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NewsUber Eats extends support for restaurant partners
Uber Eats will be waiving all activation fees, commission fees and some delivery charges for restaurants on its platform for the duration of lockdown. The delivery aggregator has announced today that activation fees for new restaurants joining the app as well as commission fees on pick up orders for current restaurant partners will be waived until the end of November, and the current opt-in programme for restaurants to receive daily payments to ease cashflow pressures will be extended. It has also committed to covering free delivery on up to 500,000 orders over the four weeks of lockdown, applying on orders of £15 or more from Monday to Friday.
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NewsPizza Express appoints Campbell and Leighton in new senior team
Pizza express has announced the completion of its recapitalisation, appointing former Wagamama chief executive David Campbell as its new CEO.
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NewsBig Mamma to launch third dark kitchen
Napoli Gang, the delivery-only concept from London-based Big Mamma Group, is launching its third dark kitchen next week.
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NewsWadworth announces senior shake-up
Wiltshire-based pubco and brewer Wadworth has announced a restructure in its senior team.
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NewsFurlough extended until March
The government’s furlough scheme will be extended until the end of March, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
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NewsTakeaway alcohol U-turn a “lifeline” but “not anywhere near enough”
The government’s U-turn on its ban on takeaway beer from pubs during lockdown has been welcomed by the industry ahead of tomorrow’s restrictions, but concerns have been raised as to how it compares to off-trade restrictions.
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NewsGreggs to stay open in lockdown
Greggs has confirmed all of its stores will remain open through the second lockdown.
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NewsHawksmoor launches at-home cocktail range
Restaurant group Hawksmoor has extended its at-home range with the release of a ‘Cocktails at Home’ offer.
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NewsDeliveroo relaunches NHS campaign
Deliveroo is relaunching its Supporting the NHS campaign to deliver hot meals to workers on the frontline in areas worst affected by the pandemic.
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NewsRestaurants eye online cooking classes
Having pivoted to meal kits during lockdown, operators are now eying a new flex – online cooking classes.
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NewsTRG hopes to move forward with airport sites
The Restaurant Group is hoping to press ahead with plans to open four new sites in 2021 at Manchester Airport, though opening dates will depend on a return of passenger numbers in the new year, MCA understands.
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NewsStonegate offers 90% rent credits for lockdown
Stonegate Pub Company has announced support within its leased and tenanted business, Ei Publican Partnerships.
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NewsFriska completes CVA, closes Manchester sites
Healthy eating food to go brand Friska has completed a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), with the closure of its three sites in Manchester. Co-founder Ed Brown told MCA it was “very much a covid-19 related CVA”, and said there were “no winners” from the process, which has seen redundancies across ...
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NewsShepherd Neame ‘resilient and well positioned for growth’
Shepherd Neame remains “extremely resilient” as it enters into lockdown, and will emerge in a “position of strength”, the group reported in a financial update.
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NewsWales relaxes lockdown rules
Groups of four people from different households will be allowed to meet indoors at pubs, cafes and restaurants after Wales’ firebreak lockdown ends.
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NewsGovernment makes partial u-turn on takeaway beer
The government has made a partial U-turn on its ban on takeaway beer from pubs during the lockdown in England.
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NewsSix-month investment needed for sector survival
Trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the Government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of those sectors.
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NewsShepherd Neame cuts 10% of staff
Shepherd Neame has announced it has cut 10% of its workforce as it prepares for the month-long lockdown. to close all 319 of its pubs and hotels for the month-long lockdown.
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NewsGDK owner launches salad concept Choppaluna
German Doner Kebab owner Hero Brands has launched salad-focused fast casual concept Choppaluna in Bloomsbury.
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NewsMeatliquor closes Kings Cross
Burger concept Meatliquor has announced it will be permanently closing its Kings Cross site as the country enters a second lockdown this week.