Industry suppliers Think Hospitality and Flow Hospitality, have come together to create
HospoLive, a free live content stream keeping hospitality workers connected, upskilled and
inspired during coronavirus isolation.
The sessions, which will be hosted on Facebook Live throughout Monday to Friday, have
been specifically curated to add value to a number different job roles within hospitality,
ranging from front of house staff to head office.
The content covers a broad range of topics, including: yoga, fitness, wellness, hospitality
training sessions interviews with inspirational hospitality figures, and live cooking segments.
It is being supported by several industry partners including UKHospitality, HIT Training,
Beaver Trison, Fleet Street Communications, MEMO, Supersonic, MMU – Mastering Multi
Units, Fever Tree, Diageo, Bacardi, Only A Pavement Away, Wonderhouse & KAM Media.
James Hacon, Chief Executive at THINK Hospitality says “In the face of adversity the
hospitality industry has proven time and time again, that it pulls together to support one
other. We currently face the largest challenge of a generation, but we’re determined to do
our bit and take the opportunity presented by self-isolation to upskill the industry, share
knowledge and help keep our hospitality community motivated through these difficult times.”
Elly Johnston, Director of Flow Hospitality adds “We’re creating the platform to support the
wellbeing of the people in our industry and provide a place that they can come to if they want to connect, learn and feel inspired. We also hope this helps our industry come back better and stronger than ever when things recover which we all know they it will! We are
overwhelmed and extremely grateful for the support from everyone we have spoken to and
invite anyone else who wants to get involved to reach out.”
HOSPO LIVE will broadcast through Facebook Live to a global audience. The page is
available to sign up to now on Facebook and will launch on Wednesday 25 th March 2020
from midday. Confirmed guests include former Dragon Den’s star Sarah Willingham, new
Nordic food pioneer Claus Meyer, world renowned bar entrepreneur Ryan Chetiyawardana
(aka Mr Lyan), Kate Nicholls of UK Hospitality, Professor Chris Muller, JJ Goodman of
London Cocktail Club, TV chef &; cookbook author Shelina Permalloo and Disney keynote
speaker Dan Cockerell.
Operators are being encouraged to share this information with their teams to support them
through this difficult period. Companies already including the initiative in their employee
communications include Intercontinental Hotel Group, Hawksmoor, Soho House, Mission Mars, Sodexo, Fullers, Montpeliers, London Cocktail Club, Coaching Inns Group, Brewhouse & Kitchen and Punch.