It's tough but there are tangible, practical, tasks you can be doing now to give yourself the best chance when you get open. In this video, with Caffè Culture I go through 9 predictions and 12 of these solutions. caffecultureshow.com/caff%C3%A8insi…

Keep going. Protect the jobs. Save livelihoods. A message for Rishi Sunak. #NationalTimeOut

Can restaurants and bars survive social distancing? Many face closures with mass unemployment without Government help. Rags Martel spoke to BarrafinaDeanStreet, Jonathan Downey, Angela Hartnett and others about the need to extend furlough and a "time-out" on rents.

Rent cuts seen as essential for restart by more and more operators - current govt stance of sort it between parties no longer tenable without intervention #nationaltimeout

Great to hear Chancellor Rishi Sunak give 2.5m hospitality workers reassurance “there will be no cliff edge to furlough scheme, working to figure out most effective way to wind down & ease people back into work in a measured way” and we are working on protocols to keep them safe

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Today's CaffeInsights features Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood sharing his views on the growing online coffee market, his decision-making process for new ventures and how his business is surviving, and in some projects thriving, in the current situation. tinyurl.com/yat7ruuo #Coffee

As ever - a great pleasure to talk to Paul @Baltzersens and hear his usual considered and excellent thoughts.

CaffèInsights returns with espresso embassy in Budapest, offering interesting insight for UK viewers since Hungary is out of lockdown. We discuss how the business is being managed now and what needs to be done to maximise sales during the next phase. tinyurl.com/yboslkm2

How to survive and thrive post-Covid. John Richardson returns for CaffèInsights, offering coffee shop owners a blue-print for surviving the current lockdown and some essential tips on how to keep the business afloat, tinyurl.com/yaze4j8n #coffeeshop #cafe #coffeeindustry

Join Alice Rendle of Edgcumbes Tea & Coffee Co. Ltd and John Richardson @TheCoffeeTweet for CaffèInsights. They explore what can be done in terms of generating cash now, how to examine your current operational processes, and why you need to be a bit "Barrow Boy". tinyurl.com/ya7s3zxu

coffeeprofitlab.com/phase-2-reopen… New training for coffee shops and cafes to ensure they can re-open as profitably as possible.

Cracking interview with Ryan from Attendant - well worth a listen.

New reopening checklist (with explaining video) plus multiple additional cafe and coffee shop resources now on one page Caffè Culture

Keeping on top of your finances is going to be a top priority as we come out of lockdown. To support, we have created a new two hour training session, broken down into four specific blocks, to help you, your managers and staff to understand the financials. tinyurl.com/yxoro2wb

We always open up with ‘Hello, how are you?’ Lots of people just say their order without acknowledging us. ‘Can I have a latte?’ But others will start talking. Some don’t stop ha ha. What we really really find is that people, including us, do like to have a talk. A thread...

My message to Rishi Sunak on behalf of clients, my FB group Caffè Culture and the industry - please share. John Richardson instagram.com/tv/CL7OSUDB3fY…

⁦Rishi Sunak⁩ ⁦@TheCoffeeTweet⁩ has something important to say on behalf all of us independent coffee shops and cafes... #dearrishi #saveourcoffeeshops instagram.com/tv/CL7OSUDB3fY…

As ever, useful research and insight from KAM

#kickstart DWP Can you please confirm the payment schedule for Kickstart employees? - it is supposed to be "approximately one month" after we pay them. It's now three months which is outrageous and nobody will reply to my emails.