Since coronavirus has led millions of employees around the globe to work from home, some people are wondering how they’re going to cope. Many of us naturally work better away from the noise of an open-plan office. Others left to their own devices ca…
Spain To Close All Hotels, Help Nursing Homes As Coronavirus Deaths Climb
The Spanish government on Thursday ordered the closure of all the country’s hotels and promised to implement special measures in nursing homes after a surge in the country’s coronavirus cases and deaths. The government decreed all hotels and other t…
Letter from the editor: providing clarity when you need it most
In a time of emergency, people need clarity from their leaders. Yesterday afternoon, the industry was left reeling from a lack of clarity from prime minister Boris Johnson’s emergency Downing Street briefing.
Asian Catering Federation announces training initiative to address UK curry restaurants’ skill shortage
The Asian Catering Federation (ACF) and Tony Khan Culinary Institute in Bangladesh have announced the launch of a joint initiative to train and recruit young chefs in Bangladesh to address the ‘severe skills shortage’ in UK curry restaurants.
UKinbound asks for ‘urgent and aggressive’ government intervention to protect the industry
Travel trade association UKinbound, which represents more than 400 tourism and hospitality businesses, has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak to ask for “urgent and aggressive” government intervention to protect the industry.
Only A Pavement Away to bridge sick pay gap for members
Hospitality industry charity Only A Pavement Away, which supports the homeless, ex- offenders, and vulnerable veterans with jobs in hospitality, has committed funding to ensure its members don’t fall back into destitution in light of growing concerns over Covid-19.
Laura Ashley set for administration but hotels and tea rooms unaffected
Retail brand Laura Ashley has announced its intention to appoint administrators, however the Laura Ashley hotels and tea rooms are unaffected.
Arena Savoy Lecture: Dr Andy Kemp urges industry to help tackle child hunger
Dr Andrew Kemp, group sales and marketing director at Bidfood has urged the industry to get behind campaigns aiming to tackle child hunger.
Compass will miss out on £225m profit due to coronavirus
Compass’ organic revenue growth was 6% for the five months ending 29 February 2020 but the impact of coronavirus means it will miss out on £225m in profit.
Winterhalter gets CFSP certified
All the members of the [Winterhalter](https://www.winterhalter.com/uk-en/) and [Classeq](https://www.classeq.co.uk/) sales teams are now CFSP certified.