Slingsby Gin champion women’s golf In sync with the reopening of outdoor sports in England, Slingsby Gin, has launched its celebrity Golf Academy to encourage more women to take to the course this summer. Slingsby’s Class of 2021 inducts singer-songwriter Fleur East, TV presenter Helen Skelton, Sky Sports Formula 1 presenter Natalie Pinkham and broadcaster Bela Shah into the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
Adam Handling announces new Windsor pub, restaurant and rooms
Adam Handling will be opening his first ever venue outside of London - The Loch & The Tyne, a restaurant, pub, and rooms in the countryside of Old Windsor, on 17 May. Following the closure of two of his own restaurants amidst the pandemic, Handling is determined his group will bounce back from this long year of lockdowns all guns blazing, with the opening of his first-ever … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay’s latest opening celebrates his doorstep
Gordon Ramsay’s opening of his latest Street Pizza restaurant right on his doorstep in Wandsworth will be revealed at Battersea Power Station on 12th April. Ramsay said: “For many years I would travel home to South London, after a late service, crossing the river in the shadows of those huge derelict chimneys, never did I imagine one day I would open a restaurant on such a … [Read more...]
Restaurant al fresco dining extravaganza planned for Covent Garden’s re-opening
Covent Garden will unveil a new al fresco dining scheme across the estate this spring, featuring over 500 additional new seats across more than 25 restaurants, as restaurants reopen for outdoor dining from 12th April onwards. The new al fresco seating will span 7 streets as well as the historic Piazza, with the majority of covers providing weatherproof drinking and dining … [Read more...]
Government’s new ‘hospitality recovery strategy’ a much needed message of assurance
Government press conferences are often somewhat staged, like us all they have an agenda. We attended one earlier this afternoon where the agenda and conversation was unusually open, and very positive for hospitality. The conference call was with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Minister for London, … [Read more...]
Warewashing detergents inactivate Covid
Meiko has launched its own range of chemicals globally through a partnership with ECOLAB, the world leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention. "This is a unique partnership that brings together two global experts in their fields," says Meiko UK MD Paul Anderson. "The MEIKO ACTIVE range has been designed by Meiko, using ECOLAB's expertise, to provide our … [Read more...]
PM announces roadmap on track and looking forward to an ‘irreversible’ pint down the pub
Boris Johnson addressing the Conservatives' virtual spring forum has said that with his roadmap on track he is confident of hitting the dates he set out, and reopening progressing on those lines. In a message to his party members the PM said: "I can see absolutely nothing in the data to dissuade me from continuing along our roadmap to freedom, unlocking our economy and getting … [Read more...]
Wagamama announce reopening plans
Wagamama announce reopening plans Wagamama has announced it is to reopen 72 restaurants for outdoor dining on April 12 in line with the government’s roadmap timetable. Most of the openings are across England with four restaurants set to reopen in Scotland from April 26. Wagamama will look to reopen the remainder of its restaurants from 17 May when indoor dining … [Read more...]
Please eat well to help hospitality students in and around Brixton
On Monday 1st March, The Clink resumed training at the restaurant in HMP Brixton with a small number of students. Throughout the pandemic, all our training projects were closed, with no training undertaken for almost a year. This means that our students have not worked towards their qualifications in hospitality since March 2020, and ultimately, this will have a detrimental … [Read more...]
Remarkable reaction to new Institute of Hospitality CEO appointment
You would rightly expect the appointment of a new CEO to lead a trade body to garner interest, yesterday’s announcement of the appointment of Robert Richardson as the new CEO of the Institute of Hospitality did a lot more than that. Those of us lucky enough to know Richardson well, know his heart belongs to hospitality. More that that though, his heart belongs to those … [Read more...]
New rates relief fund a mixed bag for hospitality
UKHospitality has welcomed the announcement of a new business rates relief fund and extra targeted support for businesses which, the trade body says, should benefit hospitality supply chain businesses. However, it has warned that thousands of pubs, restaurants, coffee shop, hotels and leisure attractions will be left paying full rates from July. UKHospitality Chief Executive … [Read more...]
US ‘Restaurant Revitalization Fund’ providing grants equal to 100% of pandemic losses
The US government under President Joe Biden is fully compensating hospitality businesses for ‘all losses’ incurred as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package is the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). The RRF will offer tax exempt grants to hospitality businesses impacted through the Covid-19 … [Read more...]
Institute of Hospitality announce Robert Richardson as new CEO
The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Richardson FIH as its new CEO, effective 19 April 2021. Richardson succeeds Peter Ducker FIH at the helm of the international professional body for current and aspiring hospitality leaders and managers. An award-winning hotelier, Richardson is no stranger to the IoH. In his previous role as … [Read more...]
UKHospitality: “Vaccine passport scheme unworkable”
UKHospitality has warned against the use of a vaccine passport scheme as a condition of removing restrictions. The trade body has cautioned that a voluntary scheme would create confusion and inequality among businesses, customers and staff and would act as a de-facto open ended delay to the reopening process. UKH has also opposed the introduction of a mandatory passport … [Read more...]
Pub Governing Body to recommence pub rent reviews from 31 March
Statement by the Pub Governing Body (PGB) England and Wales and supported by the Scottish Pub Governing Body. “The Pub Governing Body, the organisation responsible for promoting the advancement and improvement of Landlord (Pub Owning Companies) and Tied Tenant relationships in the licensed retail sector confirmed on 25th March 2021 that rent review negotiations that were … [Read more...]
