The Prime Minister in today’s press conference opened positively announcing that the four tests for easing lockdown in England had been reached. Boris Johnson then confirmed relaxing restrictions, including enjoying hospitality outdoors, had been approved and was going ahead. Roadmap Stage 2 Approved From 12 April restaurants and pubs can serve customers outdoors, with no … [Read more...]
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A Reopening Cleaning Checklist For Food Businesses During COVID-19
Are you ready to reopen your restaurant now restrictions are slowly being lifted? It can be a daunting thought, reopening after a period of closure will indeed require every single area being checked and checked again, making sure you’re on top of cleaning, meeting health and safety standards and more. To make it easier however, the experts at Grease Gone have created a … [Read more...]
How Restaurant Cleaning Can Encourage Customers Back After COVID-19
How Restaurant Cleaning Can Encourage Customers Back After COVID-19 After a full year of our lives being turned upside down, it’s time to start taking steps to revert back to what we knew as normal life and with that, restaurants will now be opening once again. Despite restrictions lifting and restaurants being given the green light to open their doors, we know that many will … [Read more...]
Government launches free Covid-19 workplace testing programme for businesses
All businesses in England are now able to sign up to the government’s free COVID-19 workplace testing programme. Workplace testing now available to all businesses, including those with fewer than 50 employees. Business encouraged to register interest by 31 March to access free workplace testing. Regular testing will be a vital part of the government’s roadmap to … [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...]
Hospitality logistics firm enables Covid-19 Educational Support Programme
The Tobun Foundation has announced the launch of a new initiative aiming to support 250,000 disadvantaged young people whose education has been impacted during the Covid-enforced lockdowns. The Covid-19 ‘Educational Support Programme’ will provide computer equipment, tuition, and mentoring, to enable those most affected to catch up on lost learning as a result of the … [Read more...]
Remembering 3,200 hospitality people in the UK that lost their lives to Covid-19
As the death toll from Covid-19 in the UK passes 70,000 we remember all of those people in hospitality within that group. There is no data available that would point precisely to how many people in hospitality have died, but an estimate is quite simple. The latest UK population figure is 67,886,011, and the best estimation of how many people work directly in hospitality is … [Read more...]
UK Covid-19 vaccination programme underway
Margaret Keenan a 90 year old grandmother earlier today became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccination. The first of millions to be issued across the UK in the months ahead. It was a momentous day in the battle against Covid-19, and one that hopefully will mark a change in day to day life, and a return towards hospitality as we … [Read more...]
Covid-19 vaccinations start next week
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has today granted a license to Pfizer/BioNTech for its vaccine against Covid-19 to be rolled out in the UK. Mass immunisation through the approved vaccine is to begin next week for those in the highest risk categories. The vaccine has been authorised in the UK ahead of Europe the US. The MHRA was handed special … [Read more...]
Parliamentary report details impact of Covid-19 on coastal hospitality
A new report from the Hospitality and Tourism APPG has highlighted the acute impact of the COVID-19 crisis on businesses in the UK’s coastal and lakeside communities. The Coasts and Waters report shows that the impact of the crisis has been more pronounced on coastal and lakeside regions due to their reliance on tourism, which generates 50% of local employment in some areas. … [Read more...]
Increased Covid-19 security added to prison restaurant
ENS have installed UV Clean solutions that kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, including coronavirus, on staff and customer technology touchpoints at The Clink Restaurant in Styal. The Clink is no ordinary restaurant, situated within a working prison their food is prepared and served by prisoners in training to gain qualifications that reduce reoffending rates. At The Clink … [Read more...]
Remembering the 2,200 hospitality people in the UK who have lost their lives to Covid-19
As the death toll from Covid-19 in the UK sadly passes the 50,000 mark we wanted to remember all of those people in hospitality within that group. There is no data available that would point precisely to how many people in hospitality have died, but an estimate is quite simple. The latest UK population figure is 67,886,011, and the best estimation of how many people work in … [Read more...]
Mandarin Oriental use Covid-19 to enhance eliminating single-use plastic
In October 2019, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group pledged to eliminate all single-use plastic, across its portfolio of 33 luxury hotels, by the end of March 2021. A year on from the Group’s pledge, this second progress report highlights both the achievements made to date and some of the continuing challenges. The company has committed to eliminating single-use plastic across all … [Read more...]
Visa and Mastercard accused of cashing in on Covid-19
The British Retail Consortium have hit out in recent days on an issue that is equally related to hospitality, accusing both Visa and Mastercard of cashing in on the Covid-19 pandemic. The accusation made by the British Retail Consortium is that Visa and Mastercard are both charging excessive fees, stating that in just two years costs have nearly doubled. The trade body … [Read more...]
Five Covid-19 minutes with… Michel Roux Jr
The scale and scope of the Covid-19 crisis in hospitality has created an almost surreal, pessimistic tone to news broadcasting in 2020. The numbers being reported don’t help in most instances either, as they are too big to paint a picture with depth beyond variances in forecasting the potential demise of our great industry, hospitality. Yet, while talking with people through … [Read more...]
