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.

We are in this together.

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Mind the gap: practical ways of creating social distance

06 May 2020 by Jennie Milsom

Restaurateurs have been told that social distancing will be a condition of reopening, but how are they going to apply that practically? And will it kill the buzz that a group of happy guests can bring? Jennie Milsom gets some[...]

Independent Hotel Show postponed to October 2021

06 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Due to the impact of coronavirus, the Independent Hotel Show will be postponed to 4-5 October 2021.

Business rates revaluation postponed

Business rates revaluation postponed

06 May 2020 by Katherine Price

SMEs may 'be hit by nasty bills from accidentally overclaiming’ on furlough applications

SMEs may 'be hit by nasty bills from accidentally overclaiming’ on furlough applications

06 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Airbnb and OYO to make redundancies

Airbnb and OYO to make redundancies

06 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Serve and protect: The caterers feeding the NHS staff and patients on the coronavirus frontline

Serve and protect: The caterers feeding the NHS staff and patients on the coronavirus frontline

06 May 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

Jeremy King: Socially distanced restaurants will be 'impossible and implausible'

Jeremy King: Socially distanced restaurants will be 'impossible and implausible'

05 May 2020 by Emma Lake

Restaurateur Jeremy King has said that social distancing in a restaurant will be “impossible and implausible”,[...]

Chancellor: No 'cliff-edge' to the furlough scheme

Chancellor: No 'cliff-edge' to the furlough scheme

05 May 2020 by Jennie Milsom

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that there will be no “cliff-edge” to the furlough scheme and[...]

Inside track: will the new normal be a change for the better, asks Neil Rankin

Inside track: will the new normal be a change for the better, asks Neil Rankin

05 May 2020 by Neil Rankin

Although we’re all hoping for a return to normality, Neil Rankin is holding out for a[...]

Event and catering businesses ‘falling between the cracks’

Event and catering businesses ‘falling between the cracks’

04 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Many event and catering businesses are “falling between the cracks”, outside the scope of government support[...]

Three London hotels to be converted into coronavirus isolation centres

Three hotels in London are being converted into Covid-19 isolation centres to accommodate patients who are recovering from the disease."

04 May 2020 by Katherine Price

The Night Time Industries Association and Hiscox Action Group combine forces to increase pressure on insurer

The Night Time Industries Association and Hiscox Action Group combine forces to increase pressure on insurer

04 May 2020

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and Hiscox Action Group have combined forced to pressure insurer Hiscox to settle business interruption claims.

Tory MPs call on chancellor to increase support to hospitality sector

Tory MPs call on chancellor to increase support to hospitality sector

04 May 2020

A group of 85 Conservative MPs have written to chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for a new support package for the tourism and hospitality sectors in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Irish government sets out lockdown exit plan for restaurants to open in June

Irish government sets out lockdown exit plan for restaurants to open in June

04 May 2020 by Emma Lake

The Irish government has laid out a roadmap to reopening that will see restaurants and pubs[...]

Prezzo appoints FRP to see it through the crisis

Prezzo appoints FRP to see it through the crisis

01 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Restaurant group Prezzo has engaged the services of FRP Advisory to see it through the coronavirus[...]

Watchdog seeks court declaration to bring clarity to business interruption claims

Watchdog seeks court declaration to bring clarity to business interruption claims

01 May 2020 by Emma Lake

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will seek a court declaration to resolve uncertainty around whether businesses[...]

McDonald's unveils opening plan including temperature checks, screens and a limited menu

McDonald's unveils opening plan including temperature checks, screens and a limited menu

01 May 2020 by Emma Lake

McDonald’s has revealed the measures it will put in place to open 15 restaurants for delivery[...]

Scotland announces £20m hardship fund for creative, tourism and hospitality enterprises

Scotland has announced a £100m package of additional grant support for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), including a £20m fund for small and micro enterprises in the creative, tourism and hospitality sectors."

01 May 2020 by Katherine Price

Debt enforcement moratorium is the top demand for hospitality

Debt enforcement moratorium is the top demand for hospitality

01 May 2020

by Katherine Price

Confidence is at rock bottom among the bosses of Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants, with securing a moratorium on debt payments now their main business objective, the latest research has shown.

Government decision to exclude tronc from CJRS based on ‘completely mistaken assumption’

Government decision to exclude tronc from CJRS based on ‘completely mistaken assumption’

01 May 2020

The government has been accused of basing its exclusion of tronc and service charge from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on a “completely mistaken assumption”.

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