Category: The Caterer

The chief executive of Kerb talks to Katherine Price about the government support operators need during the coronavirus crisis, why street food could bounce back quickly and how the UK street food landscape could change.

UK tourism looks set to lose a staggering £22b in tourist spending, putting thousands of jobs and businesses at risk. Patricia Yates, acting chief executive of VisitBritain, explains to Emma Lake that offering reassurance and an agile response to demand will be key to helping the industry claw its way back to normality

A new social enterprise called Starting Step is hoping to transform HMP Perth’s former social club into a café and bistro to train ex-offenders in hospitality skills.

A Covid-19 safety Kitemark to build customer confidence is a ‘distinct possibility’, the prime minister’s business unit head Oliver Christian has told hotelier Robin Hutson.

Woods Foodservice has announced the addition of a comprehensive range of fresh fruit and vegetables.

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.

The winners of the 34th Acorn Awards, which recognise 30 of the industry’s most talented stars aged under 30, have been named.

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.

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.

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