When it comes to COVID-19 restaurant cleaning, good hygiene and cleanliness is the best line of defence. At TWO Services, we provide reactive and preventative sanitise cleans for COVID-19 outbreaks in restaurants. Restaurant cleaning Covid-19 - Keeping surfaces clean is extremely important to protect the safety of building inhabitants. Our fogging system is a quick and easy … [Read more...]
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Heathrow flouts Covid-19 screening
GMB London says workers, including those serving food and drink, at Heathrow are being put at unnecessary risk. Heathrow’s website states that in line with government advice all of their restaurants are closed. But some shops are open, allowing passengers to purchase food and drinks. Recently H&C News did question why 15,000 passengers a day are still arriving at … [Read more...]
Pubs flouting Covid-19 lockdown have licences reviewed
Police have more than enough to do currently amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, so we are sad to report that enforcing lockdown is unfortunately amongst them. The licensee of a pub in the Sheffield area is one sorry example of putting money ahead of the health of his customers and neighbours. The sacrifices that millions of people and businesses are making during this … [Read more...]
UK consumers eating less meat through Covid-19 crisis
A survey conducted by The Vegan Society has found that 1 in 5 UK consumers have cut down on meat consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. These figures highlight how pressures on consumers are changing buying behaviour. Out of those who have reduced their meat or dairy consumption: 41% did so due to their preferred product not being available. 43% chose to reduce their … [Read more...]
Covid-19 Top 20 Headlines
The emergence of Covid-19 has changed the hospitality industry forever. So, we are featuring our Covid-19 Top 20 Headlines. We've had a look back to understand which headlines reporting of the Covid-19 crisis have been read most, and how they were accessed. The headlines are listed below in ascending order with The Ritz London news being the most read. How they were … [Read more...]
Frank Gleeson talks Covid-19
Frank Gleeson, CEO, Aramark Northern Europe talks Covid-19: “On behalf of Aramark Northern Europe, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the resilience and professionalism of our employees, suppliers, clients, and customers, during this unprecedented time in all our lives. When we say, “Frontline first”, we mean it. Thousands of our people continue to support crisis response … [Read more...]
Launching Covid-19 Clink Graduate Emergency Support Fund
As the nation is still experiencing lock down and the restrictions this brings, The Clink Charity are busier than ever. And we welcome more support. Our Clink Restaurants, Café, Gardens, Kitchens and Events training projects are all temporarily closed. Our Clink Support Workers are working tirelessly. Working to ensure that our Clink Graduates in the community, and those … [Read more...]
Local Authorities named and shamed over Covid-19 grants
The hospitality industry across the UK is staring at banks unwilling to lend money to hospitality businesses that urgently need liquidity. In the past month hospitality businesses received no income due to closing, following government guidelines. The reluctance of banks to lend is a major problem, we now learn that some local authorities are delaying grant … [Read more...]
Hospitality delivery help through Covid-19
The onset of COVID-19 and its impact on the hospitality industry has been, to use the totally overused term currently, unprecedented. The impact is primarily two fold, firstly on health and secondly on economics, with most hospitality businesses now closed. The reactions across the hospitality industry have largely been heroic, our news pages are filled with … [Read more...]
Caterer community across the UK looking to further reduce consumption of meat post Covid-19
The vegan, plant based and vegetarian revolution that was taking place pre Covid-19 like almost everything else went into hibernation amidst the onset of the crisis we are all going through currently. The meat markets in China that sparked Covid-19 into life are not only geographically thousands of miles away from the UK, they are animal cruelty centres a million … [Read more...]
Hospitality apprentices undertake virtual learning programmes during COVID-19 lockdown
More than 400 Umbrella Training apprentices are continuing their apprenticeship programmes by undertaking virtual learning sessions, organised as part of a move to tackle developmental challenges caused by Covid-19. Through platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, the company is enabling learners to continue their tailored sessions, with 10 standards being delivered by … [Read more...]
Covid-19 one to one with Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin
Leadership is about many things and amongst them communications is at the Top of most lists. Showing where your heart is, for many is difficult and the attempt to do so can often be misinterpreted, so it’s also a risky strategy. Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin recently recorded the message above to the circa 300,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide who work with … [Read more...]
US hospitality software business on acquisition trail to maximise exit from COVID-19
ZoomAway Travel a US software business in the hospitality technology sector earlier this week announced that it has agreed to purchase a U.S. based Tour Operator, subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence. The strategy behind the acquisition is interesting on two levels. Firstly, as a hospitality technology business that supports hospitality providers and … [Read more...]
Danny Meyer’s cautious COVID-19 tone rewarded by hedge funds
In an interview with Yahoo finance earlier this week Danny Meyer, one of the US restaurant industry’s brightest lights struck a cautious tone on how he sees the future restaurant industry after the COVID-19 pandemic. Yahoo finance Editor Brian Sozzi spoke with Danny Meyer, Chairman and CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group that owns and operates a collection of … [Read more...]
Government mobilises Sodexo teams to support NHS COVID-19 effort
Sodexo has confirmed its support for all its employees and continues to redeploy teams to support the NHS during the COVID-19 outbreak. As one of the government’s strategic suppliers, Sodexo is part of an industry-wide response and is stepping up to provide a range of services to help fight the virus. Sodexo has been involved from the early stages of the outbreak. Our … [Read more...]