Category: The Caterer

Hospitality trade bodies are calling for a speedy support package for the industry after further restrictions announced on the weekend have left operators dealing with a “flood of cancellations”.

Thai restaurant brand Giggling Squid has reported that its turnover for the year ending 29 March 2020 was up by 16.3% to £38.4m.

Star Pubs & Bars is to appeal the £2m fine handed down by the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) earlier this year after the pub brand allegedly forced tenants to sell “unreasonable levels” of its own alcohol.

Café Spice Namaste co-founder Pervin Todiwala was awarded the Inspirational Woman Award at this year’s British Curry Awards.

Millennium & Copthorne has exercised a put option to sell its Copthorne Hotel Birmingham for £17.2m.

Operators are being urged to lobby their local MP and continue to encourage signatures for the minister for hospitality petition after a date was set for the debate in Parliament.

The managing director of education catering firm Chartwells speaks about joining Marcus Rashford’s Child Food Poverty Task Force and the importance of providing free healthy meals for children over Christmas.

While recruitment might be the last thing on some operators’ minds, the new rules for EU immigration are set to dramatically change the way the industry hires.

Franco Manca and Real Greek operator Fulham Shore will start targeting a higher return on capital in the coming years.

Jurys Inn and Leonardo Hotels has received planning permission for one hotel in Liverpool and signed a lease agreement for another, with both hoped to open in the next two years.