Yesterday Tim Martin and JD Weatherspoon announced they were not paying their 43,000 workers until the company was first reimbursed for their wages by the government. JD Wetherspoon’s decision leaves 43,000 people without their next pay date, many with little or no means of paying for rent, bills or food. Adding insult to injury today an email was sent by JD Weatherspoon to … [Read more...]
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Celebrated restauranteur and chef Floyd Cardoz, passes away from COVID-19
We are sad to report that Mumbai born restaurateur Floyd Cardoz has passed away today from COVID-19. Floyd Cardoz was born and grew up in Mumbai, he trained as a biochemist before discovering his real passion, restaurants. Educated in culinary schools in India and Switzerland, he travelled to New York where he worked in Gray Kunz's legendary kitchen at Lespinasse, rising to … [Read more...]
BiteBack, the online toolkit for hospitality businesses looking at transition to takeaway
The distressing impact of the global health and economic crisis from COVID-19 is being felt by all businesses, especially hospitality businesses. Now forced to close, restaurants will no takings while these measures are still in place. For small or independent businesses, this revenue loss could prove particularly damaging unless they find alternative ways to generate … [Read more...]
US $2 Trillion COVID-19 package approved, and includes help for self-employed
The White House and Senate leaders in the very early hours of this morning approved a $2-trillion (that’s $2,000,000,000,000) package to provide immediate stimulus to their economy. Following intense negotiations the package produced is one of the most expensive and potentially impactful measures in the history of the US Congress. White House legislative affairs director … [Read more...]
Chancellor tells the Airlines that feed UK tourism and hospitality no help from Government
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told UK airlines not to look to the government for help getting through the COVID-19 crisis and to find other forms of funding. In a letter to the UK airline industry yesterday Sunak said the government would only step in as "a last resort". He instead urged airlines to seek to raise money from shareholders. He went on to set out that the … [Read more...]