All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 39
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NewsNew restrictions for Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough
New restrictions on social contact have been announced in the Liverpool city region, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, banning different households from meeting in indoor hospitality venues.
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NewsHancock defends 10pm curfew
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has defended the 10pm curfew, arguing reducing social contact was preferable to allowing “hundreds of thousands of deaths”.
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NewsStonegate CEO Simon Longbottom: Curfew a ‘perilous turning point’
Stonegate CEO Simon Longbottom has told MCA the 10pm curfew is a “devastating blow” to the hospitality sector and a “perilous turning point”.
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NewsEclectic Bars secures £1.8m CBILS
Eclectic Bars, the late-night division of the Luke Johnson-backed Brighton Pier Group, has secured £1.8m, via the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruptions Loan Scheme (CBILS).
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NewsTasty explores potential CVA
Tasty, the operator of Wildwood, is exploring a potential company voluntary agreement (CVA).
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NewsGreggs launches consultation to reduce staff hours
Greggs is launching a consultation on staff costs, which could see job losses minimised by negotiating reduced hours in shops.
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NewsDeliveroo to hire 15k new riders
Deliveroo has announced it will employ an additional 15,000 riders by the end of the year, in contrast to the hospitality industry it supplies, which is continuing to haemorrhage jobs.
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InterviewsTokyo Industries CEO Aaron Mellor: Night-time sector ‘totally ignored’
Tokyo Industries CEO Aaron Mellor has dismissed Rishi Sunak’s Winter Economic Plan for leaving the night-time sector with little choice but to hibernate.
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InterviewsOakman Inns’ Peter Borg-Neal: Curfew policy ’chaotic and appalling’
Oakman Inns founder Peter Borg-Neal has called the 10pm curfew a “disgrace” and a “public health disaster”.
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NewsNew volume restrictions
The backlash over coronavirus restrictions is continuing to grow, even as a raft of new laws were published.
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NewsCôte acquired out of administration by Partners Group
Côte Restaurants has been acquired out of administration by Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager.
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NewsIndustry contribution to infection ‘negligible’
A tiny proportion of operators (2%) believe the hospitality industry has been a “major source” for rising rates of coronavirus, Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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NewsLeon appoints Ayerst MD
Leon has appointed Nick Ayerst, former MD of TRG Concessions, as managing director.
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NewsQuarter believe business will fail
A quarter of hospitality businesses (23%) believe they will fail by the end of the year without further Government support.
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NewsM&B 'continues to outperform the market'
Mitchells & Butlers achieved like-for-like sales growth of 1.4% in August, as a result of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and the reduction in VAT.
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NewsUnlicensed premises exempt from table service rule
The ‘table service only’ rule only applies to licensed operators, the government has clarified.
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Analysis & Insight’This is like executing the wounded’
New restrictions on operating hours were never going to be a popular measure in the hospitality industry.
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NewsBig Mamma launches delivery brand Napoli Gang
Big Mamma, the operator of Gloria and Circolo Popolare, is launching a delivery-only brand, Napoli Gang.
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NewsSourced Market makes regional debut in Leeds
Sourced Market has opened at Leeds Skelton Lake Services, the new M1 service station from Extra MSA Group.
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NewsBoparan swaps Carluccio’s for Slim Chickens in Trafford Centre
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is to open the ninth branch and largest Slim Chickens restaurant to date in Manchester’s Trafford Centre in November.