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The majority of frequent pub and restaurant goers want to see all social distancing and sanitisation measures “overtly put in place” before they will feel comfortable eating and drinking out again, a focus group has revealed.

The founders of Edinburgh Food Studio have announced they will not be renewing their lease at 158 Dalkeith Road in light of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The chef-restaurateur tells James Stagg how approaching the end of lockdown as a new beginning and forcing landlords to co-operate are the only ways the industry can survive

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been asked to put hospitality at the heart of plans to reboot the economy amid reports an emergency budget statement is prepared for July.

Eggslut has announced it will be opening its second UK site in London’s Fitzrovia in July and has committed to hiring hospitality workers made redundant as a result of Covid-19.

The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates brands including Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s, is expecting a “large number” of sites to not reopen.

As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prepares to file its action in the High Court to seek clarification on the interpretation of business interruption policy wording, businesses have been urged to “act without delay” to provide details of their policy wording.