All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 36
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NewsBrewDog hits £7.5m crowdfund target
BrewDog has hit its initial target of £7.5m for its crowdfunding investment programme, Equity for Punks Tomorrow.
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NewsJust Eat cuts commission for independents
Just Eat is offering a package of discounts to independent restaurants hit by the most severe coronavirus restrictions. Operators in Northern Ireland, Wales and the central Scottish belt will get a 25% discount on commission for Just Eat’s courier service. Those regions will also pay no commission on collection orders, ...
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Analysis & InsightBrandwatch: Five Guys
Long before the pandemic struck, Five Guys was one of the most aggressively expanding operators in the sector, snapping up prime real estate across the country.
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Analysis & InsightDeliveroo study: 100k jobs saved due to platform
Deliveroo has commissioned a study which estimates delivery platforms protected 100,000 jobs in the restaurant sector during the height of the pandemic.
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NewsSt Austell to cut 100 jobs
St Austell Brewery has announced it is to cut up to 100 jobs from its workforce.
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NewsWestminster scraps al fresco charge
Westminster City Council has scrapped plans to charge restaurant and bar operators to keep trading outside through the coming months.
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NewsMcDonald’s backs Rashford with 1m meal pledge
McDonald’s has joined Marcus Rashford’s campaign and is offering a million free meals for UK families over the October half term, the company announced on Friday.
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Analysis & InsightUKH: ‘Extremely low level of transmission in hospitality’
The hospitality sector has reported just 1,728 infections across the UK workforce in the 14 weeks since reopening, out of approximately 20m work shifts.
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NewsBig Smoke Brew Co backs Rashford campaign
Big Smoke Brew Co, the six strong pub operator and brewer, is backing footballer Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign, offering 1000 free meals during half term.
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Analysis & InsightOne third in tier 3 have already closed or plan to shut
A third of operators in tier 3 say they do not have sufficient support to trade as a viable business and have either already closed or plan to shut.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints UK business chief from Amazon
Deliveroo has appointed Carlo Mocci, formerly of Amazon, as chief business officer for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsRare Restaurants the latest to accept business lunches
Gaucho and M Restaurants are now accepting business lunches, dinners, private dining and breakfast, CEO Martin Williams has confirmed.
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NewsNew support for tier 2 businesses
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce new financial support for hospitality businesses in areas tier 2 coronavirus restrictions, including London and Birmingham.
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NewsBoston Tea Party has ‘considerable cash cushion’
Boston Tea Party is trading materially ahead of its forecasts, its latest financial report reveals.
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NewsJeremy King: Tier 2 leaves London in ‘no man’s land’
Tier two restrictions are the “worst of both worlds”, according to Jeremy King, as he revealed his West End restaurants were down 50% on Monday on the previous week.
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NewsGreater Manchester goes into tier 3
Greater Manchester will be placed into tier 3 coronavirus restrictions on Friday after talks to reach a financial settlement broke down.
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NewsKhan calls for curfew to be scrapped
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for called for the 10pm curfew to be scrapped, saying it “makes no sense” now the capital is in tier 2.
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NewsManchester in stalemate over funding talks
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said he was “surprised and disappointed” after the idea of a Hardship Fund to top up furlough payments and support the self-employed was flat out rejected by the government yesterday.
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NewsTwo-week lockdown: ‘Be careful what you wish for’
Operators who believe a two-week circuit-breaker could be a magic bullet should be “careful what they wish for”, UK Hospitality’s Kate Nicholls has warned.
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NewsFarquhar departs Wagamama
Wagamama chief marketing officer Ross Farquhar has left the TRG-owned restaurant group.