create thousands of jobs in the coming years, with one-in-four food takeaway and delivery business owners planning to hire one or more employees, new research has found.
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Cautious Welcome as Indoor Hospitality in England to Reopen on 17 May
The Pub and hospitality sector has cautiously welcomed the indoor reopening of UK businesses but warned that outlets will continue to lose money until restrictions…
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Fourth Launches Report To Help Operators Tackle The Allergens Challenge
Fourth, the leading software provider for hospitality and leisure businesses, has launched an in-depth report on allergens, following a significant industry engagement and insight project that brought operators
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Coeliac UK Poll Highlights Concerns When Eating Out Post Lockdown
In a recent poll by Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease and those who need to live without gluten, over a third (36%) of people responding, said their biggest concern when eating
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Covid-19 Restrictions Cut Contract Catering Sales By Nearly Half In The First Quarter Of 2021
New Contract Caterer Tracker service from CGA reveals the impact of the pandemic on food and drink businesses serving workplaces, education, leisure and other sectors
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Hospitality Ulster Says Lack of Engagement Causing Chaos with Outdoor Reopening Regulations
Hospitality Ulster has said that despite their repeated calls since Christmas for the Executive Office to engage with the industry, the late clarification of regulations…
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Call for decisive Government Action on Rent Debt
Ahead of submitting its formal evidence, UKHospitality has written to the Government urging it to adopt its proposals to help tackle the £2.5bn rent debt…
Read more...Hospitality Sector Loses £80.8bn of Sales in 12 Months of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped a staggering £80.8bn off hospitality’s sales in just 12 months, the latest edition of the UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker with CGA…
Read more...No-Shows Blight Busy Reopening for Operators
Bookings have been a big consideration for consumers in the early days of hospitality’s reopening—but one in seven already admits to not fulfilling them. Those…
Read more...No-Shows Blight Busy Reopening for Operators
Bookings have been a big consideration for consumers in the early days of hospitality’s reopening—but one in seven already admits to not fulfilling them. Those…
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Reading College Student Wins Riso Gallo Young Risotto Chef Of The Year 2021
Orin Perry, from Reading College, has won the fourth Young Risotto Chef of the Year competition, held by Italian Rice & Risotto experts Riso Gallo, on 21st April 2021.
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