The worst year of trading on record has left enormous swathes of the hospitality sector on the verge of collapse, UKHospitality has warned. Businesses urgently require further Government investment and support if Britain’s third largest sector can fulfil its potential in helping to drive wider economic recovery. As part of its evidence to the Treasury Select Committee Inquiry … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
Five minutes with… The Minister for Hospitality
We recently managed to grab five minutes with Claire Bosi to catch up on where the petition for government to appoint a Minister for Hospitality is currently. On 11 January 2021, a debate in Westminster Hall, led by Catherine McKinnell MP raised the petition launched by Claire Bosi, editor of Chef & Restaurant Magazine, urging the creation of a Minister for Hospitality … [Read more...]
Cornwall sees significant boom in summer staycation 2021 bookings
Hospitality businesses across Cornwall are set to benefit from a surge of staycation bookings this summer, thanks in part to the G7 summit 2021 being held in Carbis Bay this June. The tourist body for the region Visit Cornwall has seen a huge spike in the past week as people from all over the UK are booking now, and for longer stays than average. It seems that the government … [Read more...]
Catering author’s 100th birthday marked with Centenary Lecture
Ron Kinton who co-authored the catering students’ bible ‘Practical Cookery’ alongside Victor Ceserani, earlier this month celebrated his 100th birthday. Kinton commenced his career with a three year chef training course at Westminster Hotel School before working in kitchens at the Waldorf Hotel and Claridge’s. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Kinton joined the Army … [Read more...]
£3.5 billion London Resort a step closer to going interstellar
An investment in a new multibillion theme park set by the Thames in Kent is moving towards reality as the government has given a go-ahead for the next phase of the development to progress. To be known as ‘The London Resort’ the theme park would be a major boost for hospitality as new hotel and restaurant openings would be an integral part of the development. The location is … [Read more...]
Fika Catering and Bloom Coffee Academy launch
Fika Catering, and social enterprise, The Bloom Coffee Academy have been launched by Ed Walker, formerly an Operations Director with BaxterStorey. The two companies are set to offer a new service to clients by blending social enterprise and ethics with nutritious food and wellness. Central to the Fika DNA is the commitment to become the UK’s first B-Corporation food service … [Read more...]
Vending Sense Introduces the New Jura JX10
At Vending Sense we’re always excited when a new office coffee machine is added to our range, and we are absolutely delighted to introduce the new Jura JX10 to our already rather comprehensive range of Jura coffee machine solutions. Why add another machine to our extensive Jura range? We already supply the Jura We8 with its 12 speciality coffees, the Jura Jx8 which offers … [Read more...]
MP’s accusations of Government lying about Covid condoned by Michael Gove
Covid-19 statistics are being manipulated and lied about by government to overstate the gravity of the ongoing pandemic according to Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne. And Swayne doesn’t stop there, he also supports anti vaccination groups and their efforts to dissuade people from being vaccinated. The Conservative MP’s claims are not only noxious and endangering lives, but … [Read more...]
The need for young people at the heart of a hospitality reset
Hospitality Reset In many ways the recent Minister for Hospitality debate in Parliament was a huge success for hospitality. Watching the debate saw 20 MPs from across the House demonstrate an understanding of how fundamental hospitality is to the UK. The petition for a Minister for Hospitality was created in October 2020 by Claire Bosi, Editor, Chef & Restaurant Magazine. … [Read more...]
Remembering the 4,500 hospitality people that have lost their lives to Covid-19
As the death toll from Covid-19 in the UK passes 100,000 we remember all of the hospitality people within that group. There is no data available that would point precisely to how many people in hospitality have died, but an estimate is simple. The latest UK population figure is 67,886,011, and the best estimation of how many people work directly in hospitality is circa … [Read more...]
Chancellor cautioned, beware the Ides of March
Just as the Soothsayer in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar cautions the would be emperor, beware the Ides of March (a Roman deadline for settling finances) Lucy Powell MP has issued a similar warning to The Chancellor. Powell cautioned that financial support originally designed for three months is now inadequate and without more from The Chancellor, and soon, further damage to the … [Read more...]
Green Stars headline Michelin Awards 2021
The MICHELIN Guide selection 2021 for the UK and Ireland was held online, presented by Claudia Winkleman in a way that provided other award ceremonies with a template of how to do it. The assessments throughout 2020 were like the restaurants tested to the full by the on and off lockdowns that escalated as the year progressed. So, a testimony to the tenacity of the … [Read more...]
MICHELIN Stars 2021 UK and Ireland Live Broadcast
Watch live as the newly awarded restaurants for the MICHELIN Guide selection 2021 for the UK and Ireland are announced. Just click on the image below and sit back as the culinary sensations are unveiled. You can also follow the event and get involved on our twitter page here. … [Read more...]
Government extends lockdown powers to July
The government has extended local council lockdown powers until 17 July which could see hospitality providers remain closed far longer than any official announcement has previously set out. New directives enabling local authorities to enforce closure of venues seen as social gathering points were introduced last year. Now, without any fanfare the new directives have been … [Read more...]
Oven ready Brexit anyone?
As fish residing in UK coastal waters celebrate their new found happiness and post-Brexit freedoms, hospitality businesses are finding Boris Johnson’s ‘Oven ready Brexit’ not quite as easy to follow as promised. New business administration requirements have come into being to manage new import and export processes following the UK’s exit from the EU. They are complex and … [Read more...]
