All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 23
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NewsWhitbread reports high demand in tourist areas
Whitbread has reported food and beverage sales were down 86.0% in Q1 FY22, reflecting the government’s lockdown restrictions that were in place for most of the period.
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NewsLoungers sales up 26.6%
Loungers has reported like-for-like sales over the four-week period from 17 May to 13 June 2021 were up 26.6%, compared to the same period in 2019.
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NewsRent debt protections confirmed
Measures to protect commercial tenants from evictions and debt enforcement action have been extended until 25 March next year, the Treasury has confirmed.
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NewsOakman: Rent write-offs would be unfair
Rent debts should not be written off, as it would penalise operators that have worked hard to pay off their arrears, Steven Kenee of Oakman Group has argued.
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NewsSector needs ‘one last heave’ of support
Hospitality businesses need “one more heave” of support to make sure they get through the last weeks of restrictions, Kate Nicholls has argued.
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Analysis & Insight‘The delay is devastating for us’
There was a sense of resigned frustration and grudging inevitability about last night’s announcement from Boris Johnson.
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NewsD&D: ‘We’ve not been properly supported’
D&D London has had to plough in £15m into its UK estate during the pandemic – 10% of its annual revenue – but nothing into its US and France businesses, CEO Des Gunewardena has revealed.
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NewsFurlough extension not on the cards
The furlough scheme will not be extended despite the expected delay to ending lockdown, sourced close to Rishi Sunak have indicated.
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NewsBrewDog ‘truly sorry’ over toxic work culture claims
BrewDog has promised to “listen and learn” after an explosive open letter was released by former staff accusing the craft beer company of presiding over a toxic work culture.
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NewsMegan’s seeks to strengthen senior team
Megan’s, the neighbourhood restaurant business, is looking to recruit 100 new team members, including a people director and operations director.
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NewsPopeyes UK makes trio of senior hires
Popeyes UK has announced its senior team ahead of its first restaurant opening in autumn 2021.
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NewsInn Collection appoints ops director
The Inn Collection Group has appointed of David Campbell, formerly of The Coaching Inn Group, as operations director.
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NewsComptoir earmarks six sites for closure
Comptoir Group has closed four sites and is due to close a further two as a result of the pandemic.
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NewsNightclubs won’t be allowed to reopen ‘for a while’
The government is looking at a “mix-and-match” approach to easing lockdown restrictions, with nightclubs not expected to be allowed to reopen “for a while”.
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Analysis & InsightYoung lead the rush to the bar
Spending on bars and pubs saw a 1.4% growth among 16-24-year olds in May, as younger consumers returned to socialising at the earliest possible opportunity.
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NewsTRG chair to step down
The Restaurant Group has announced that chairman Debbie Hewitt MBE will be stepping down from the board from 31 December 2021.
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NewsNightcap trading ‘significantly ahead’ of expectations
Nightcap has reported that all 19 of its bars are open and trading across London, Bristol and Birmingham, at 92% of turnover compared to the equivalent weeks in 2019.
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InterviewsHawthorn: Table ordering negatively impacting trade
It is crucial community pub companies like Hawthorn can resume bar service on 21 June, due to the economic and social cost of table service, CEO Mark Davies has told MCA.
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NewsHawthorn like-for-likes at 98% of 2019
Hawthorn, the community pub company, has reported like-for-like volumes in its leased and tenanted estate are at 98% compared to the same period in 2019.
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NewsCaffè Carluccio’s can be ‘genuine challenger brand’
Boparan Restaurant Group believes there is scope to grow its adapted concept Caffè Carluccio’s to 500 sites over the next five years.