Government must ensure the “continuation of critical imports and exports of food and drink at this critical time”, voices from across the supply chain have said.
Surgeons Quarter launches key worker accommodation appeal
Surgeons Quarter Travel is calling on any accommodation provider willing to provide free beds to frontline workers to get in touch to be added to its directory.
Keep pickling and carry on: chefs on how they are preserving produce
Faced with little choice but to let their fields lie almost fallow during the lockdown, chef-gardeners are getting creative with pickles and preserves to see them through until they can open their doors once more.
Book review: Arzak + Arzak
Few chefs have had such an influence on modern cuisine as San Sebastián-based Juan Mari Arzak.
Recipe of the week: Seaberry milk pot
Taken from Arzak + Arzak by Gabriella Ranelli, Xabier Gutiérrez and Igor Zalakain
Pret A Manger reopens 10 stores near hospitals to support NHS workers
Pret A Manger has announced it will today reopen 10 shops near hospitals to support NHS workers.
Viewpoint: Look after your apprentices now and they will look after you in the future
Making the effort to support young staff during the current crisis will ensure a happy, permanent workforce for years to come.
Burger King begins phased reopening of restaurants
Burger King is to begin a phased reopening of its restaurants, starting with four sites that will be delivery only.
Wholesalers ask hospitality operators to pass grant cash up the supply chain
Wholesalers have issued a plea to their hospitality customers, asking for money received through government grants to be used to settle invoices for stock delivered before the coronavirus-imposed lockdown.
Wasabi rejects suggestions it is fighting for survival
Wasabi has rejected claims it is fighting for survival after a national newspaper suggested that reported losses made the business unsustainable.

