All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
This Friday (31 July) the brand new, 240-seater outdoor, covered food court, will open to the public, bringing a wide variety of the area’s favourite cafes and restaurants together under one virtual roof.
Read more...Azzurri Group, operator of the ASK Italian and Zizzi restaurant chains and Coco di Mama food-to-go outlets, has been sold out of administration to TowerBrook Capital Partners in a deal which will see around 225 of the Group’s sites continue to operate.Save
Read more...EFRA Committee report identifies impact of COVID-19 on supply chain business and recommends Government support
Read more...Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups are still trading well below pre-COVID norms, but are seeing a steady improvement in sales as more sites reopen across the country.
Read more...Spend for week ending Sunday July 12th reaches 50% of pre-lockdown levels
Global information company The NPD Group says there is clear evidence of a slow but encouraging recovery in the British out-of-home (OOH)
Read more...Pizza Hut which trades in the UK under a franchise of its US-based owner, has become the latest restaurant chain to consider financial restructuring as it hires advisers, Alvarez & Marsal, to explore the possibility of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), according to reports.
Read more...Trade association says move would help boost drinks led community pubs who are less likely to benefit from VAT cut to food and the Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Read more...Springboard is inspiring young people to venture into the kitchen during the school summer holidays and learn the invaluable life skill of cooking with FutureChef’s Summer Kitchen.
Read more...UKinbound has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson pleading for urgent and decisive action to secure the future of the inbound tourism industry – worth £28 billion to the UK economy in 2019.
Read more...Ahead of the FA Cup Final on Saturday 1 August 2020, Stonegate Pub Company will be streaming an exclusive pre-final football quiz at 3:30pm hosted by sports commentating legend Clive Tyldesley.
Read more...More than 53,000 outlets across the UK have so far signed up to the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme – and a new official Government online finder is available to help diners locate them.
Read more...The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called for more consistent travel rules and COVID-19 advice by European countries to counter confusion by travellers and holidaymakers.
Read more...Welsh brewer and retailer SA Brain has launched an additional support package for its pub partners, “all the way into 2021”, which will include a phased rent plan, discounted draught pricing and an enhanced staff training programme.
Read more...After a series of national rounds held in their respective countries, Bocuse d’Or Europe will be the next and penultimate stage for chefs to qualify for the grand finale and try and win the much coveted title of best chef in the world.
Read more...Up to 400 Travelodge hotels could become Ibis as landlords’ rebel against the chain’s Creditors Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) terms.
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