All MCA Insight articles in January 2021 – Page 6
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News
800 branded outlets close
More than 800 branded restaurants, bars and coffee shops have closed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, research compiled for the Evening Standard has found.
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News
Greene King re-launches team member support fund
Greene King is launching its second coronavirus support fund later this month in partnership with the Licensed Trade Charity.
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News
Supreme Court backs policyholders over business interruption claims
A Supreme Court ruling set to force insurers to pay out on disputed coronavirus interruption claims by small firms is being celebrated as “very positive news” for hospitality.
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Analysis & Insight
Omnichannel trading and format diversity tipped as top sector trends this year
Omnichannel trading and format diversity will be among key trends that could underpin investment and development for the food-to-go sector this year.
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Interviews
Trispan operating partner Robin Rowland OBE: ‘Operators are treading water in the dark’
Trispan operating partner Robin Rowland OBE has joined calls for an extension of the VAT cut and business rates relief beyond March, arguing that operators can only “tread water in the dark” for so long.
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Interviews
Whitbread CEO Alison Brittain: Government support for hospitality a ‘good policy decision’
Issuing further financial support for hospitality would be a “good policy decision” for Government if they wish to see a fast-paced recovery, Whitbread CEO Alison Brittain has said.
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Analysis & Insight
Managed pub and restaurant sales plummet 75% at Christmas
Sales across Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups nosedived by almost three quarters at Christmas, the latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker has revealed.
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Analysis & Insight
Sector job losses hit 660,000
The pandemic has sounded the death knell for 660,000 hospitality jobs as lockdowns and restrictions let loose on UK businesses, according to the latest research from Fourth.
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality Leaders Poll: Operators expecting three-month closure
Two thirds (66%) of hospitality operators do not expect to open venues for dine-in before April, though business confidence is on the up, the Lumina Intelligence Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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News
Greene King takes anti-racist step in renaming four pubs
Greene King is renaming four of its pubs where the existing names are thought to hold racist connotations.
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News
Meatliquor to launch drive thru pop-up
Burger brand Meatliquor is to open a temporary drive thru restaurant next month in North Finchley.
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Analysis & Insight
Services sector the “main drag” on GDP in November
Accommodation and foodservice saw the largest fall in output between October and November, accounting for the primary drag on GDP growth, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.
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News
Leon launches carbon-neutral range
Leon has added a carbon-neutral range to its fast-food menu in a bid to bolster its environmental credentials.
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News
Takeaway rules tightened in Scotland
Scotland has imposed a ban on customers entering establishments for takeaway food from Saturday (January 16) in areas under Level 4 coronavirus restrictions.
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News
Up to 310,000 jobs at stake without 5% VAT extension
Up to 310,000 jobs could be at stake in the tourism and hospitality sector without an extension to the 15% VAT cut, trade bodies have warned.
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News
Deliveroo hires four banks for float
Deliveroo has appointed four investment banks to work on its stock market flotation, Sky News reports.
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Whitbread F&B sales halve
Whitbread has seen its food and beverage sales halve in Q3 2020, affected by heightened tiering and lockdown restrictions.
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Tortilla announces management shake-up
Tortilla has appointed Andy Naylor to the newly-created role of commercial director.
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UKH calls for small changes to support
UKHospitality has made new calls for “minor changes” to government support package to help the sector survive and rebound this year.
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PCA advises pub tenants of rights
Pubs Code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has written to tied tenants advising them of their protected rights during the pandemic.