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NewsThree-tier system could see return of full lockdown
A new three-tier lockdown system is under consideration for England, with the potential for harsher restrictions including the closure of pubs and restaurants.
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NewsDeliveroo feature promises deeper customer engagement
Deliveroo has published details about its new feature, ‘Brought to you by Deliveroo’, which allows customers to order for delivery directly from restaurants’ websites for the first time.
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NewsOsmond: Loan schemes ‘dig further trouble’
Emergency government loans designed to help companies through the pandemic could turn “once-viable businesses into zombie basket cases”, Various Eateries CEO Hugh Osmond has said.
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NewsDeliveroo preps £2bn IPO
Deliveroo has begun working on plans for an initial public offering (IPO) after appointing investment bank Goldman Sachs to advise on the process, Sky News reports.
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NewsCineworld to close 127 UK theatres
Cineworld has confirmed it is temporarily suspending operations at all of its 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK from Thursday (8 October).
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NewsLegal challenge against 10pm curfew
A legal challenge is being prepared against the Government’s implementation of a 10pm curfew.
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NewsPlea for more targeted support
The sector is facing a “severe and deleterious cumulative effect” from a series of local lockdowns, and further restrictions on supply and demand in the hospitality industry, trade bodies have warned the government.
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NewsKhan: London at a tipping point
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has warned the capital is at a “very serious tipping point” in the fight against coronavirus, as he pushed for a review of the 10pm curfew.
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NewsSunak: No regrets over Eat Out scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his Eat Out to Help Out scheme, and described his frustration at the 10pm curfew.
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NewsHawthorn’s David Lockhart dies
David Lockhart, co-founder of NewRiver and non-executive chairman of pubco Hawthorn Leisure has passed away. During his career, Lockhart set up three successful business – co-founding Hawthorn and NewRiver with Allan Lockhard and Mark Davies in 2009. He played a key part in developing the group – which now has a portfolio valued at £1.2b – before stepping down as chief executive in 2018.
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NewsNew restrictions for Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough
New restrictions on social contact have been announced in the Liverpool city region, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, banning different households from meeting in indoor hospitality venues.
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NewsHancock defends 10pm curfew
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has defended the 10pm curfew, arguing reducing social contact was preferable to allowing “hundreds of thousands of deaths”.
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NewsFuller’s to lay off 10% of staff
Fuller’s has said government advice to work from home means the pub company will have to lay off “at least” 10% of its staff, around 500 people.
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NewsStonegate CEO Simon Longbottom: Curfew a ‘perilous turning point’
Stonegate CEO Simon Longbottom has told MCA the 10pm curfew is a “devastating blow” to the hospitality sector and a “perilous turning point”.
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NewsEclectic Bars secures £1.8m CBILS
Eclectic Bars, the late-night division of the Luke Johnson-backed Brighton Pier Group, has secured £1.8m, via the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruptions Loan Scheme (CBILS).
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NewsEi Publican Partnerships gives away 100,000 drinks
Ei Publican Partnerships is giving away 100,000 drinks after teaming up with Budweiser, Britvic, Diageo, Heineken, Molson Coors and Sharp’s Brewery. The offer will be available in 1,250 pubs in October. Drinkers can claim one free drink a week by downloading a voucher via the Great British Pubs website. “We are delighted to be running our free drinks campaign again,” said MD Nick Light. “This time, as a thank you, we’ve extended the offer so that our customers can have up to one drink a week throughout October on a wide range of products, including from the low and no category.
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NewsTasty explores potential CVA
Tasty, the operator of Wildwood, is exploring a potential company voluntary agreement (CVA).
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NewsPret appoints global procurement director
Pret A Manger has appointed a new global procurement director. Laura Grant joins from Virgin Atlantic, where she was most recently vice president of strategic projects / chief of staff, and before that VP of procurement. The appointment follows the announcement of a major restructure at Pret, which involves 2,800 ...
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NewsOperators launch cancel the curfew campaign
A campaign has been launched by hospitality operators across the country to force a U-turn on the government’s 10pm curfew.