All MCA Insight articles in June 2020
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News
Leon makes sector-first environmental commitments
Leon has become the first eating out business to sign up to all 14 commitments put forward by the Council for Sustainable Business’ (CSB) to protect and improve the environment.
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News
Only those in ‘prolonged contact’ with infected at risk of self-isolate order
Customers, visitors and staff who are identified as having been in the same premises at the same time as someone with coronavirus will only be told to self-isolate in the case of prolonged and close contact, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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News
1m staff due back to work in July
Almost one million hospitality staff are expected to be back in work before the end of July, according to a new survey by UKHospitality.
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Analysis & Insight
Eating out divide deepens, at the expense of squeezed middle
The polarisation in the hospitality sector between quicker, convenience-led solutions and longer, richer, experiential occasions will deepen post-coronavirus, insight from MCA reveals.
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News
TRG successful in CVA bid
The Restaurant Group has confirmed that its proposed CVA for its leisure estate has been approved. It said over 82% of all creditors voted in favour of the proposal (75% approval required) and over 65% of the unconnected creditors voted in favour of the proposal (50% approval required).
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News
Hawksmoor to reopen all sites by September
Hawksmoor has revealed its phased reopening strategy as it plans to have all eight restaurants open by the beginning of September.
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News
Coppa Club to launch new events programme on reopening
Coppa Club is set to open three of its restaurants on 4 July alongside a new events programme.
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News
Byron files notice to appoint administrators
Byron has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, Sky News reports.
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News
Mcdonald’s to install electric car charging points across drive-thru estate
McDonald’s is to install car charging points in hundreds of its restaurants across the UK. In a partnership with electric vehicle charging network InstaVolt, the fast food giant plans to install ports in the majority of its 924 drive-thru sites, allowing customers to charge their cars up to 80% in under 20 minutes.
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News
Comptoir Libanais to reopen 11 sites this week
Comptoir Libanais will reopen 11 of its restaurants on 4 July.
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News
Deliveroo CEO Will Shu: ‘Coronavirus has marked a new era of delivery’
The coronavirus crisis has marked a new era of delivery, accelerating consumer behaviour when it comes to delivery apps by “about one to three years,” Deliveroo CEO Will Shu has said.
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Opinion
Peter Martin: The road from farm to fork is going to get bumpier
Apart from the queues and early shortages of eggs, pasta and flour, the British public has not in general had a problem being fed during the coronavirus crisis.
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News
St Austell to reopen majority of pubs this week
St Austell will reopen its entire managed pub estate, and approximately 70% of its tenanted pubs, on 4 July.
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News
Prezzo announces phased reopening plans
Prezzo will have 20 of its restaurants reopened by the end of next week, with eight due to open on 4 July.
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News
Revolution to pursue ‘cautious recommencement of trading’
Revolution Bars has said it plans to reopen six of its sites on 4 July to initiate its “cautious recommencement of trading.”
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Interviews
Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay: ‘We’ll pull out all the stops’
Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay would have preferred more notice to get his pub estate open, having leant his voice to industry calls for three weeks. In the event it was more like 10 days.
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News
TGI Fridays rebrands ahead of reopening
TGI Fridays is set to reopen in-restaurant dining in 66 of its sites on 6 July under a new name.
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News
Coppa Club to open one site on 4 July
Coppa Club will reopen one restaurant – in Tower Bridge – on 4 July.