Category: The Caterer

Drinks supplier Diageo GB has announced a net sales decline of 4% in the year to 31 July 2020.

Hospital meals provider apetito has added nearly 50 new dishes to its range, as part of the Culinary Inspirations collection.

Nestlé Professional has announced it will give away £2m worth of products to support independent businesses through reopening after lockdown.

Casual Dining Group has been bought out of administration by private equity firm Epiris in a deal that will preserve 4,000 jobs across 150 restaurants.

Jamie Oliver’s businesses have accredited as a B Corporation in recognition of their social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.

More than 72,000 restaurants have signed up to take part in the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which launches today.

Landlords have said a ‘partnership approach’ is needed with hospitality tenants after several major London property companies turned to turnover-based rents to support struggling operators.

Manchester’s latest lockdown rules, which ban people from different households mixing indoors, caused confusion among customers this weekend and saw restaurant tables cancelled.

UKHospitality has described the loss of inbound tourism, leisure and business travel in London as a “triple whammy” for hospitality, with the capital hit “more deeply and for longer” than other parts of the UK.

Edinburgh hotel occupancy is down to 23% for August compared with 84% the same time last year, during what is normally one of the busiest months in the city’s calendar.