Category: The Caterer

Loungers has said it is “optimistic” about a July reopening and in a “strong position” with regards to the future, anticipating it can benefit from increases in home-working across the UK.

With the end of lockdown in sight, operators must now form a viable plan for health and safety. Keith Morton explains the key points

Somerset cider maker Thatchers has announced a £1m pledge to getting the British pub back in business .

Plant-based food manufacturer Meatless Farm has created the ‘We Will Meatless Again’ campaign and digital insight hub after its research showed that 65% of British consumers feel anxious about visiting a restaurant, pub or bar when they reopen.

Bake Off: The Professionals judge and pastry expert Cherish Finden has been appointed executive pastry chef at the Pan Pacific London hotel, due to open early 2021.

The UK hotel sector’s traditionally strong domestic leisure demand bodes well for the sector’s recovery once lockdown measures from Covid-19 are fully lifted, according to a new report from global hotel consultancy HVS.

The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF) has welcomed the announcement from the executive that hotels will be allowed to open on 20 July.

The majority of frequent pub and restaurant goers want to see all social distancing and sanitisation measures “overtly put in place” before they will feel comfortable eating and drinking out again, a focus group has revealed.

The founders of Edinburgh Food Studio have announced they will not be renewing their lease at 158 Dalkeith Road in light of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The chef-restaurateur tells James Stagg how approaching the end of lockdown as a new beginning and forcing landlords to co-operate are the only ways the industry can survive