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NewsMowgli bullish on 2021 expansion
Mowgli Street Food retains a “fundamental belief in the dining out market” and continues to plan expansion for new openings in 2021.
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NewsRevolution trading ‘extremely strongly’
Revolution Bars Group achieved 48% of sales in the four weeks to 9 May 2021 compared to the equivalent period in 2019 – despite only having around 15% of capacity available due to outside trading restrictions.
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NewsCity Pub Group looks to future despite losses
City Pub Group has posted 2020 losses of £6.5m as its estate was heavily impacted by lengthy closure periods.
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NewsCity Pub estate ‘virtually unique’ in sector
City Pub Group chairman Clive Watson describes the group’s estate of predominately freehold high-quality managed pubs is “virtually unique in the pub sector”.
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NewsIndoor reopening to go ahead on 17 May
Hospitality has been given the go ahead to reopen indoors as planned next Monday (17 May), the prime minister has confirmed.
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NewsHugh Osmond: ‘I would take the government to court again’
Hugh Osmond has said he would bring a High Court challenge against the government again, despite the judge ruling against the case.
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NewsGreggs’ profits due to be better than expected
Greggs has reported a like-for-like sales decline of 3.9% for the most recent eight weeks of trading, compared to the same period in 2019.
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NewsUKHospitality pushing for further support
UKHospitality is calling on the government to provide further support for the hospitality sector by improving access to capital and to stick to the roadmap of lifting all restrictions from 21 June.
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NewsGovernment expected to confirm restriction easing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm that hospitality venues will be able to open for indoor trading from 17 May, as part of the next stage of restrictions being lifted.
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NewsBank holiday weather dampened drinks sales
Pubs, bars and restaurants experienced a significant like-for-like drop in drink sales in the week leading up to the May bank holiday – down by 38% on the equivalent week in 2019, according to the latest data from CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker.
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NewsReconsider rates cap, or systematic closure of pubs will continue
The government must reconsider the £2 million cap on business rates relief it is proposing to implement when the rates holiday comes to an end on 30 June, according to Colliers.
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NewsQuarter of staff aren’t confident on allergen guidance
Around a quarter (23%) of hospitality workers do not feel confident about advising customers with allergies, with 68% feeling they require more information, according to a new report from Fourth.
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NewsByron burger death family launches allergen campaign
The family of teenager Owen Carey, who died after eating a grilled chicken burger at Byron’s O2 Arena restaurant in 2017, have launched a campaign to improve the labelling of allergens in restaurants, the BBC has reported.
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NewsTortilla partners with Merlin Entertainments
Fast-casual burrito brand Tortilla is to open a site at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort, as part of a new partnership with Merlin Entertainments.
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NewsHawthorn CEO: Rent debt issue is ‘very complex’
Hawthorn boss Mark Davies, who also sits on the board of parent company New River real estate investment trust, has sympathised with the landlord position, saying the situation with rent debt is “very complex”.
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NewsBrewDog: ‘It’s been hold on to your hats time on supply’
BrewDog has managed to keep up with demand for its beer, but it has been “hold on to your hats time”, since hospitality reopened for outdoor trading last month, president and COO David McDowall told MCA’s The Conversation.
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NewsCôte sold for £56.5m
Partners Group paid £56.5m for Côte Restaurants in a pre-pack sale, an administrators’ reports reveals.
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NewsRudy’s heads to Soho
Rudy’s Pizzeria, the Mission Mars concept, will make its London debut after acquiring the former Wahaca site on Soho’s Wardour Street.
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NewsNWTC to debut new concept in Sheffield
New World Trading Company has confirmed it will launch new brand The Furnace in Sheffield’s Heart of the City scheme this summer.
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NewsPuttshack secures new round of funding
Puttshack has completed a new growth capital round of $60m (£43.1m) led by existing backer Promethean Investments to fund growth in the U.S., and UK and around the world.