All articles by Georgia Cronin – Page 45
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NewsGaucho & M Restaurants re-launch delivery
Gaucho and M Restaurants will be re-launching delivery operations next week for consumers in central London.
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NewsGumbrell: ‘We want to be part of a sector that’s ready to go forward'
Kris Grumbell, Brewhouse & Kitchen CEO, tells MCA of his proposal for an EIS-inspired Government support initiative to provide industry with a much-needed investor cash injection, the importance of keeping furloughed employees engaged throughout the closure period, and how sector resilience will ensure its survival.
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NewsBrewhouse & Kitchen to trial takeaway service
Brewhouse & Kitchen will be reopening some of its pubs this week to trial a beer takeaway service, Kris Gumbrell, CEO, has told MCA.
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NewsM & Gaucho Restaurants and D&D London pledge free meals to NHS staff
M & Gaucho Restaurants and D&D London are among the latest operators to pledge free meals to help support NHS frontline workers.
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NewsBBPA calls for pub-specific government support
The British Beer & Pub Association has called for extra government support for pubs to ensure they can survive an extended coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsDowney’s nine-month rent free proposal backed by industry leaders
Jonathan Downey’s nine-month rent time out proposal will be put to Government this week, backed by a number of industry leaders.
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NewsComptoir Group ‘confident’ coronavirus will not impede its long-term prospects
The short-term uncertainty caused by the coronavirus will not impact the longer-term prospects of Comptoir Group, chairman Richard Kleiner has said in its trading update released today.
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NewsFive Guys reopens six sites
Five Guys has reopened a number of UK sites for delivery and click and collect.
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NewsJRS receives 140,000 applications in first day
More than 140,000 businesses applied for the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme during its first day of operation, chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed.
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NewsNWTC appoints new CEO
The New World Trading Company, the operator behind The Botanist and The Florist, has appointed Jesper Friis as its new chief executive.
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NewsJRS extended until the end of June
The Coronavirus Job Retention scheme will be extended until the end of June, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced today.
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NewsCMA provisionally approves Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo to prevent its otherwise ‘inevitable exit from the market’
The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared the Amazon and Deliveroo deal following evidence that the delivery giant would collapse without the investment.
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NewsFeedNHS goes nationwide
FeedNHS, the not-for-profit campaign launched by Leon founder John Vincent, has announced that it will be going nationwide next week.
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NewsCreams: ‘There will be casualties, but we don’t intend to be one’
Having seen record delivery numbers in the last two weeks despite only operating out of less than half of its estate, Creams will not be an industry casualty, Elton Gray, Creams commercial and operations director, has told MCA.
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NewsUKH: ‘There’s an opportunity to press reset on certain legislation’
The Government must look at alternative methods of funding the hospitality industry if it wants the sector to play a meaningful part in the recovery of the UK economy, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has told MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsDowney’s nine-month rent time out proposal to be submitted to Government
Jonathan Downey, founder of Hospitality Union, is to submit a formal proposal to the Treasury next week for a nine-month rent-free period for hospitality, leisure and retail businesses forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionPeter Martin: ‘Flexibility and patience will be vital for reopening’
The Government may “fire the starting gun” on lifting restrictions, but it will be down to individual companies to carefully plan their own reboot, panellist Peter Martin told attendees at MCA’s virtual event, The Conversation.
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NewsLuke Johnson urges operators seeking investment to contact him
Luke Johnson has urged certain hospitality operators seeking investment to contact him.
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NewsUKH: ‘Government silence equals consent on tronc JRS claims’
Where tronc is properly constructed as part of regular monthly payments, it should count as part of employee earnings in the furlough claim process, Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has advised.
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NewsBurger King to re-open select sites
Burger King has announced it will begin reopening sites for delivery.