Locked-down London: Exclusive shops and restaurants are shut and boarded up as break-in fears grow

Exclusive shops and luxury hotels in London including Claridge’s and The Ritz have been shut and boarded up in the closed-down capital’s West End amid the coronavirus lockdown. High-end stores such as Dior and Givenchy have also been closed as the capital’s death toll surpasses 1,000.  It comes as stores adhere to social distancing rules … Read more

Uber Eats will add donate button for supporting restaurants struggling during coronavirus shutdowns

Uber Eats will add a donate button that allows users to support local restaurants struggling to stay afloat during coronavirus shutdowns Uber Eats is giving users an option to donate money to struggling restaurants The company will add a button to its delivery app Users will be able to donate directly to their restaurant of … Read more

Walkers release set of crisps inspired by UK’s restaurants including Nandos and Pizza Express

Your favourite takeaway in a bag of CRISPS! Walkers teams up with chains to create five new flavours including Nando’s PERi-PERi Chicken and Pizza Express American Hot Walkers have released five new flavours of crisps in collaboration with chains Worked with the likes of Pizza Express, Nando’s and GBK to create the range   Packs come … Read more

Carluccio’s goes into administration putting future of restaurants in doubt

Carluccio’s goes into administration putting future of 71 restaurants and 2,000 jobs in doubt as rent-to-own giant Brighthouse also collapses Chain, which was founded in 1991, confirmed it had appointed administrators  Said move was part of efforts to save the business and protects its employees  Came as BrightHouse, which has 240 stores, said it was … Read more

Rick Stein refuses to pay staff wages while his restaurants are closed due to coronavirus

Rick Stein refuses to pay staff wages while his restaurants are closed due to coronavirus… just days after praising his workers on social media The UK chef and TV personality told staff they won’t be paid for over a month Fellow celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay yesterday laid off more than 500 workers  Workers criticised Stein, … Read more

Britain’s high streets shut down: Restaurants and cafes including McDonald’s and Costa to close

Costa Coffee and McDonald’s have closed their doors this morning amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Both chains said they would be temporarily shutting stores in the UK, as retailers all over the country begin to deal with the fall out from the illness that has so far killed 281 people, with over 5,683 cases having … Read more

Bars, restaurants and stores are boarded up as three million prepare to file for unemployment

ALABAMA Gov. Kay Ivey issued statewide shutdowns of all beaches, child care facilities, dine-in restaurants and other services effective 5pm March 19.  All public schools are closed until April 6.  This extended previous rules closing day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining across six counties and banning public gatherings of more than 25 people … Read more

Britons stock up on alcohol after Boris Johnson’s coronavirus closure of pubs, bars and restaurants

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Top restaurants including Scott’s and Le Caprice close doors until further notice due to coronavirus

Top restaurants including Scott’s, Le Caprice and J Sheekey close their doors until further notice due to coronavirus Restaurants have suffered falls in customer numbers as pandemic has spread High Street giants Zizzi and ASK Italian have today closed their doors Caprice Restaurants, who own popular London eateries, have followed suit  Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more

Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants report dire trading

Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants report dire trading amid warnings that many will collapse this weekend with the loss of a million jobs By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:29 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:29 GMT, 18 March 2020 Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants reported dire trading yesterday amid … Read more