Restaurant chains are extending the 50 per cent off taxpayer-funded meal deal into next month themselves amid calls for the Treasury to continue picking up the bill. At least £336million has already been claimed from diners who are getting an average of £5.25 off across 84,000 outlets who are taking part in the scheme. Its … Read more
A large crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters have accosted white diners outside several Washington, D.C. restaurants, demanding that they raise their fists to show solidarity with the movement. Footage showing the demonstrators aggressively yelling at one woman in the Adams Morgan neighborhood went viral on social media and sparked a widespread backlash. Many accused … Read more
Eat Out to Help out diners have claimed more than 64 million meals throughout August as pub and restaurant bosses call on scheme to be extended Diners claimed over 64 million meals on Eat Out to Help Out Scheme this month The Treasury said this represents a continued ‘upward trend’ in dining Pub and hospitality leaders have … Read more
Diners who have enjoyed Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme have been eating meat, fish and vegetables that are up to 18 MONTHS OLD Closures during lockdown mean food industry has £20 million of excess produce Government-approved changes to ‘best before’ labels now allow it to be sold Frozen meats can last an … Read more
Up to 100 diners have been quizzed by police after officers were called to reports of a ‘wedding party’ at an Indian restaurant – in an apparent breach of Covid-19 rules. A ‘large number of vehicles and guests’ were reported to be at the Badshah Palace in Great Barr, Birmingham at around 9pm on Sunday. … Read more
Raymond Blanc says so many diners say they have food intolerances ‘like a fashion item’ that his restaurant is now ‘more like a hospital’ Raymond Blanc, 70, believes this is result of eating intensively farmed products Michelin-starred chef is also calling for Britain to produce more of its own food He said we have been … Read more
Diners’ club tastecard unveils plans to take on Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat with new takeaway service where customers get permanent 10% discount tastecard co-founder Matt Turner said the company’s launch due in September will be ‘most disruptive delivery launch since the menu and telephone order’ Plan will see service launched in London before … Read more
Diners have eaten more than 35million Eat Out To Help Out meals under Rishi Sunak’s half-price scheme. The scheme – which started on August 3 – saw some 24.5million dishes enjoyed by Britons in 85,000 participating restaurants in its second week. This figure is nearly double the 10million who took advantage between August 3 and August 9. … Read more
Restaurants more than a quarter busier than they were before lockdown on back of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:05 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 17 August 2020 Restaurants have been more than a quarter busier than they were before … Read more
Scammers target diners at the Ritz by posing as staff to steal their payment card details before trying to spend thousands of pounds at Argos Fraudsters phoned people with details of bookings and asked for card details The Ritz has confirmed it’s investigating a ‘potential data breach’ on Thursday Fraudsters used customer card details to … Read more