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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.

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Coronavirus: ‘Worst possible’ situation as prime minister tells public to avoid hospitality businesses

16 March 2020 by

Hospitality businesses have been left in the “worst possible situation” after the prime minister advised people to avoid pubs and restaurants but fell short of asking them to close.

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Casual dining industry ‘will be changed forever’ without government intervention

16 March 2020 by

Top casual dining bosses have called on the UK government to make meaningful intervention to support the industry, which is seeing footfall “worsening by the day” due to coronavirus, a situation set to worsen following the Prime Minister’s advice today[...]

Restaurants taking action to preserve businesses News

Restaurants taking action to preserve businesses

16 March 2020 by

Restaurants are taking measures to preserve their businesses through the coronavirus downturn, including temporary closures, launching[...]

UKHospitality calls for government to ‘step up’ as businesses face ‘existential threat’ News

UKHospitality calls for government to ‘step up’ as businesses face ‘existential threat’

15 March 2020 by

UKHospitality has called on the government to step up its support for businesses as the effect[...]

Best Western ‘will consider turning hotels into temporary hospitals’ News

Best Western ‘will consider turning hotels into temporary hospitals’

15 March 2020 by

Best Western Great Britain has said it will consider turning hotels into temporary hospitals if the[...]

Coronavirus: Restaurateurs report 25% fall in takings with situation expected to get worse News

Coronavirus: Restaurateurs report 25% fall in takings with situation expected to get worse

12 March 2020 by

Restaurants are reporting falls in takings of about 25% due to coronavirus, with the situation expected[...]

Eating out market sees like-for-likes fall in February but ‘worst yet to come’ News

Eating out market sees like-for-likes fall in February but ‘worst yet to come’

12 March 2020

Flooding and the coronavirus saw year-on-year, like-for-like sales across pubs, bars and restaurants fall by 3.3% in February.

‘Little to bring cheer’ to hoteliers in chancellor’s Budget News

‘Little to bring cheer’ to hoteliers in chancellor’s Budget

11 March 2020

There is “sadly little to bring much short- or longer-term cheer” to most hoteliers in the chancellor’s budget today, according to Russell Kett, chairman of global hotel consultancy HVS London.

Budget 2020: Chancellor introduces £7b coronavirus business relief including business rate cuts News

Budget 2020: Chancellor introduces £7b coronavirus business relief including business rate cuts

11 March 2020 by

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to present the budget to the House of Commons at 12.30pm.

Kitchen Rat: Events discussing cancelled coronavirus events... and the operators cleaning up toilet roll crime News

Kitchen Rat: Events discussing cancelled coronavirus events... and the operators cleaning up toilet roll crime

11 March 2020 by

Poking a nose behind the scenes of hospitality

Budget 2020: Chancellor urged to provide significant relief for small business News

Budget 2020: Chancellor urged to provide significant relief for small business

11 March 2020 by

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to reduce business rates and introduce meaningful measures to[...]

UKHospitality calls on government to bail out operators hit by coronavirus News

UKHospitality calls on government to bail out operators hit by coronavirus

10 March 2020 by

Hospitality is on the frontline of those being hit, says UKHospitality, in a call for suspension[...]

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