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NewsJoin The Conversation with Peter Borg-Neal and Des Gunewardena
Oakman Inns’ executive chairman Peter Borg-Neal and Des Gunewardena, chief executive, D&D London will join the panel on next Monday’s edition of MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsMay brought ‘unspectacular return’ to indoor trading, with sales down 26%
Managed pub, restaurant and bar groups in Britain recorded a 26% drop in sales for May 2021, compared with the same month in 2019, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.
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NewsBrewDog ‘truly sorry’ over toxic work culture claims
BrewDog has promised to “listen and learn” after an explosive open letter was released by former staff accusing the craft beer company of presiding over a toxic work culture.
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NewsMegan’s seeks to strengthen senior team
Megan’s, the neighbourhood restaurant business, is looking to recruit 100 new team members, including a people director and operations director.
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NewsPopeyes UK makes trio of senior hires
Popeyes UK has announced its senior team ahead of its first restaurant opening in autumn 2021.
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NewsInn Collection appoints ops director
The Inn Collection Group has appointed of David Campbell, formerly of The Coaching Inn Group, as operations director.
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NewsComptoir earmarks six sites for closure
Comptoir Group has closed four sites and is due to close a further two as a result of the pandemic.
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NewsLicensing changes ‘positive news’
New licensing regulations for England and Wales have extended automatic off licence flexibility until September 2022, and increased the annual Temporary Event Notice allowance from 15 to 20 for 2022 and 2023.
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NewsNightclubs won’t be allowed to reopen ‘for a while’
The government is looking at a “mix-and-match” approach to easing lockdown restrictions, with nightclubs not expected to be allowed to reopen “for a while”.
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NewsChilango appoints new head of people
Chilango has appointed Carrie Bowers as its new head of people and culture.
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NewsGreggs appoints new non-exec
Greggs has appointed Mohamed Elsarky as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 21 June 2021.
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NewsSSP expects pre-Covid revenues to return by 2024
SSP has said it had delivered “a resilient performance” over the six months to 31 March 2021, despite revenue being down 78.8% at constant currency rates, to £256.7m.
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NewsFears grow over ‘smoke and mirrors’ reopening
Lockdown laws could be replaced with restrictive guidance later this month, in what has been described as a ‘smoke and mirrors’ reopening.
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NewsCamile Thai in US dark kitchen partnership
Camile Food Group has partnered with US ghost kitchen operator Kitchen United MIX, in order to launch its Camile Thai brand in the United States.
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NewsDrake & Morgan receives approval for CVA
Drake & Morgan has secured approval to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), with 90% of creditors voting in favour of the proposals at a meeting last week.
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NewsGordon Ramsay secures O2 site for Street Burger
Gordon Ramsay has further strengthened the pipeline of his Street Burger brand, with a new site at The O2 next month.
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NewsTRG chair to step down
The Restaurant Group has announced that chairman Debbie Hewitt MBE will be stepping down from the board from 31 December 2021.
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NewsBoxpark to make regional debut
Boxpark, the dining, retail and leisure group, has confirmed its first site outside of London, with the launch of sibling concept BoxHall in Bristol, scheduled for summer 2022.
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NewsSt Austell cuts opening hours
St Austell is the latest operator to be affected by staff shortages, after being forced to temporarily decreased its food service hours and opening hours in some of its managed sites.
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NewsNightcap trading ‘significantly ahead’ of expectations
Nightcap has reported that all 19 of its bars are open and trading across London, Bristol and Birmingham, at 92% of turnover compared to the equivalent weeks in 2019.