Delivery and takeaway sales still booming despite return of eating out

May’s delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading restaurant and pub groups were 273% higher than in May 2019, CGA’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.

Interest from non-EU workers in lower-paid UK jobs is failing to make up for a 41% decline in interest from European workers since 2019, with hospitality particularly affected.

The Caterer celebrates the refugees who, often fleeing war and unrest, sometimes leaving behind their families, have forged a career in the hospitality sector, demonstrating creativity, resilience and fortitude.

The ban on commercial evictions, or rent moratorium, introduced during the pandemic could be extended until 2022, according to The Telegraph.