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Nearly two thirds of diners plan to return to restaurants once lockdown restrictions are lifted, according to a new poll by Square Meal. The numbers are positive, though four in five people also said they would be reassured by widely spaced tables and visible hygiene practices, which is a tricky subject in the sector today. […]
The London bakery Bread Ahead has launched interactive baking tutorials for budding artisans. The group has long been conducting Instagram Live sessions but will now take to Zoom to offer further instruction. After all, baking has been an abundantly popular pastime during Covid-19 lockdown. There are four courses online ranging between three to four hours: […]
JKS Restaurants has launched home delivery services across much of its group, with takeaway now available from Gymkhana and Brigadiers for the first time. The restaurant company has also broadened the delivery radius’ and added locations to Hoppers, Berenjak, and Motu, and created a takeaway-only brand, Rice Error, through BAO. More concepts are in the […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics writing about, for the week ending 10 May 2020; the country remains in lockdown, with restaurants, cafes and bars officially closed due the coronavirus outbreak, possibly until July. You can still support your local and favourite restaurants; many are offering takeaways or deliveries, or […]
Jeremy King, one half of the restaurant group Corbin and King, has released a video addressing diners about the state of the industry during the outbreak of Covid-19. Mr King has urged members of the public to purchase dining vouchers in order to support the business and his staff. Due to the reliance of the […]
The founder of a leading catering firm, Hattie Mauleverer, has written to the Prime Minister to ask the Government not to forget her side of the industry. Mauleverer, from Top Hat Catering, said the £43.3bn sector is being forgotten amongst all the Covid-19 noise. She said financial aid is needed to prevent it from further […]
A campaign to save one of Soho’s most historic pubs, the French House, has raised nearly £50,000 since it launched last week. The owners of the iconic watering hole, on Dean Street, are trying to see £80,000 donated in order to pay rent and preserve the premises to continue after lockdown. The French House is […]
Sixty per cent of Deliveroo’s small, independent restaurant customers have said that they can only survive another three months of lockdown, according to a survey by the delivery company. Giles Derrington, head of public affairs for the company in the UK & Ireland, spoke on the results of the survey on Thursday morning in a […]
Just a third of restaurant operators expect to reopen their full portfolios after lockdown, according to a report by the Business Confidence Survey. The number of venues looks set to fall, despite government support and inventive business strategies during the closure period. Around a third (35 per cent) of businesses said they will eventually reopen […]
Some of the restaurant industries biggest names have called on the Government to include tronc, service charge, and tips in its furlough scheme. The likes of Hawskmoor’s Will Beckett and Corbin and King’s Jeremy King said the exclusion of such pay awards has caused “real and serious hardship”. The letter has been written by WMT […]
