Hospitality training and apprenticeship provider Umbrella Training has launched a new initiative to help hospitality businesses utilise the government’s new Kickstart Scheme.
PUB21 to join HRC and IFE in March 2021
Trade show PUB21, organised by the Montgomery Group, will co-locate alongside sister trade shows HRC, IFE, IMS, the London Produce Show, European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo and Festival of Enterprise at Excel in London in March 2021.
Toque d’Or Digital 2020 winners revealed
The results of the Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or 2020 virtual awards have been announced.
Loungers looks to restart roll-out, saying Covid-19 has ‘strengthened our belief’ in scalability
Like-for-like sales increases of 30% in the last 10 weeks have seen Loungers look to reignite its roll-out plans, saying the results have “strengthened our belief in the scalability” of both the Lounges and Cosy Club brands.
Menuwatch: The Terrace, Yarmouth
Praise in the national press got tourists flocking to this Isle of Wight restaurant, but the team is now securing its future by preparing to weather the off-season.
Ten Seafood Pub Company inns put on the market
Ten pubs which operated as part of the Seafood Pub Company have been put on the market following the businesses’ fall into administration earlier this year.
Eat Out to Help Out pushes inflation to five-year low
The Eat Out To Help Out scheme pushed the UK’s inflation rate to a five-year low in August as restaurant prices fell.
Late-night operators facing ‘very difficult decisions’ over future
Night-time industry leaders have warned the sector could see “huge swathes” of businesses close and thousands of jobs lost without further government support.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen owner believed to be eyeing sale
Gourmet Burger Kitchen is the latest casual dining chain to reportedly be put up for sale amid the coronavirus pandemic.
How might the high court ruling affect your business interruption claim?
Tuesday’s landmark ruling means that insurers should now pay out for business interruption claims that had previously been rejected.

