The coronavirus has decimated the travel industry, and Airbnb, the home rental company that appeared unstoppable not so long ago, has not been spared. While the headlines have focused on the measures it’s taking to stockpile cash to offset its losse…
CMA gives £6.2b Just Eat and Takeaway.com merger the green light
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the £6.2b merger between food delivery companies Just Eat and Takeaway.com.
‘Too many’ local authorities not paying grants to pubs ‘quickly enough’
New research by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that there are many parts of the country where pub businesses are yet to receive grant funding from local authorities to help them survive the Covid-19 lockdown.
Loungers raises £8.3m through share placing
Loungers, which operates 167 Lounge and Cosy Club sites, has raised approximately £8.3m through a share placing yesterday.
Book review: Cooking in Marfa by Virginia Lebermann and Rocky Barnette
Set in the Chihuahuan Desert, the Texan town of Marfa boasts a population of 2,000 and occupies just over one and half square miles.
One million hospitality jobs at risk without reopening plan
An extended period of social distancing could cost one million jobs in the hospitality sector unless measures to protect businesses are put in place, according to UKHospitality.
Administrators of Signature Living’s Shankly hotel will investigate how investors’ money has been spent
Administrators of Signature Living’s Shankly hotel in Liverpool have confirmed that part of their role will be to investigate how investors’ money has been spent by the company.
Thomas Franks calls for support for NHS meal deliveries
Contract caterer Thomas Franks has called on more businesses to support its meal delivery programme to feed frontline NHS staff and vulnerable children.
‘We need to work together’: Burger King boss pens open letter to landlords
Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive of Burger King UK, has penned an open letter to major landlords calling on them to work with hospitality businesses to ensure outlets have the best chance of staying open in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
Recipe of the week: Masa pasta ravioli with cured egg yolks and Gulf bottarga
Taken from Cooking in Marfa, by Virginia Lebermann and Rocky Barnette