All articles by Georgia Cronin – Page 43
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NewsHall & Woodhouse extends rent cancellation period
Pub company Hall & Woodhouse has extended its rent and service charge cancellation period for its business partner estate.
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NewsDelivery relaunches continue to grow
Pret, Giggling Squid, Turtle Bay, Ping Pong Dim Sum and 7Bone Burger Co. are some of the latest operators to reopen sites this week for delivery and collection.
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Analysis & InsightOne in three operators anticipate permanent site closures
A third of senior hospitality executives anticipate they will need to permanently close pub, bar and restaurant sites because of the coronavirus crisis, the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth has found.
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NewsGreene King launches employee support fund
Greene King has launched an employee support fund in partnership with the Licensed Trade Charity, to help workers affected by the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsUKH: 'PM’s lack of nuance could be detrimental for hospitality’
Ahead of the expected announcement this week on the Government’s ‘phase two’ plans, UK Hospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has expressed concern that should the Prime Minister’s phrasing lack precision, the industry may experience a financial backlash.
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NewsDishoom: ‘We don’t like doing delivery, but the volume is there’
Since reversing its decision to offer a lockdown delivery option, Dishoom is looking to relaunch the service despite a “house view that we don’t like doing it,” co-founder Shamil Thakrar told MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsUKH: Back of house restrictions will impact capacity more than customer distancing
The measures put in place to ensure safe back of house practice will limit site occupancy over and above the social distancing of customers, Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has said.
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NewsChancellor preparing to “wean” businesses off furlough
The Chancellor is set to announce plans next week to wind down the furlough scheme from July amid fears that the nation has become “addicted” to the wage subsidies.
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NewsKFC opens drive-thrus
KFC has opened the drive-thru lanes in 55 of its 100 restaurants already operating for delivery.
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NewsJeremy King: Social distancing 'impossible and implausible'
Enforcing social distancing measures in a restaurant space will be “impossible and implausible,” Jeremy King, Corbin & King co-founder has said.
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NewsLeon expands Feed Britain delivery service
Leon has expanded its online delivery service, Feed Britain, with a larger menu and delivery capacity.
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NewsOver 50% pubs yet to receive government grants
The British Beer and Pubs Association has urged for faster delivery of Government backed loans and grants as it finds 75% of pubs and brewery businesses are yet to hear back on their application, and over 50% are yet to receive their entitled funds.
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NewsRestaurants relaunch delivery options
Bone Daddies, Meatliquor and The Coconut Tree are among the latest restaurant operators to reopen select sites on a takeaway only basis.
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NewsWolstencroft: ‘Without certainty on rent and social distancing we can’t move forward’
The industry urgently needs some clarity from Government on rent and social distancing measures before it can consider moving forward, Martin Wolstencroft has told MCA.
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NewsRent payments biggest industry challenge with ‘no one route forward’
Rent payments are the biggest immediate challenge facing the industry, but operators are split in their view of the most viable solution, CGA’s latest Business Confidence Survey has suggested.
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NewsSeven Dials launches online initiative and delivery service
Seven Dials landlord, Shaftesbury, has launched an online initiative to keep consumers connected to the site through the lockdown period.
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NewsIndustry sees 21.3% sales drop in first quarter
The hospitality industry saw sales decline by 21.3% in the first quarter of 2020, new figures from the UK Hospitality Quarterly Tracker reveal.
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NewsDeliveroo to make 367 redundancies, furloughs 50
Deliveroo is set to make 367 employees redundant as it struggles with demand during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsWetherspoon raises £141m
JD Wetherspoon has raised funds of £141m through the placing of 15,668,430 new ordinary shares, which it will use to secure the business through the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsUKH: Rent resolution cannot be left to the market
Government will have to intervene “to bring both sides together” if a long-term equitable agreement is to be reached between landlords and businesses on rent, Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has said.