All articles by Georgi Gyton – Page 105
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NewsGreene King: ‘Majority of orders are through our app’
Greene King has seen usage levels of its app soar since reopening, with 70% of its orders being submitted by guests through the technology, chief executive Nick Mackenzie told MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints new director
Deliveroo UK & Ireland has appointed Jonathan Fish as its new restaurant marketing director, MCA has learned.
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NewsPrezzo signs up with Uber Eats
Prezzo has signed up with Uber Eats to deliver food from 80 of its UK locations, with plans to expand the partnership further before the end of the month.
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NewsNeds Noodle Bar prepares to kickstart franchise plans
Neds Noodle Bar is looking to restart its franchise drive, with hopes for 10-15 sites over the next few years, CEO James Breslaw told MCA.
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NewsRisk appoints at the top for Curious after completing acquisition
Risk Capital Partners (RCP) has appointed Mark Crowther and Simon George as chairman and managing director of Curious Brewery, respectively, as it confirms the completion of its purchase of the business.
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NewsHawthorn acquires 14-strong pub package
Hawthorn has announced the acquisition of 14 community pubs from Everards of Leicestershire as it continues to build its nationwide community pub portfolio. The new sites are predominately located in suburban and neighbourhood locations in the East Midlands.
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NewsPM said to have scrapped plans for Covid passports
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly scrapped plans to introduce Covid passports for pubs and restaurants this summer, according to the Daily Mail.
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NewsBrewDog has 40-strong pipeline in place
BrewDog has pressed go on its openings pipeline with 40 bar locations already in place, president and COO David McDowall has told MCA.
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Analysis & InsightMixed reactions from analysts on Domino’s update
Domino’s like-for-like (lfl) sales and order growth in Q1 has been met with a mixed reaction from analysts.
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NewsAdnams reports £3.7m operating loss
Brewer, pub operator and retailer Adnams saw sales down for the 12 months to 31 December, from £74.7m in 2019, to £50.6m in 2020. The company posted a £3.7m operating loss, compared to profit of £719k for the same period last year.
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NewsIndian restaurant Pataka planning to roll out concept
Recently launched Indian restaurant business Pataka is looking to roll out the concept across London with three additional openings already lined up.
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NewsWelsh government brings forward date for reopening
The Welsh government has brought forward the proposed date that hospitality can reopen for indoor dining to 17 May – at least a week earlier than had previously been expected.
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NewsFulham Shore presented with new sites on almost daily basis
Fulham Shore is continuing on its search for new locations for both its Franco Manca and The Real Greek businesses and is being presented with “excellent potential retail locations, almost on a daily basis”.
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NewsCalls for adoption of Australian rent relief model
A group of hospitality operators and property agents are calling on the government to implement the same rent relief scheme as has been adopted in Australia.
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NewsShepherd Neame: Cash burn ‘less extreme’ as brewery picks up slack
Profit might not be the most important metric for success for Jonathan Neame at the moment. The next 12 months is all about getting the business firing again, getting the teams back and welcoming customers back.
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NewsShepherd Neame swings to loss
Shepherd Neame has reported a fall in turnover to £55.3m for the six months to 26 December 2020, from £79m for the comparable to the first half of 2020.
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NewsHospitality employment ‘disproportionately hit’ by pandemic
The hospitality sector has 355,000 fewer employees in March 2021, than one year previously – 43% of the total decline in paid employees, according to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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NewsTen Entertainment names new chairman
Ten Entertainment Group has appointed Adam Bellamy as non-executive chairman. He will take up the role from the date of the group’s AGM on 5 May 2021.
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NewsHospitality battles over insurance pay outs in court
Several high-profile hospitality groups, including Corbin & King and Black & White Hospitality, are turning to the courts in order to escalate long-running battles over pay-outs from business interruption insurance schemes, the Financial Times has reported.
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NewsSpend well ahead of post-lockdown last year
Hospitality venues which reopened in England last week enjoyed a stronger bounce in sales than they did when coming out of the first national lockdown last July, with sales up 45% on a like-for-like basis for the first week of trading, according to the latest data from CGA.