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Friday Five: the week s top news This week s main hospitality news stories include the reopening of indoor trading, more expansion for Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, and the return of the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards
- Sales at Britain’s restaurants, pubs and bars
were up by a quarter on pre-Covid levels as consumers returned for the first day of indoor service on Monday (17 May). Data from CGA shows that reopened managed venues’ average sales were 24.9% higher than on the equivalent Monday in May 2019. Food sales jumped 29.6% as consumers took advantage of the opportunity to eat inside again for the first time this year in England and Wales, while drinks sales were up by 21.2%. These latest figures follow recent CGA data indicating strong sales for pubs, bars and restaurants over the first fortnight of outside-only service from 12 April, but more difficult trading conditions amid poor weather in early May. CGA’s Market Recovery
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Islington Christmas Day soup kitchen volunteers.
- Credit: Ross Griffiths, Mark Appleby and Zak Vora
Islington residents rallied together to set up outdoor soup kitchens by Angel Station and Old Street Station on Christmas Day.
The initiative was open to all but focused on feeding the elderly, hungry and homeless around the borough.
A team of 13 volunteers handed out more than 300 meals from noon onwards on Christmas Day.
Two stalls were set up at each site to comply with the new Covid rules.
One of the stalls served tea, coffee and biscuits while the other served hot food including chicken Biriyani, vegetable curry and vegetarian samosas, as well as crisps, fruit, yoghurt and bottled water.