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e know how tough it’s been for Bristol hospitality this past year. We’re also very aware that many people in this sector stepped up big-time to help those in an even worse position, and what may have begun as an urgent response to the pandemic has now turned into an ongoing commitment to feed vulnerable people in the city. We wondered how we might be able to help, and here’s what we came up with: a free, online hospitality conference called The Crumbs Takeaway, that launched on 19 April. The conference offered an
opportunity for the sector – not just in Bristol, but also Bath, Cardiff and Exeter – to come together to share advice and stories. The Takeaway included keynote talks from two speakers, restaurateur Mitch Tonks and CE of UK Hospitality, Kate Nicholls; a ‘This Works for Me’ section, with Dom Borel from Bianchis, Greg Wells from the Craft Beer Festival and Josh Eggleton of the Pony & Trap repping Bristol; and an expert panel featuring Aine Morris of Bristol Food Union and Phil Haughton of Better Food. As well as providing practical advice and inspiration as companies re-emerge to full trading, the