Austria, which will reopen hotels on May 29 after suspected coronavirus infection to hundreds of tourists at a ski hotel, has announced it will regularly apply coronavirus testing to hotel employees to lure Germans and other tourists and revive the summer season. After hundreds of tourists from Germany, Norway, Iceland and other countries caught coronavirus […]

CGA Prestige Foodservice warned operators there could be an imbalance in prices due to coronavirus. Food prices in the UK reached a year-on-year deflation rate of -2.9% in March, according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. But Prestige Purchasing Chief Executive Shaun Allen warned operators that despite record deflation recorded in March, a significant […]

Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Bars restaurants, will add a new dimension to the farm-to-table outlook with his new project, “The Kitchen Farming Project.” Dan Barber, the American chef of Blue Hill and Blue Hill Stone Bars, who is one of the pioneers of the farm-to-table movement […]

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced yesterday that it is collaborating with Google to meet the ongoing demands of health care workers in available rooms in hotels and expand industry capabilities. With the “Hospitality for Hope” initiative launched by the AHLA about 2 months ago, nearly 17,000 properties meet the need for a […]

Global coffee chain Starbucks has regained more than half of its same-store sales thanks to demand that comes as it reopens branches in the US and China. The firm, which launched its summer menu earlier than usual in the US, aims to attract customers with its new products. The coffee chain, which launched its summer […]

René Redzepi, the successful chef who has many successes with his 2 Michelin star restaurant Noma, started serving his guests today with a new burger and wine menu. The celebrity chef, who said “It’s not about being together, it’s not about trying to be innovative,” began preparing burgers starting today at a busy but delicious […]