Category: The Caterer

Four hotels owned by Singapore-based Fragrance Group and operated by Bespoke Hotels have closed following an apparent communication breakdown between the two companies.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is estimated to be costing the hospitality industry more than £542m a month in National Insurance contributions, pension costs and holiday accrual.

People travelling into the UK from a ‘red list’ of countries will have to quarantine in government-approved hotels from 15 February.

Booking.com will be reducing the number and types of cancellation and prepayment policies that it will support on its platform.

Casa Cruz restaurant in London’s Notting Hill is to have its licence suspended for six weeks after hosting singer Rita Ora’s 30th birthday party during lockdown.

Former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand has confirmed the creation of RedCat Pub Company, an investment vehicle backed by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, which has raised at least £200m of equity to invest in the UK pub sector.

A treasury minister has suggested that further business rates help could be on the way in the chancellor’s Budget next month.

One widely shared photo of a Chartwells free school meals parcel hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Managing director Charlie Brown explains what the company is doing to put things right.

The Caterer’s panels of experts will examine how hospitality businesses can find a profitable path out of the Covid-19 restrictions back to a new normal in our online summit on 30 March.

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has announced the successful pricing of two green bonds, the extension of its revolving credit facility and its intention to repay private placement notes.