Coronavirus

The Caterer takes the Coronavirus (COVID-19) very seriously. The epidemic and it's consequences including the steps taken to combat the virus has a serious impact on the hospitality sector. We try to collect all information and do what The Caterer does the best: provide guidance and shine light on ways how we can survive and emerge stronger at the end.

We are in this together.

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Rural operators reveal challenges and innovations during coronavirus crisis

03 April 2020 by Jennie Milsom

With up to 123,000 jobs in Devon reportedly under threat and tourism body Visit Cornwall urging tourists to stay away over the Easter break, the current outlook for the UK’s popular south-western holiday spots seem stark.

'It’s not in any way business as usual' – Just Eat boss Andrew Kenny

03 April 2020 by Jennie Milsom

Just Eat's UK managing director Andrew Kenny is the first to admit it’s been a challenging couple of weeks, felt not only by his team but across the wider takeaway sector as a whole.

Sodexo announces employee relief programme during 'once-in-a-lifetime crisis'

Sodexo announces employee relief programme during 'once-in-a-lifetime crisis'

03 April 2020 by Jennie Milsom

Accor to divert quarter of £245m dividend towards staff support fund

Accor to divert quarter of £245m dividend towards staff support fund

02 April 2020 by Katherine Price

Landlords must not be allowed to target tenants during coronavirus, says UKHospitality

Landlords must not be allowed to target tenants during coronavirus, says UKHospitality

02 April 2020 by Emma Lake

‘Completely unacceptable’ for banks to unfairly refuse funds to businesses in difficulty

‘Completely unacceptable’ for banks to unfairly refuse funds to businesses in difficulty

01 April 2020 by Emma Lake

Claridge’s to provide meals and beds for NHS workers

Claridge’s to provide meals and beds for NHS workers

01 April 2020 by Katherine Price

Claridge’s hotel in London’s Mayfair will host up to 40 key NHS workers from St Mary’s[...]

Majority will eat out as much as they used to, poll finds, but health more of a priority

Majority will eat out as much as they used to, poll finds, but health more of a priority

01 April 2020 by Jennie Milsom

A report by CGA has found that nearly two-thirds of adults are focusing on health and[...]

Sandpiper terminates purchase of Randalls of Guernsey

Sandpiper terminates purchase of Randalls of Guernsey

01 April 2020 by Katherine Price

SandpiperCI Group has terminated its acquisition of the Guernsey Pub Company, which owns Randalls of Guernsey,[...]

Hospitality businesses starting to receive coronavirus grants

Hospitality businesses starting to receive coronavirus grants

01 April 2020 by Emma Lake

High street businesses are beginning to receive one-off grants of £10,000 or £25,000 from the government’s[...]

Research finds a fifth of small and medium-sized firms unlikely to survive shutdown

Small and medium-sized business across the country will be forced to close despite the promise of support in the form of government-backed emergency loans."

01 April 2020 by James Stagg

Patisserie by Nigel Smith falls into administration

Patisserie by Nigel Smith falls into administration

31 March 2020

by Katherine Price

Cookeze, the Lancashire-based event catering firm partly owned by chef Nigel Smith, which traded as Patisserie by Nigel Smith, is the latest hospitality business to have been hit by the coronavirus crisis.

Charity that uses businesses' surplus food to feed the vulnerable in call for support

Charity that uses businesses' surplus food to feed the vulnerable in call for support

31 March 2020

A charity that redistributes surplus food to feed vulnerable people across London has launched a funding campaign after donations skyrocketed.

Hospitality sector makes 20,000 hotel beds available to key workers

Hospitality sector makes 20,000 hotel beds available to key workers

31 March 2020 by Katherine Price

Almost 200 hotels have made more than 20,000 beds available around the UK for NHS staff[...]

Advice: financial planning for after the lockdown and making sense of insolvency laws

Advice: financial planning for after the lockdown and making sense of insolvency laws

31 March 2020 by Emma Lake

Andrew Tate, partner and head of restructuring at accountant Kreston Reeves, explains what changes to the[...]

Agency seeking hotels to join database offering weekend stays to frontline NHS workers

Agency seeking hotels to join database offering weekend stays to frontline NHS workers

31 March 2020 by Katherine Price

Hotel agency 10 or More is pulling together a database of hotels in the UK interested[...]

Worcestershire Council launches urgent appeal for hotel rooms

Worcestershire Council launches urgent appeal for hotel rooms

31 March 2020 by Katherine Price

Worcestershire County Council has launched an “urgent” appeal for 150 hotel rooms in the county to[...]

Casual Dining & Commercial Kitchen shows postponed until 2021

The Casual Dining and Commercial Kitchen trade shows organised by Diversified Communications UK have both been postponed until 2021."

30 March 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

Britvic launch new hub to support licensees

Britvic launch new hub to support licensees

30 March 2020

by Lisa Jenkins

Britvic has launched a new hub of information via its Sensational Drinks platform to support outlets during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wake-up call: How to handle redundancy during coronavirus

Wake-up call: How to handle redundancy during coronavirus

30 March 2020

Businesses are having to face the regrettable but sometimes necessary step of reducing their staff. Emily Kearsey has some guidance on doing it fairly

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