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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Phil Vickery offers takeaway service following restaurant launch delay

14 May 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

Rugby legend Phil Vickery, who was due to open his new restaurant No 3 in Cheltenham this week, has instead launched a takeaway service.

Burger King and M&S cafés latest to reopen

14 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Burger King and M&S are the latest brands to reopen sites for delivery or takeaway only.

Two-thirds of diners plan to return to restaurants once restrictions are lifted

Two-thirds of diners plan to return to restaurants once restrictions are lifted

14 May 2020 by James Stagg

Marston’s negotiates £70m banking facility

Marston’s negotiates £70m banking facility

14 May 2020 by James Stagg

The view from China: how have hotels coped with lifting the lockdown?

The view from China: how have hotels coped with lifting the lockdown?

14 May 2020 by Ben Walker

Wake-up call: Can employees refuse to return to a workplace on safety grounds?

Wake-up call: Can employees refuse to return to a workplace on safety grounds?

14 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Government sets up taskforce to plan how pubs and restaurants can reopen

Government sets up taskforce to plan how pubs and restaurants can reopen

13 May 2020 by Katherine Price

The government has set up a ministerial-led taskforce to plan for how and when pubs and[...]

Without insurance payments Covid-19’s impact will be ‘absolutely devastating’, says Hide CEO

Without insurance payments Covid-19’s impact will be ‘absolutely devastating’, says Hide CEO

13 May 2020 by Emma Lake

Without business interruption insurance payments Covid-19’s impact on the capital’s hospitality scene will be “absolutely devastating”,[...]

Crowdfunding campaign to challenge insurers hits initial fundraising goal

Crowdfunding campaign to challenge insurers hits initial fundraising goal

13 May 2020 by Emma Lake

A hospitality crowdfunding campaign looking to challenge insurance campaigns refusing to honour business interruption policies has[...]

Rob Paterson on how Best Western converted its hotels to discharge hospitals for recovering patients

13 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Best Western GB was the first group in the UK to offer its empty hotels to[...]

New guidelines for restaurants include rules on social distancing, signage and hygiene

A set of guidelines for eight industries, including “restaurants offering takeaway and delivery” have been released to help employers, employees and the self-employed work safely during the Covid-19 pandemic as lockdown restrictions ease."

12 May 2020 by Jennie Milsom

McDonald’s to reopen 15 restaurants in the south-east from tomorrow and hopes to reopen all drive-throughs by early June

McDonald’s to reopen 15 restaurants in the south-east from tomorrow and hopes to reopen all drive-throughs by early June

12 May 2020

by Jennie Milsom

McDonald’s will reopen 15 pilot restaurants across south-east England from tomorrow for a delivery service only, with a £25 order cap allowing for smaller teams and social distancing in kitchens.

Best Western boss expects 12 hotels to be turned into care facilities for Covid patients

Best Western boss expects 12 hotels to be turned into care facilities for Covid patients

12 May 2020

by Katherine Price

Best Western GB chief executive Rob Paterson has said he expects “about a dozen” of the group’s member hotels to be turned into care facilities for recovering Covid-19 patients to free up hospital beds.

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended until the end of October

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended until the end of October

12 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended until the[...]

Hotel operators to return to ‘a very different market’, where trust will be ‘paramount’

Hotel operators to return to ‘a very different market’, where trust will be ‘paramount’

12 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Building trust between the hotelier and customer will be “paramount” when operators return to “a very[...]

Furlough scheme 'failing business', says open letter to Chancellor

Furlough scheme 'failing business', says open letter to Chancellor

12 May 2020 by Jennie Milsom

London-based coffee roaster Volcano Coffee Works has written an open letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak calling[...]

Inside track: We are making history, every day

Inside track: We are making history, every day

12 May 2020 by Wendy Bartlett

Although we are living in unprecedented times, the actions we take now and those as we[...]

Reopening ‘must be driven by safety’ as it is revealed male chefs some of the most at risk of coronavirus

UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said the reopening of venues “must be driven by safety” as data reveals among men, occupations including chefs have been found to have raised rates of death involving Covid-19."

11 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Government outlines quarantine regulations for international arrivals

Government outlines quarantine regulations for international arrivals

11 May 2020

by Katherine Price

The government’s Covid-19 strategy, published today, outlines measures and restrictions at the UK border that will be introduced as soon as possible to keep down the number of coronavirus transmissions.

Government confirms 'ambition' to open some hospitality venues, including pubs and hotels, from 4 July

Government confirms 'ambition' to open some hospitality venues, including pubs and hotels, from 4 July

11 May 2020

The government has confirmed an “ambition” to open some hospitality businesses, including “foodservice providers, pubs and accommodation” from 4 July if its five tests for controlling the spread of Covid-19 are being met.

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