All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 45
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NewsJDW confirms reopening, £48.3m CLBILS loan
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed it will open its pubs in England on 4 July, following the government’s announcement.
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NewsReopening guidelines for operators published
Operators are being advised by to keep a temporary record of customers and visitors for 21 days, to help assist the NHS Test and Trace scheme.
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NewsThe Ivy Chelsea Garden to reopen with thermal temperature checks and air filtration
The Ivy Collection will re-open the first of its restaurants, The Ivy Chelsea Garden, on Saturday, 4 July, under the assumption the Government lifts its existing restrictions on its two metre social distancing guidelines.
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NewsMore openings for McDonald’s this week
McDonald’s is launching a walk-in takeaway service across 250 of its restaurants this week.
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Analysis & Insight‘Bleak outlook’ for operators facing recovery
Hospitality businesses are preparing for a lengthy and painful recovery, with levels of trade expected to be significantly supressed for many months to come, a survey of UK Hospitality reveals.
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InterviewsHawthorn Leisure CEO Mark Davies: The business will be stronger than ever
Positives have been in short supply during lockdown, with even the prospect of reopening failing to raise many spirits, as the government dithers and delays over a definitive date.
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NewsBlackhouse enters administration
Living Ventures has placed its Blackhouse and Newgate businesses into administration, affecting four restaurants.
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NewsBandura joins Gusto Italian
Former Carluccio’s and Gaucho chief financial officer Frank Bandura has joined Gusto Italian as interim CFO.
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NewsHawthorn Leisure: Most pubs ready to open on 4 July
Hawthorn Leisure says 75% of its tenants and 99% of its pub partners have indicated they plan to reopen when the Government gives the green light for 4 July.
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NewsWagamama looks to the future with reopening plan
Wagamama CEO Emma Woods has hailed the cost-effective way the brand closed its estate, as it focusses on the safe reopening of its restaurants.
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NewsPub sector warns of crisis over unclear opening date
More than 50 pub company and brewery CEOs have urged the Prime Minister to give a definitive reopening date for all pubs by Friday, as the sector “hits crisis point”.
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NewsSeafood Pub Co files for administration
The Seafood Pub Company, the multi-awarding group, has ceased trading after going into administration.
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NewsJKS CEO Jyotin Sethi: Change of narrative needed to persuade people to go out
A change of narrative on the risks of coronavirus will be needed to persuade middle-ground consumers to visits restaurants and bars, JKS Restaurants CEO Jyotin Sethi has told MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsIndustry staff ‘locked out’ of government support
The hospitality sector has been named in a Treasury select committee report which finds more than 1m people have been locked out of government coronavirus support schemes.
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NewsGreene King reveals ‘Pub Safe’ operating guidelines
Greene King has unveiled details of how its pubs will look and operate ahead of them re-opening, under its set of ‘Pub Safe’ promises.
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NewsM&B extends lending facilities by £100m
Mitchells & Butlers has extended its lending facilities by £100m, giving it access to liquidity of £250m through to 31 December 2021.
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NewsCity Pub Group preps ‘reset, streamlined’ business
City Pub Group will reopen with a “reset, more efficient, streamlined business”, executive chairman Clive Watson has told the markets.
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NewsJust Eat Takeaway.com snaps up Grubhub for £5.75bn
Just Eat Takeaway.com has further consolidated its position in the global delivery market by buying US company Grubhub for $7.3bn (£5.75bn).
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NewsRestaurant Group CVA is ‘reshaping the face of casual dining’
The Restaurant Group’s announcement yesterday that it is proposing a CVA for it’s long-troubled leisure division was a major, if not entirely unsurprising development, in a coronavirus-dominated news cycle. Under the proposals, the company voluntary arrangement will allow for a restructure of the estate, which will see it exit 125 ...
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InterviewsLoungers chair Alex Reilley: Government not treating us like grown-ups
Loungers chairman Alex Reilley has excoriated the government’s communication over the lifting of lockdown as “maddening” and “irresponsible”.