All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 33
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InterviewsLoungers CEO Nick Collins: ‘We have a real role in improving high streets’
When discussing the enduring success of the Loungers business, “well-hedged” is not a phrase CEO Nick Collins says he would necessarily use, but he recognises it’s a good one.
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NewsCaffe Nero approves CVA amid takeover approach
Caffè Nero has approved its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), including a modification that the company will ensure compromised creditors, including landlords, will have their arrears paid in full in the event that a sale of the group to the third party occurs within the next six months.
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NewsLoungers holds profit despite lockdowns
Loungers saw its turnover fall 33% to £53.5m in the 24 weeks to 4 October, but still managed to turn a profit despite a raft of restrictions.
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NewsPub grant ‘not enough’
A one-off grant of £1,000 for wet-led pubs forced to close because of coronavirus has been criticised for not doing enough to support pubs through winter.
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NewsPret coffee sub ‘saved many jobs’
Pret A Manger’s coffee subscription has surpassed expectations four-fold so far, and allowed the brand to tap into a new younger consumer base. Pret UK food and coffee director Briony Raven told MCA the good value of the offer, which entitles subscribers to up to five drinks a day for ...
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NewsScotch egg counts as ‘substantial meal’
Pub operators entering tier 2 face further confusion about the definition of a “substantial meal” after cabinet minister George Eustice suggested a Scotch egg could count.
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NewsBrewDog CEO’s ‘expensive lesson’ of hiring all-star management team
BrewDog CEO James Watt has admitted it was a mistake to hire an “all-star cast” senior management team with “hearty paychecks”, after all departed within 12 months.
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NewsNo drinking after meal
Customers visiting pubs in tier 2 regions will have to leave when they finish eating, a government source has confirmed.
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NewsMPs urged to intervene in ‘reckless’ decision-making
Wetherspoon’s chairman Tim Martin has written to MPs, accusing the government of poor decision-making in its coronavirus policies.
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InterviewsPret director Briony Raven: 'We've amazed ourselves with the speed we've done things'
Pret a Manger officially launches Dinners by Pret this week after a soft launch period. Part of a multi-channel strategy of bringing Pret to customers’ homes, the hot food offer is available via Just Eat, Deliveroo and UberEats. UK food and coffee director Briony Raven discusses the project.
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NewsNew rescue package for hospitality sector
Pubs and restaurants hit by new coronavirus restrictions will be given extra cash to help get them through Christmas, the Telegraph reports.
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Analysis & InsightTier reshuffle is ‘lockdown by stealth’
England will be left with just a fraction of its pubs being able to trade in conditions resembling normal, the country set to go back into “lockdown in all but name”.
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InterviewsM&B CEO Phil Urban on the ‘cruel irony’ of tier 3 restrictions
It’s an oft-told observation that coronavirus and the work from home directive has led to empty city centres but thriving suburban neighbourhoods.
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Analysis & InsightMajority ‘cannot operate under tier 2’
A majority of operators (56%) said they would not be able to operate under the revised tier 2 restrictions.
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NewsBird appoints new MD, founders depart
Fried chicken and waffle concept Bird has appointed Andrew Clover as managing director to deliver on an ambitious expansion plan.
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NewsBlack Sheep presses ahead with expansion
Black Sheep Coffee is pressing ahead with its ambitious expansion plans with a new opening in Battersea Power Station.
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NewsFulham Shore eyes low rent property
Franco Manca operator Fulham Shore will continue to take advantage of properties coming to the market at “ever lower rents”, the company has said in a financial update.
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Analysis & InsightPandemic to wipe £14bn from pub market
The pandemic will wipe £14bn from the pub sector in 2020, but the market is forecast to make a tentative recovery in 2021, Lumina Intelligence reports.
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NewsDefiance grows in face of Christmas rules
News that the hospitality trade would once again be the worst loser from government restrictions over Christmas has been met with a growing sense of rebellion, as pub leaders suggested they may openly defy the rules.
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NewsReal Eating Co debuts in London
The Real Eating Company has secured its debut site in London, on the former Eat site on 82 Kings Road, Chelsea.