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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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Robin Hutson says rural hospitality will need support until 2021 to survive in letter to PM

01 May 2020 by

Hospitality businesses in rural areas will require government support until 2021 in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic, Robin Hutson has said in a letter to Boris Johnson.

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HR Leaders webinar: Leading your business out of the coronavirus crisis

01 May 2020 by

Watch the video in full: A panel of HR leaders from some of the UK's biggest operators discuss bringing people back into the workplace and creating flexibility in the post-coronavirus world.

Crowd concerns see Greggs stall reopening plans News

Crowd concerns see Greggs stall reopening plans

01 May 2020 by
Minute on the clock: Peter Georgiou Profiles

Minute on the clock: Peter Georgiou

01 May 2020 by
Foodbuy supports vulnerable families through coronavirus Products

Foodbuy supports vulnerable families through coronavirus

30 April 2020 by
How to... cope with change Advice

How to... cope with change

30 April 2020 by

Nearly 40% of grants not yet paid out by local authorities, while smaller businesses in London ‘missing out’ News

Nearly 40% of grants not yet paid out by local authorities, while smaller businesses in London ‘missing out’

30 April 2020 by

Business rates experts at Colliers International are concerned about the lack of urgency many local authorities[...]

Hospitality’s pessimism for future prompts renewed call for business support extensions News

Hospitality’s pessimism for future prompts renewed call for business support extensions

30 April 2020 by

Results revealed today from a survey of hospitality businesses paint a gloomy picture of low expectations[...]

In-Depth

Viewpoint: When a pandemic is not a force majeure

30 April 2020 by

The insurance industry has caught us in a loop, not paying out on force majeure and[...]

JD Wetherspoon raises £141m through share placing and looks to June reopening News

JD Wetherspoon raises £141m through share placing and looks to June reopening

30 April 2020 by

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has raised approximately £141m through a share placing and has said it[...]

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More support needed to avoid 'bloodbath of job losses' as scale of revenue hit revealed

The hospitality sector saw sales decline by 21.3% in the first quarter of 2020, as the coronavirus lockdown forced businesses to close. "

29 April 2020 by
D&D London’s Des Gunewardena lobbies for tronc inclusion in furlough scheme News

D&D London’s Des Gunewardena lobbies for tronc inclusion in furlough scheme

29 April 2020
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D&D London chairman and chief executive Des Gunewardena has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak today urging for tronc to be included in the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Hiscox said it would 'positively respond' to coronavirus claims days before lockdown, claims NTIA News

Hiscox said it would 'positively respond' to coronavirus claims days before lockdown, claims NTIA

29 April 2020
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The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has accused Hiscox underwriters of saying that the company would “positively respond” to coronavirus claims, just days before the lockdown was announced.

Home secretary: 'We will expect social distancing in every single work area' News

Home secretary: 'We will expect social distancing in every single work area'

29 April 2020 by

The government “will expect social distancing in every single work area” when the lockdown is lifted,[...]

South-west hospitality businesses back campaigns for industry’s survival News

South-west hospitality businesses back campaigns for industry’s survival

29 April 2020 by

A group of more than 200 restaurants, bars, clubs, pubs and event management businesses in the[...]

Investors: up to 40% of restaurants might not survive coronavirus Restaurant

Investors: up to 40% of restaurants might not survive coronavirus

29 April 2020 by

As many as 40% of UK restaurants might not survive the coronavirus crisis, according to the[...]

The new blueprint for operating: what operators expect after lockdown Advice

The new blueprint for operating: what operators expect after lockdown

29 April 2020 by

Although the future for our sector is unclear, operators can and should be using this time[...]

News

Charity launches initiative to help increasing number of homeless hospitality workers

Many hospitality workers in London have been forced to live on the streets as the closure of businesses due to coronavirus has left them unemployed and unable to pay rent."

28 April 2020 by
McDonald's holds 'operational tests' as fast food giants look at partial reopening News

McDonald's holds 'operational tests' as fast food giants look at partial reopening

28 April 2020
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McDonald’s has confirmed it will carry out “operational tests” this week as it explores a “potential and limited reopening” of sites.

Workplace caterers expect to see increases in pre-ordering, grab-and-go and shift dining News

Workplace caterers expect to see increases in pre-ordering, grab-and-go and shift dining

28 April 2020
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Workplace caterers can expect to see an increase in pre-ordering, grab-and-go dining and diverse shift patterns as workers return, a group of consultants and industry experts have said.

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