Professional Comment

By Andy Wingate, Senior Category Manager On Trade at HEINEKEN UK

Since lockdown and subsequently reopening were first announced, here at HEINEKEN we’ve conducted a number of pieces of research to

By Alex Balcombe, Partner at Harris Balcombe (www.harrisbalcombe.com)

After Leicester’s local lock- down saw the UK government order the immediate closure of non-essential stores and delayed the reopening of

By Pranav Bhanot, a commercial litigation solicitor specializing in the hospitality sector at law firm Meaby&Co Solicitors (www.meaby.co.uk)

By Nick Wilson, Director of Health & Safety Services at Ellis Whittam

Since restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in England have emerged from their three-month hibernation, employers are constantly

By Nick White, head of alcohol at SHS Group, owner of WKD (www.shs-group.co.uk)

The hospitality industry hasn’t always adopted technology as quickly as it might*. After all, going to the pub is about meeting people and having personal experiences.

By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk)

The “new weekend” of the British hospitality industry came to an end on 31 August, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s most popular support scheme

By Jonathan Richards, CEO and Founder of Breathe (www.breathehr.com)

The pandemic has taken a huge toll on the hospitality industry. Pizza Express announcing the closure of high street outlets, resulting in a loss

By Dan Joyce, General Manager EMEA, SafetyCulture (https://safetyculture.com)

The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionised the business landscape when it comes to health and safety.We used to think of “high risk

By Conor McCarthy, CEO of Flipdish (www.flipdish.com)

The hospitality industry has proved itself to be a chameleon since restaurants closed in March.When doors closed to dine-in customers, the

By Rob Chester, UK Managing Director at NSF International (www.nsf.org) The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the hospitality industry, with sales at…

By Carole Gilkes, Chief Customer Officer at K3 technologies (www.k3btg.com)

As we close the door on the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, it appears to have given the hospitality sector a much-needed rise in

By Dil Hussain, CEO and Co-Founder, Dines (www.dines.co.uk)

“The hospitality industry has been hit hard by the pandemic and has had to change the way it operates drastically over the last few months in

By Nick White, head of alcohol at SHS Group, owner of WKD (www.shs-group.co.uk)

The hospitality industry hasn’t always adopted technology as quickly as it might*. After all, going to the pub is about meeting people and

By James Bundle, Founder of eat17 (www.eat17.co.uk)

Globally the Covid 19 pandemic has ripped through the hospitality sector with hotels, bars and restaurants shut up for months.

By Jeremy Harvey, Creative Partner at marketing communications agency Clarity (www.clarity.pr)

Life as we know it has drastically changed. The dining sector has felt the impact immediately and deeply, enduring months of real