The Trustees of the Gold Service Scholarship have confirmed that, since the hospitality industry has been facing such enormous challenges over the past few months, and under present Government guidelines, it would not be possible to proceed with the normal competition schedule. The Gold Service Scholarship was set up to encourage young people into Front-of-House Food … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2020
Eat Out to Help Out: Chancellor needs to call on PM and explain priorities
The Eat Out to Help Out initiative is without doubt the best tactic deployed to date in combating the economic impact from Covid-19. The benefits are many and complimentary, so they create a compounding effect that will more than pay back the government for implementing the initiative. Eat Out to Help Out was rolled out by Rishi Sunak and has proven to be a huge … [Read more...]
Greene King employment diversity: creating opportunity with The Prince’s Trust
Greene King is strengthening its partnership with The Prince’s Trust with a new five-year agreement, a pledge to create 1,000 opportunities for young people and an increased financial commitment to the charity directly linked to its workforce diversity aims. Under the new terms of the partnership, funding will be increased by one third and invested into projects that will … [Read more...]
Decaf Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur launch from Conker
Decaf Coffee Liqueur launch: Love Drinks has further emboldened its eclectic portfolio with the roll-out of a much-anticipated Decaf Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur from Dorset master innovators Conker Spirit. The perfect one-bottle solution for a flavoursome decaf espresso martini at home or in a bar, the new Conker Decaf Cold Brew Liqueur is made with speciality decaf … [Read more...]
BBC reports large UK employers lack appetite to return to work
A report published earlier today by the BBC says that 50 of the biggest UK employers have no plans to return staff to the office in the near future. The results of the report shows that for many employers and employees a prolonged period of home working becoming increasingly likely. The BBC report was compiled from questioning 50 large employers to get a sense of when they … [Read more...]
The Oxford and Cambridge Club recommend Meiko, highly
Recommendations based on the experience of working with a supplier and as such customers being happy to pass that on to peers are always hard earned, and always marketing gold. So, we are delighted to feature a case study from Meiko UK, where every aspect of a positive recommendation is covered in detail, and how the delivery of one solution led to wider services adoption and … [Read more...]
IHG default sees SVC transfer management of 103 hotels to Sonesta
Service Properties Trust (SVC) has announced that it will transfer the branding and management of 103 hotels to Sonesta International Hotels Corporation from InterContinental Hotels Group. SVC sent notices of termination to IHG for failure to pay SVC’s minimum returns and rents due for July and August 2020 totalling $26.4 million, plus accrued interest, and IHG had until … [Read more...]
Ernst & Young index shows majority of UK consumers still uncomfortable eating out
Ernst & Young’s latest EY Future Consumer Index is showing that the majority of UK consumers are still uncomfortable with eating out. The figures are more than disappointing as they come amidst the government’s Eat Out to Help Out initiative is still ongoing. The survey of over 1,000 UK consumers found that only 27% is comfortable with eating in a restaurant even as … [Read more...]
Just Add Talent pubs extend Eat Out To Help Out through September
Star Pubs & Bars is investing £250,000 to enable 90 Just Add Talent managed operator pubs to continue their Eat Out To Help Out offer to customers extending the food discount initiative throughout September. The move is designed to help operators build on the growth in food sales, which went from 14% to over 30% of pub turnover during the Eat Out To Help Out initiative, … [Read more...]
Collapse of UK tourism 2020 projected to cost economy £22 billion
Collapse of UK tourism: The World Travel & Tourism Council has projected that international visitor spending could plunge by 78% compared to 2019 levels, equating to a loss of £60 million a day, or £420 million a week, to the UK economy. The severe impact on UK travel and tourism is laid bare by WTTC as the economic fallout from Covid-19 continues. Circa three million jobs … [Read more...]
D&D London phased reopening: Restaurants and dates unveiled
D&D London phased reopening: D&D London have announced today the reopening of its portfolio of UK restaurants, with reopenings phased between 28 August and 10 September. D&D’s strategy is to reopen its restaurants in phases with phase 1 involving reopening 17 venues in London, Leeds and Manchester – most with outdoor terraces or in residential areas. Phase 2 … [Read more...]
Grosvenor extends Eat Out To Help Out to restaurants through rent reductions
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland are to fund an extension of the government’s Eat Out To Help Out initiative through to the end of September. The support from the landlord to Mayfair & Belgravia restaurants will be reimbursed by Grosvenor in the form of reduced rent. Participating tenants will be able to continue offering half price meals, up to the value of £10, every … [Read more...]
As UK and European Covid-19 cases increase, vigilance required from all
Cases of Covid-19 are rising across Europe, and most alarmingly in Spain where 66,905 new cases were registered in the last two weeks. Europe currently has its highest 14-day infection rate and the statistics are worrying politicians across the continent. As the UK prepares to welcome students back to school, education authorities in Berlin report … [Read more...]
Greene King extend a further £6 Million in pub rent concessions
Greene King Pub Partners has announced a further £6m of financial support for its tied tenants as they work to rebuild their businesses following Covid-19 closures. With the current rent concessions from Greene King Pub Partners due to come to an end eight weeks after reopening, the company’s managing director Wayne Shurvinton has written to all its tied pub tenants to confirm … [Read more...]
Eat Out to Help Out Extension a boost to the whole UK economy
The government’s Eat Out to Help Out initiative, or should we say Rishi Sunak’s, ends next week and has been an overwhelming success for hospitality. The timing of the conclusion of the initiative unfortunately coincides with the phasing out of the furlough scheme and rent payments for commercial properties. The timing points towards an economic perfect storm for hospitality … [Read more...]
