All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 49
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NewsBurger King CEO calls for compromise over rents
Burger King UK CEO Alasdair Murdoch has called on landlords to work together with F&B tenants to find a solution the impasse over rents. In an open letter, Murdoch said the situation was no one’s fault, but that the leases signed pre-covid-19 did not consider the current reality facing occupiers ...
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NewsDowney: Prepare for long period of closure
The idea that operators will be able to reopen their businesses in the near future has been dismissed as a “confusion of optimism”, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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InterviewsHawksmoor: Crisis shows sector ‘woven into fabric of society’
The coronavirus crisis offers the chance to reassess the “incredible role” the hospitality industry plays in society, Hawksmoor CEO Will Beckett has told MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsBrewdog cans fresh draft beer for delivery
Brewdog’s latest initiative is to can the surplus draft beer that would have gone to waste and delivery to consumers’ doors.
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NewsPret adds Just Eat to delivery partners
Pret A Manger has launched a new partnership with Just Eat for delivery, with an exclusive click and collect proposition for in store.
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NewsMarks: Focus on the bigger picture
Deltic CEO Peter Marks has likened to the focus on furlough details such as tronc to “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic” and urged operators to see the bigger picture.
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NewsFurloughed staff can take holiday
Employees can take holiday while on furlough, but employers will have to pay 100% of their wage rather than 80%, according to the latest guidance from government.
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NewsWhiting & Hammond launches food box scheme
Premium pub operator Whiting & Hammond is the latest company to use its supplier relationships to curate a food box.
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NewsCrosstown Collective links artisan suppliers
Crosstown, the artisan doughnut and coffee brand, has teamed up The Estate Dairy, Millers Bakery and London fruit & veg suppliers for an essentials food box delivery service.
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NewsWhitbread eligible under Covid Corporate Financing Facility
Whitbread has announced it has been confirmed as an eligible issuer under the UK Government’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).
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NewsWholesalers urge operators to settle bills
Wholesalers have called on pubs, restaurants and cafes to pay settle their invoices for stock ordered before the lockdown.
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NewsLockdown extended for three weeks
Lockdown will continue for at least another three weeks, with “light at the end of the tunnel” if certain criteria are met.
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NewsCity Pub Co raises £22m
City Pub Group has raised £22m following a share placing, cutting net debt by two thirds.
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NewsWimpy adds delivery and takeaway sites
Wimpy opened a brand new site in Orpington over the Easter weekend, with half of its 68-strong estate now offering home delivery or takeaway during lockdown.
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NewsMarston’s: ‘We are all in this together’
Marston’s is having constructive conversations with its tenants and lessees about rent, with relief concessions being offered where appropriate, CEO Ralph Findlay has said.
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NewsSacha Lord: 70% will go under without urgent cash support
Seventy per cent of night-time operators face going out of business if they do not get urgent access to cash support from government, Manchester night czar Sacha Lord has warned.
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NewsDeliveroo NHS campaign raises £1.5m
A Deliveroo campaign to feed NHS staff has raised more than £1.5m, which will go towards its pledge to provide 500,000 free meals.
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NewsFurloughed staff under renewed threat
Hospitality staff are under renewed threat of jobs losses if the government does not extend the jobs retention scheme beyond its initial three month period.
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NewsPizza Hut finds its mojo at time of crisis
Pizza Hut UK MD Neil Manhas has told MCA the brand has “found its mojo” serving the community at a time of crisis.
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NewsKFC reopens select delivery-only sites
KFC has reopened several restaurants for delivery only, with further reopenings planned in the coming weeks.