Vegetarianism and veganism are on the rise in the UK. According to the shopping comparison website finder.com, 12 million people claim they will be vegetarian, vegan or pescatarian by 2021.
Recipe of the week: rye crostata with peas and asparagus
From *The Vegetarian Silver Spoon* (Phaidon, £35)
MP urges hotels housing homeless people to remain open
The minister for local government and homelessness has urged hotels providing rooms to support homeless people to remain open, and those that have closed to reconsider.
Ability Group buys Hampton by Hilton Bristol Airport for £24m
China-based CIMC Capital has sold the Hampton by Hilton Bristol Airport for more than £24m to the Ability Group.
Messaging app Yapster free for companies with more than 100 furloughed workers
Yapster has announced that companies with more than 100 furloughed employees will be able to use its messaging app for free.
Nicole Pisani joined by top chefs to feed children during school closures
Dozens of chefs and kitchen staff have stepped forward to cook for school children during the coronavirus crisis in an initiative led by Chefs In Schools co-founder and chef Nicole Pisani.
Food Standards Agency: Coronavirus guidance for food businesses
The Food Standards Agency has issued guidance to food businesses working during the coronavirus pandemic.
Isle of Skye facing ‘devastating’ losses following coronavirus fallout
Tourism hotspot the Isle of Skye is facing devastating losses following the collapse of the 2020 tourist season due to the coronavirus outbreak.
‘Large-scale food donations’ plea from hospitality industry charity
Hospitality industry charity Only A Pavement Away has called on the industry for donations of food and catering support.
Our employees are the most important assets to protect for the future of the hotel industry
Here’s a scenario that is not unique An internationally branded hotel is in trouble because of the Coronavirus It is on a site owned by its Local Authority, to which it pays a ground rent It is in a property owned by a pension fund to which the Owne…