Best Western Great Britain has read public and government concerns saying it can offer its numerous sites across the UK as temporary hospitals. The hotel chain could provide beds to meet potential demand from the NHS during the COVID-19 outbreak. Best Western said it will discuss the potential move this week and take exceptional measures to provide help. Best Western is … [Read more...]
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COVID-19 the unwanted solution to hospitality’s people and skills shortages
As an optimist by nature most news items don’t warrant too much worry or concern, they are temporary ripples in life’s pond. COVID-19, or Coronavirus as it is still referred to, should if it hasn’t already concern most people, and certainly those in the hospitality business. Why and what are the signals? It is worrying the people who control and legislate the world’s … [Read more...]
UK hospitality and catering industry stares at uncharted COVID-19 waters
Hospitality and catering businesses in the UK are already and will undoubtedly for some time continue to be at the forefront of the impact from COVID-19. At this time it is difficult to forecast with any precision how deep the impact will be and for what period of time. While Prime Minister Johnson chairs an emergency Cobra meeting today to develop the government’s next … [Read more...]
The hospitality curfew has reduced an industry to being nothing more than a sacrificial lamb
During the past six months we have published headlines that seven months ago we would never have considered, the regular use of words like ‘catastrophe’ have unfortunately not been out of kilter. So, we make no apology for using them. The emergence of Covid-19 has been literally catastrophic for all too many hospitality businesses already. Businesses that were loved, were … [Read more...]
Côte Restaurants acquired by Partners Group
Côte Restaurants today announces that Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has acquired the business. Since its first restaurant opened in 2007, Côte Restaurants has delighted guests with its modern take on French all-day dining. Prior to lockdown the business was trading well with record sales and strong EBITDA growth in the last financial … [Read more...]