All articles by Georgia Cronin – Page 38
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NewsWestminster Council sets out hospitality recovery proposal
In order for hospitality businesses in Westminster to continue trading whilst distancing is in place, the local council will be implementing a number of measures to create space for pavement dining, it has said.
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NewsEi Publican Partnership announces £280,000 PPE package
Ei Publican Partnerships, Ei Group’s leased and tenanted business, has said it will distribute up to one million items of PPE throughout its pub estate ahead of reopening.
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NewsDomino’s lfls up 6.1% in half year to date
Domino’s UK like for like sales were up 6.1% for the first half of the year to date.
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NewsPret trials click and collect
Pret has launched a click and collect trial in five of its London stores.
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NewsMcDonald’s sees signs of recovery in global sales
McDonald’s global sales began to gradually improve in May as it reached the 90% reopened store mark.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: Rent code of practice a “vehicle to deliver timeout”
The government’s proposed code of practice on rent negotiations is not intended to be an end in itself, but a vehicle towards further action to address the issue, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has said.
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InterviewsChop’d MD Eddie Holmes: We can’t open without rent solution
Whether it be the end of June, the beginning of July, or tomorrow, for Chop’d managing director Eddie Holmes, the government’s proposed hospitality reopening date is irrelevant. For Holmes, it’s not a question of when, but how, and without a workable solution to the rent issue, the 14 Chop’d sites across the UK won’t be opening any time soon.
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InterviewsSun Capital Partners founder Hugh Osmond: Two-metre distancing an “absolute nonsense”
Getting the “nonsensical” two-metre distancing rule reduced should be considered the “most important fight” in the short term for hospitality operators, Hugh Osmond has said.
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NewsTRG launches CVA to close 125 sites
The Restaurant Group has announced a proposal to enter a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) for its leisure estate.
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NewsHawksmoor to launch delivery service as it prepares for reopening
Hawksmoor is looking to launch an all-new delivery service as it prepares to open one London restaurant as “soon as practical.”
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NewsMcDonald’s to relaunch takeaway next week
McDonald’s has announced it is to relaunch its in-store takeaway and click-and-collect offering from next week.
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NewsCampaign to pedestrianise Soho launched
Soho-based hospitality operators are backing a campaign launched by commercial landlords Soho Estates and Shaftesbury to temporarily pedestrianise the area.
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NewsUKH calls on Government for fiscal rent support
UK Hospitality has called on Government to provide fiscal support to the hospitality sector in order to overcome the ongoing rent stalemate.
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NewsThree Joes CEO Tim Hall: ‘Everything is an option’ in The Stable acquisition
Although Three Joes primary objective at present is to get its newly acquired pizza chain back to trading, CEO Tim Hall isn’t ruling anything out when it comes to managing the new brand.
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News65% consumers will maintain or increase dining out spend post-lockdown
In the first three months after restrictions are lifted, 65% of consumers plan to spend the same amount or more money when dining out than they did before lockdown, a survey conducted by chef Marcus Wareing has found.
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NewsInception looks to mannequins and gas masks for “playful” distancing solutions
Inception Group, the operator behind London-based bar concepts including Mr Fogg’s, Bunga Bunga and Cahoots, is turning to “playful solutions” to tackle distancing measures when they reopen.
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NewsUKH urges PM to help tackle £1.4bn industry rent bill
UK Hospitality has urged the Government to help the industry tackle a £1.4bn rent bill and aid the survival of thousands of businesses.
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NewsBBPA calls for definitive pub reopening date
The British Beer and Pub Association has called on Government to provide immediate clarity on whether pubs with beer gardens can reopen from 22 June.
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NewsVeggie Pret reopens with new delivery service
Pret is reopening all of its Veggie Pret stores across the UK this week.
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NewsDowney proposes revised 12-month rent free plan to chancellor
Jonathan Downey has written a second letter to the chancellor Rishi Sunak with a new national time out rent proposal.