Category: The Caterer

Birmingham City Council has been granted new powers to control the spread of Covid-19, including the ability to close restaurants and bars without adequate risk assessments in place.

Greene King has extended rent relief for tied tenants until October, as it announced a further £6m support package.

More than 64 million meals have been enjoyed by diners across the country since the Eat Out to Help Out scheme launched at the beginning of August.

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 17% decline in like-for-like food and bar sales since it reopened most of its estate on 4 July.

Asma Khan has taken on the former Carluccio’s site in Seven Dials for her Darjeeling Express restaurant, which will expand into a 120-cover dining room, deli and incubator for female talent in hospitality.

A consortium of leading night-time operators, including the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), has challenged the government with a science-backed reopening plan in a bid to save the sector from collapse ahead of the furlough scheme ending in October.

Operator-funded extensions to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme have divided opinion, with some arguing the industry’s survival should not be built on discounting.

Native restaurant is to relocate from Borough in London to Osea Island on the Essex coast.

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Portuguese hotel group Pestana have announced plans to open a Manchester outpost under their CR7 brand partnership.

The Seren Collection, a privately owned group of hospitality venues by the sea in South West Wales, has announced the appointment of Mourad Ben Tekfa as director of restaurants.