Operators hail ‘amazing’ Eat Out to Help out as sales surge

Operators have reported strong sales since the launch of the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out initiative on Monday, brandishing the 50% discount offer on food and soft drinks ‘amazing’.

Covid-19 hasn’t put a stop to restaurants, and it hasn’t halted the guides either. Despite the current hiatus the AA, Harden’s, The Good Food Guide and Michelin all argue that a guide is still an essential authority for diners on[...]

UKHospitality has described the loss of inbound tourism, leisure and business travel in London as a “triple whammy” for hospitality, with the capital hit “more deeply and for longer” than other parts of the UK.

Restaurateur Jeremy King of Corbin & King, which operates venues including the Wolseley, the Delaunay and Fischer’s, has described the recent extension of the congestion charge as another “hammer blow” to the hospitality industry.