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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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Shake Shack reopens for delivery and takeaway

28 April 2020 by

American burger brand Shake Shack has confirmed it will reopen its central London Tottenham Court Road store today and its Canary Wharf branch on Thursday for takeaway and delivery.

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Chancellor launches 100%-taxpayer-backed loans up to £50,000

27 April 2020 by

Businesses will be able to access 100%-taxpayer-backed loans of up to £50,000 after hospitality operators revealed more than half of applications had been turned down.

Jobs particularly vulnerable to coronavirus impact in tourism hotspots News

Jobs particularly vulnerable to coronavirus impact in tourism hotspots

27 April 2020 by

Jobs are particularly vulnerable to the impact of coronavirus in areas most dependant on hospitality and[...]

Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester hotels ‘well-positioned’ for recovery after coronavirus News

Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester hotels ‘well-positioned’ for recovery after coronavirus

27 April 2020 by

Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester are among the European cities well-positioned for hotel performance recovery, based on[...]

Business support gaps exposed as more than half of loans rejected News

Business support gaps exposed as more than half of loans rejected

27 April 2020 by

More than half of business support loans to hospitality firms have been turned down, while only[...]

Wave of pub insolvencies expected once moratorium on petitions is lifted News

Wave of pub insolvencies expected once moratorium on petitions is lifted

27 April 2020 by

Winding up petitions against pubs and bars are up 73% on 2019, with a wave of[...]

UKHospitality calls for unified UK approach to reopening News

UKHospitality calls for unified UK approach to reopening

24 April 2020

UKHospitality has called for a unified UK approach to reopening after the Welsh government put forward its criteria for lifting lockdown restrictions.

Updated Job Retention Scheme guidance confirms exclusion of tronc from furlough pay News

Updated Job Retention Scheme guidance confirms exclusion of tronc from furlough pay

24 April 2020

Updated Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) information online confirms that any tips, including those distributed through tronc, will be excluded from furlough pay.

Business advice: wording of some insurance policies may allow claims on coronavirus closures News

Business advice: wording of some insurance policies may allow claims on coronavirus closures

24 April 2020 by

Businesses have been advised to seek advice if they think their insurance policy should cover the[...]

Survey finds 81% of accommodation and foodservice businesses ‘temporarily closed or paused trading’ News

Survey finds 81% of accommodation and foodservice businesses ‘temporarily closed or paused trading’

24 April 2020 by

Some 81% of accommodation and foodservice businesses temporarily closed or paused trading between 23 March and[...]

Commercial landlords banned from using 'aggressive debt recovery tactics' News

Commercial landlords banned from using 'aggressive debt recovery tactics'

23 April 2020 by

Commercial landlords will be banned from using “aggressive debt recovery tactics” as companies try to navigate[...]

Springboard launches £500,000 manufacturer appeal to help the unemployed back into work News

Springboard launches £500,000 manufacturer appeal to help the unemployed back into work

23 April 2020 by

Springboard has launched a £500,000 appeal to food and drink manufacturers, wholesalers and distributers, to support[...]

‘We need to work together’: Burger King boss pens open letter to landlords News

‘We need to work together’: Burger King boss pens open letter to landlords

23 April 2020

Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive of Burger King UK, has penned an open letter to major landlords calling on them to work with hospitality businesses to ensure outlets have the best chance of staying open in the face of the coronavirus[...]

One million hospitality jobs at risk without reopening plan News

One million hospitality jobs at risk without reopening plan

23 April 2020

An extended period of social distancing could cost one million jobs in the hospitality sector unless measures to protect businesses are put in place, according to UKHospitality.

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