If you want to inject a little pizazz into your beverages menu, try a ‘special’: unusual tea blends, one-off coffees and extravagant hot chocolates that just beg to be bought. Ian Boughton samples the latest offerings
Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli to come under local lockdown
Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli have been added to a growing list of areas in South Wales under local lockdowns.
Scottish students asked to stay away from hospitality venues this weekend amid campus outbreaks
Students in Scotland have been asked to stay away from hospitality venues this weekend as parts of the country have seen a spike in cases in student accommodation.
The Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2020
It’s time to reveal The Caterer’s Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2020, run in partnership with Purple Cubed and sponsored by Umbrella Training.
Hospitality’s Lockdown Heroes revealed
The winners of the Hotel, Restaurant & Catering’s (HRC) Hospitality Lockdown Hero Awards were announced earlier this week at a virtual event organised by event organisers Montgomery Group.
Chancellor to introduce furlough scheme replacement and extend VAT cut
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce new schemes to protect jobs and prop up businesses as coronavirus restrictions further hamper hospitality operators’ ability to trade.
The Beaumont hotel in London to remain closed until spring
The Beaumont hotel in London is to remain closed until spring in order for improvement work to be carried out, including the development of 25 new bedrooms.
MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima closes restaurant, saying new restrictions ‘final nail in coffin’
MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima has announced the closure of his Cheltenham restaurant Koj, saying this week’s restrictions were the “final nail in the coffin”.
Legendary chef Pierre Troisgros dies aged 92
French chef Pierre Troisgros, one of the founders of nouvelle cuisine, has died at the age of 92.
Hotel dining rooms and bars must close in line with curfew
Updated government legislation has confirmed that hotel dining rooms and bars must close in line with the hospitality curfew.

