All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 35
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Analysis & InsightVaccine news boosts sector optimism
Confidence levels in the sector shot up following news of the vaccine, Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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NewsPop Golf to launch at Boxpark Wembley
The team behind Playgolf and Mighty Adventures are moving into the competitive socialising space with new concept Pop Golf.
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NewsMcDonald’s cooks up McPlant burger
McDonald’s is to launch its own meat-free burger the McPlant and launch its own plant-based products.
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NewsThe Inn Collection lands Whitby site
The Inn Collection Group has landed a third Yorkshire site, with prime Whitby venue The Stables at Crossbutts.
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NewsNew Liverpool concept for Manchester Hall owner
Vanitas Bar operator Stephen Cliff is launching a new venue, Boujee Restaurant & Bar, at Liverpool One shopping and leisure complex.
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NewsCity Pub Group appoints Toby Smith as COO
City Pub Group has appointed Toby Smith into the newly created role chief operating officer from today.
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Analysis & InsightUKH: No sign of wavering on lockdown
There are no signs the government regrets its decision to order lockdown amid speculation Boris Johnson feels he was misdirected by the date, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsStarmer calls for staggered closing times
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for a rethink of the 10pm hospitality curfew when lockdown ends in England.
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InterviewsJonathan Neame: ‘Scapegoating of hospitality won’t wash’
No one wanted to go into a second lockdown. But are there any silver linings?
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NewsRestaurants eye online cooking classes
Having pivoted to meal kits during lockdown, operators are now eying a new flex – online cooking classes.
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NewsTRG hopes to move forward with airport sites
The Restaurant Group is hoping to press ahead with plans to open four new sites in 2021 at Manchester Airport, though opening dates will depend on a return of passenger numbers in the new year, MCA understands.
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NewsStonegate offers 90% rent credits for lockdown
Stonegate Pub Company has announced support within its leased and tenanted business, Ei Publican Partnerships.
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NewsFriska completes CVA, closes Manchester sites
Healthy eating food to go brand Friska has completed a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), with the closure of its three sites in Manchester. Co-founder Ed Brown told MCA it was “very much a covid-19 related CVA”, and said there were “no winners” from the process, which has seen redundancies across ...
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NewsShepherd Neame ‘resilient and well positioned for growth’
Shepherd Neame remains “extremely resilient” as it enters into lockdown, and will emerge in a “position of strength”, the group reported in a financial update.
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NewsWales relaxes lockdown rules
Groups of four people from different households will be allowed to meet indoors at pubs, cafes and restaurants after Wales’ firebreak lockdown ends.
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NewsGovernment makes partial u-turn on takeaway beer
The government has made a partial U-turn on its ban on takeaway beer from pubs during the lockdown in England.
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NewsSix-month investment needed for sector survival
Trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the Government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of those sectors.
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NewsCamino saved in rescue deal
Camino, the Spanish tapas restaurant and bar group, has secured a rescue deal, saving four restaurants, two bars, and 77 jobs.
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NewsBrindisa owner takes on former Brunning & Price pub
Brindisa founder and co-owner Ratnesh Bagdai has taken on The Bailiwick pub in Englefield Green in Surrey
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NewsBrighton Pier Group swings to a loss of £10.2m
Brighton Pier Group has written off £8.1m due to the pandemic, much of it related to its bars division.