All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 38
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NewsPubs and restaurants can remain open in North East, Yorkshire and Manchester
Pubs, bars and restaurants will be allowed to remain open in the North East of England under the new restrictions due to be announced by Boris Johnson this afternoon.
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NewsMinister fails to cite ‘robust evidence’ for local lockdown
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has defended government plans to introduce further restrictions, insisting there is a “higher risk of transmission” in hospitality settings, though he failed to cite the evidence.
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NewsData ‘cobbled together’ to justify closures in the North
Chief medical officer Chris Whitty was been accused of using misleading data to justify the expected shutdown of the North of England.
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NewsUKH: Mistake to blame hospitality for Scottish spike
UK Hospitality has criticised the Scottish government’s mistaken use of data to justify new restrictions on hospitality venues, despite it being made “explicitly clear” the figures do not demonstrate the location of infection or transmission.
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Analysis & InsightTop brands cut estates by 7.5%
Branded restaurants and pubs have announced cuts to their estates of 7.5% already this year, with fears that many more sites still closed since lockdown may never reopen.
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NewsShutdown ordered in Scotland
Pubs and licensed premises in five of Scotland’s most populous areas will have to shut for 16 days from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NewsGreene King to cut 800 jobs and close 80 sites
Greene King is planning to cut around 800 jobs and shut dozens of pubs following a drop off in trade as a result of the 10pm curfew.
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NewsScrimgeour leaves Cote, Holbrook steps up
Cote CEO Alex Scrimgeour is leaving the business following its acquisition by Partners Group, with Jane Holbrook to take over as executive chair.
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NewsChaiiwala signs deal with Domino’s franchisees
Indian street food café franchise Chaiiwala has signed an area agreement to roll out 10 new sites in Birmingham.
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NewsSEV has cash for 12 months
Social Entertainment Ventures, the operator of Bounce, Hijingo and Flight Club USA, has reported it has adequate financial resources to continue operating for at least 12 months based on its forecasts.
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NewsMPs told of ‘severe and devastating impact’ of curfew
UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls urged MPs to rethink the 10pm curfew yesterday, saying it was “crippling hospitality businesses”.
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NewsCurfew vote postponed amid Tory rebellion
A parliamentary vote on the 10pm curfew was postponed last night amid a growing Tory rebellion over the measure.
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NewsSurvey - 69% looking at restructuring or insolvency
More than 80% of UK hospitality operators believe their commercial terms with landlords will not be sufficient to see their businesses through this next phase of trading restrictions.
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NewsDeliveroo feature promises deeper customer engagement
Deliveroo has published details about its new feature, ‘Brought to you by Deliveroo’, which allows customers to order for delivery directly from restaurants’ websites for the first time.
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NewsCineworld to close 127 UK theatres
Cineworld has confirmed it is temporarily suspending operations at all of its 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK from Thursday (8 October).
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NewsLegal challenge against 10pm curfew
A legal challenge is being prepared against the Government’s implementation of a 10pm curfew.
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NewsPlea for more targeted support
The sector is facing a “severe and deleterious cumulative effect” from a series of local lockdowns, and further restrictions on supply and demand in the hospitality industry, trade bodies have warned the government.
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Analysis & InsightTurnover rents a ‘sensible transition solution’
Turnover rents are a short-term solution for the uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis, but landlords and tenants will want to return a more normalised fixed rate model once the market begins to get back to normal, CGA’s Follow the Monday has heard.
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Analysis & InsightNeighbourhood losses mounted after Manchester closure
East Coast concepts, the Neighbourhood and Victor’s operator recently acquired in a pre-pack administration, was already going through a challenging year even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, posting a loss of £1.7m in the 12 months to 29 February 2020.
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Analysis & InsightTurtle Bay in positive lfls growth
Turtle Bay is having one of its best two-month trading periods on record, chair Jane O’Riordan has said.