All articles by Georgia Cronin – Page 40
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NewsJeremy Roberts: We have to see lockdown through
“Lockdown shouldn’t have happened this way in the first place, but now that we’re here, we’ve got to see it through in some kind of order,” was the message from Jeremy Roberts to attendees at MCA’s The Conversation.
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InterviewsAlchemist CEO Simon Potts: ‘We’ll work to turn fear of going out into fear of missing out’
“Relaxed” isn’t an emotion easily associated with members of the hospitality industry of late, but Alchemist CEO Simon Potts seems to be the exception. In fact, with consumer behaviour throughout the pandemic largely dependent on their personal proximity to a relaxed state of mind, for Potts, a pragmatic and slow-paced reopening is the obvious route to a successful recovery.
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NewsPizza Express opens select sites for delivery
Pizza Express has opened 13 sites across London for delivery only.
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NewsYoung’s cancels dividend, enters coronavirus financing arrangements
Young’s has cancelled its interim dividend for the financial year ending 29 March 2021 as it enters into its various coronavirus financing arrangements.
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NewsPret to reopen further 204 stores next week
Pret is to reopen a further 204 stores for takeaway and delivery next week.
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NewsLuke Johnson: “Paid idleness is good for no one”
The government’s furlough scheme is “encouraging idleness,” and should have been cut off sooner, Luke Johnson told attendees at MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsTwo-metre distancing needs ‘flexible interpretation’
If the Government refuses to re-evaluate its two-metre physical distancing guideline, it will be up to the industry to interpret the rule “as flexibly as we can,” Jeremy Roberts, Living Ventures co-founder has said.
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NewsTrade bodies call for extended flexible furlough
Hospitality trade bodies have called on the Government to extend the Jobs Retention Scheme to October and increase its flexibility for the sector.
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NewsJohnson “more optimistic” about reopening of hospitality
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he is “more optimistic” than he once was about getting hospitality up and running again.
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NewsGreggs to reopen 800 stores next month
Greggs is set to reopen 800 stores across the UK next month.
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NewsMcDonald’s to reopen all drive-thru restaurants next week
McDonald’s has announced it will open all its drive-thru stores next week.
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NewsSunak to announce furlough cut-off this week
The chancellor is set to announce a series of changes to the government’s coronavirus support schemes later this week, with a focus on phasing out the Jobs Retention Scheme.
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NewsGail’s to open new Windsor site
Bakery chain Gail’s is set to open a new site in Windsor this week, pushing on with expansion plans despite the coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsDeliveroo releases restaurant recovery guidance
Deliveroo has brought together legal, property and restaurant industry specialists in a new initiative to support restaurants in the recovery period.
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NewsNando’s reopens a further 40 sites
Nando’s has announced it will reopen a further 40 sites for delivery and collection this week, taking its total open estate to 94.
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NewsCity Pub Group plans for outside-only reopening
The City Pub Group has outlined a series of measures to ensure its beer gardens are ready to reopen as soon as possible.
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NewsMarston’s and Carlsberg UK form joint venture partnership
Marston’s and Carlsberg UK have formed a new joint venture partnership, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC).
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InterviewsChew on This CEO Ellen Chew: Restaurants need licensing relaxation
Intimate inner-city restaurant spaces won’t be able to reopen without a substantial relaxation in licensing rules, hospitality entrepreneur Ellen Chew has told MCA.
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NewsSector sees another week of reopenings
MCA rounds up the latest reopenings in the hospitality sector.
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NewsInn Collection hires new CFO
The Inn Collection Group has appointed Paul Edwards as its Chief Financial Officer.