All articles by Georgia Cronin – Page 36
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NewsWagamama to reopen with sliding screen partitions
Wagamama has announced it will reopen four sites in the coming days to trial its new sliding screen safety feature.
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NewsRevolution to reopen with test and trace booking platform
Revolution Bars will reopen six sites on 6 July with a new booking platform to support the Government’s test and trace initiative.
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NewsDishoom announces reopening plans
Dishoom has announced it will reopen four of its restaurants next week, with the rest to follow throughout July.
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NewsPizza Hut CEO Jens Hofma: Hospitality is a transcendental need
Spending time with friends and family in a hospitality setting is a transcendental need and that won’t change because of the coronavirus crisis, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: “Local lockdown” a misuse of terminology
The government’s proposed next stage of reactive, local lockdowns will not force full business closures, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has said.
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NewsHawksmoor to reopen all sites by September
Hawksmoor has revealed its phased reopening strategy as it plans to have all eight restaurants open by the beginning of September.
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NewsCoppa Club to launch new events programme on reopening
Coppa Club is set to open three of its restaurants on 4 July alongside a new events programme.
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NewsMcdonald’s to install electric car charging points across drive-thru estate
McDonald’s is to install car charging points in hundreds of its restaurants across the UK. In a partnership with electric vehicle charging network InstaVolt, the fast food giant plans to install ports in the majority of its 924 drive-thru sites, allowing customers to charge their cars up to 80% in under 20 minutes.
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NewsComptoir Libanais to reopen 11 sites this week
Comptoir Libanais will reopen 11 of its restaurants on 4 July.
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NewsDeliveroo CEO Will Shu: ‘Coronavirus has marked a new era of delivery’
The coronavirus crisis has marked a new era of delivery, accelerating consumer behaviour when it comes to delivery apps by “about one to three years,” Deliveroo CEO Will Shu has said.
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NewsSt Austell to reopen majority of pubs this week
St Austell will reopen its entire managed pub estate, and approximately 70% of its tenanted pubs, on 4 July.
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NewsPrezzo announces phased reopening plans
Prezzo will have 20 of its restaurants reopened by the end of next week, with eight due to open on 4 July.
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NewsRevolution to pursue ‘cautious recommencement of trading’
Revolution Bars has said it plans to reopen six of its sites on 4 July to initiate its “cautious recommencement of trading.”
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NewsTGI Fridays rebrands ahead of reopening
TGI Fridays is set to reopen in-restaurant dining in 66 of its sites on 6 July under a new name.
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NewsCoppa Club to open one site on 4 July
Coppa Club will reopen one restaurant – in Tower Bridge – on 4 July.
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InterviewsHonest Burgers co-founder Phillip Eeles: 'Let’s innovate, let’s be nimble, and let’s crack on'
For countless operators across the sector, the extent of their ambition through the coronavirus crisis amounts to one thing – surviving. And rightly so. Faced with a three-month closure and a complete collapse in like-for-likes overnight, even to survive this period would be no mean feat for many businesses. But as co-founder Philip Eeles tells MCA, Honest Burgers isn’t one of them.
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NewsFlight Club to reopen all sites in August
Flight Club will reopen its six sites – four in London, and one in both Birmingham and Manchester – on 1 August.
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InterviewsBoxpark founder Roger Wade: ‘The rent code of practice isn’t worth the paper it’s written on’
After three months of forced closure, to say that a confirmed industry reopening date is a relief would be a severe understatement. But for Boxpark founder Roger Wade, without a resolution on rent, for many operators this relief could be painfully short-lived.
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NewsLegislation planned to relax al fresco dining licensing
Ministers are expected to introduce a new bill in parliament today to temporarily change licensing laws on al fresco dining.