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A cross-party group of MPs has written to the UK’s biggest pub landlord Ei Group urging it to cancel rent for thousands of tenants in order to save the pub industry.

Mediamatic Eten, a vegan restaurant and bar on Amsterdam’s Oosterdok waterfront, has tested “intimate dining” spaces in order to comply with social distancing rules when it reopens later this month.

When you reopen the doors to your bar, what’s the first drink your customers will order to toast their freedom? Something a bit more celebratory than what they’ve been drinking for weeks at home, the suppliers are betting.

With restrictions due to be relaxed, operators must look at legal and safety considerations before remobilising their workforce, especially for staff who may be reluctant, says Simon Mayberry

As the first country to experience the lifting of the lockdown, China acts as a test case for the world. So how have hotels coped with the restrictions, from limiting the number of guests to wearing facemasks and cleaning bedrooms? Ben Walker reports

Marston’s has negotiated a £70m banking facility for 180 days in order to provide it with the financial flexibility to get through the short-term effects of the coronavirus crisis.

Almost two-thirds of diners plan to return to restaurants once restrictions are lifted, though four in five would be reassured by widely spaced tables and visible hygiene practices.

Entries for the 2020 Young Chef Young Waiter competition open tomorrow, with the aim of ‘inspiring, testing and challenging’ those currently unable to work due to the coronavirus.

Burger King and M&S are the latest brands to reopen sites for delivery or takeaway only.

For any chefs looking to practice their pastry during lockdown, Everyday Bakes to Showstopper Cakes offers 80 recipes that crank up the aesthetics of cakes to stunning works of art.