Law & Order: SVU star Stephanie March is stepping up to help out two groups who have been majorly impacted by the coronavirus crisis. The 45-year-old actress has joined forces with her friend, photographer Melanie Dunea, on a new initiative that benefits both the ailing restaurant industry as well as those on the front lines … Read more
Future of restaurant chain Wasabi in doubt as accounts show it was fighting for survival before pandemic By Adam Luck For The Daily Mail Published: 22:45 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 14 April 2020 The future of Wasabi is in doubt after accounts showed it was fighting for survival even before the … Read more
A Domino’s pizza worker from Scotland has died from coronavirus. Mofizul Islam, 49, worked at the takeaway restaurant in Eskbank, Midlothian which is still open. Staff were told of Mr Islam’s death on Monday. He’d stopped working after the government announced the lockdown and died last week. Mofizul Islam, 49, worked at the takeaway restaurant … Read more
Domino’s pizza delivery driver, 49, dies from coronavirus but takeaway restaurant remains open Mofizul Islam, 49, worked at the takeaway restaurant in Eskbank, Midlothian The branch remains open but Domino’s have reportedly carried out a deep clean The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK currently stands at 7,978 By Chantalle Edmunds For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group expects sales to drop by 50% this year – and furloughs 20,000 staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 8 April 2020 Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group expects sales will drop by 50pc this year – and has furloughed … Read more
Restaurant chain Leon launches delivery site to survive the crisis By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 Restaurant chain Leon will this week launch an Ocado-style home delivery site as it reinvents itself to survive the coronavirus crisis. Following the Government’s … Read more
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
The 2015 MasterChef winner Simon Wood (pictured) fears for his restaurant and the wider industry as coronavirus panic sweeps the country Businesses fear they are on the brink as a restaurant boss begs his diners to keep eating out after takings plummeted 75 per cent and bookmakers warn of lost profits thanks to sports ban. … Read more