Coronavirus

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.

Wake-up call: what are the alternatives to redundancy? Advice

Wake-up call: what are the alternatives to redundancy?

29 July 2021 by

It may be possible to avoid the cost of redundancies, whether that’s through voluntary retirement or[...]

Accor ‘prepared for the rebound’ despite fall in revenue and revpar News

Accor ‘prepared for the rebound’ despite fall in revenue and revpar

29 July 2021 by

The chief executive of Accor has said the hotel group is “prepared for the rebound” of[...]

The Walnut Tree forced to close temporarily due to staff shortage News

The Walnut Tree forced to close temporarily due to staff shortage

27 July 2021 by

The Michelin-starred Walnut Tree near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire has become the latest restaurant forced to close[...]

TSA warns UK workforce safety compromised by poorly cared for PPE Products

TSA warns UK workforce safety compromised by poorly cared for PPE

26 July 2021 by

The Textile Service Association (TSA) has warned that thousands of UK workers are at risk from[...]

Labour opposition could scupper vaccine passport plans News

Labour opposition could scupper vaccine passport plans

22 July 2021

Plans to make Covid certification mandatory from September for nightclubs and 'crowded venues' could be scuppered should Labour vote against it in the House of Commons.

Viewpoint: hospitality should be upping prices, says Gordon McIntyre In-Depth

Viewpoint: hospitality should be upping prices, says Gordon McIntyre

22 July 2021

Tough times call for tough decisions, and as we come out of the pandemic, we must consider how to change our industry for the better. Gordon McIntyre says the answer lies in increasing prices.

BrewDog posts £13m loss after pandemic hits on-trade and bars News

BrewDog posts £13m loss after pandemic hits on-trade and bars

22 July 2021 by

Brewer and bar operator BrewDog has reported £13m in pre-tax losses for 2020 as the impact[...]

Easing of legal restrictions not the end of hospitality’s challenges News

Easing of legal restrictions not the end of hospitality’s challenges

22 July 2021 by

Research published by the UK’s hospitality and pub trade bodies has reflected the scale of the[...]

Requirement for double vaccinations in nightclubs is 'unworkable' News

Requirement for double vaccinations in nightclubs is 'unworkable'

20 July 2021 by

Yesterday’s government announcement that full Covid vaccination will become a mandatory requirement to enter nightclubs and[...]

Nightclubs 'devastated' by vaccine passport announcement on reopening day News

Nightclubs 'devastated' by vaccine passport announcement on reopening day

19 July 2021 by

Just hours after nightclubs were able to reopen yesterday for the first time in over a[...]

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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