Coronavirus

The Caterer takes the Coronavirus (COVID-19) very seriously. The epidemic and it's consequences including the steps taken to combat the virus has a serious impact on the hospitality sector. We try to collect all information and do what The Caterer does the best: provide guidance and shine light on ways how we can survive and emerge stronger at the end.

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Dalata CEO sees 2021 as year of ‘rebuilding’

20 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Dalata Hotel Group founder and chief executive Pat McCann has said he sees 2021 as the year of “rebuilding”. While he doesn’t expect 2019 levels of trading by 2022, he hopes the business could be “well on our way to[...]

Loan scheme extended to allow larger businesses to access up to £200m

20 May 2020 by Emma Lake

Large businesses will be able to access up to £200m under the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) after the scheme was extended by the Treasury.

Compass successful in £2b equity raise

Compass successful in £2b equity raise

20 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Rooms for improvement: The operators gearing their businesses up for reopening during the lockdown

Rooms for improvement: The operators gearing their businesses up for reopening during the lockdown

20 May 2020 by Rosalind Mullen

Housing minister considering allowing hospitality businesses to use streets for al fresco dining

Housing minister considering allowing hospitality businesses to use streets for al fresco dining

19 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Hotel bosses call for industry to work together towards hygiene standards

Hotel bosses call for industry to work together towards hygiene standards

19 May 2020 by Katherine Price

MPs from across political parties support calls for tronc to be included in furlough pay

MPs from across political parties support calls for tronc to be included in furlough pay

19 May 2020 by Emma Lake

MPs from across political parties have supported calls for tronc, service charge and tips to be[...]

Compass launches £2b equity raise to weather coronavirus crisis

Compass launches £2b equity raise to weather coronavirus crisis

19 May 2020 by Emma Lake

Compass has launched a £2b equity raise to allow it to “weather” the profound impact of[...]

‘Covid-19 surcharge’ rejected to offset food price increases

‘Covid-19 surcharge’ rejected to offset food price increases

18 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Reports of a ‘Covid-19 surcharge’ being added to restaurant bills in the United States have met[...]

Oakman Inns develops blueprint for how pubs can open under social distancing

Oakman Inns develops blueprint for how pubs can open under social distancing

18 May 2020 by Emma Lake

Oakman Inns has developed a blueprint for how pubs could operate within social distancing guidelines by[...]

Accor CEO urges brands to be ‘honest, authentic and transparent’ with hotel owners

Sébastien Bazin, chief executive and chairman of Accor, has urged hotel brands to be “honest, authentic and transparent” and stand “shoulder to shoulder” with hotel owners."

18 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Accor announces additional €560m banking credit facility and reports ‘initial signs’ of recovery

Accor announces additional €560m banking credit facility and reports ‘initial signs’ of recovery

18 May 2020

by Katherine Price

Accor has announced that it has signed an agreement with a consortium of five banks for a new €560m (£499m) Revolving Credit Facility (RCF).

Government must act on rent before June payments due if businesses are to be saved

Government must act on rent before June payments due if businesses are to be saved

18 May 2020

Government intervention is needed to settle rent disputes during the coronavirus crisis if widescale job losses and business failures are to be avoided in the coming months, UKHospitality has said.

Travelodge landlord threatens legal action over rent payments

Travelodge landlord threatens legal action over rent payments

18 May 2020 by Emma Lake

Travelodge has been accused of “using strong-arm tactics” to “tear up leases” as a landlord threatens[...]

Amsterdam restaurant trials innovative 'safe and intimate' dining concept

Amsterdam restaurant trials innovative 'safe and intimate' dining concept

15 May 2020 by Jennie Milsom

Mediamatic Eten, a vegan restaurant and bar on Amsterdam’s Oosterdok waterfront, has tested “intimate dining” spaces[...]

Patricia Yates on how VisitBritain plans to bring tourism back

Patricia Yates on how VisitBritain plans to bring tourism back

15 May 2020 by Emma Lake

UK tourism looks set to lose a staggering £22b in tourist spending, putting thousands of jobs[...]

Covid-19 safety Kitemark explored by Downing Street

Covid-19 safety Kitemark explored by Downing Street

15 May 2020 by Chris Gamm

A Covid-19 safety Kitemark to build customer confidence is a ‘distinct possibility’, the prime minister’s business[...]

Minute on the clock: Simon Mitchell, Kerb

The chief executive of Kerb talks to Katherine Price about the government support operators need during the coronavirus crisis, why street food could bounce back quickly and how the UK street food landscape could change."

15 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Experiment demonstrates how buffets could aid spread of coronavirus

Experiment demonstrates how buffets could aid spread of coronavirus

14 May 2020

An experiment has set out to show how buffets can spread infection, following reports they could have been a major transmission point of Covid-19 on cruise ships.

Travelodge warns landlords of CVA

Travelodge warns landlords of CVA

14 May 2020

by Katherine Price

Hotel chain Travelodge has written to its landlords warning that the group will be forced to pursue a company voluntary agreement (CVA) if an agreement cannot be reached.

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