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NewsBoxpark launches track and trace digital ‘black card’
Boxpark has partnered with mobile payment company Pass Kit to launch an integrated pre-registration system.
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NewsFace coverings mandatory when buying food or drink to takeaway
Face coverings will be mandatory when buying food or drink to takeaway from cafes and shops, new government guidance has confirmed.
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NewsLeon to open four new motorway sites
Leon has announced the opening of four new restaurants at motorway services in the next few months.
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NewsFive Guys UK CEO John Eckbert: ‘The rent issue comes down to your own moral compass’
The existing rent model doesn’t accommodate for a period of forced closure, so dealing with accrued rental debt comes down to a question of morals, The Conversation has heard.
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NewsHospitality Leaders Poll: Operators vote against passing on price cuts
Anyone calling for restaurants to pass the VAT cut onto customers is likely to be disappointed, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA/HIM. Despite big brands like Starbucks, Nando’s, KFC Pret and JD Wetherspoon saying they would be cutting prices, of the 265 respondents to the weekly poll, all of whom are board level positions or founders of restaurants, pubs and food to go operations, 85% said they would not be passing on the cut.
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NewsHow Azzurri Group went into administration
One of the star performers in a competitive casual dining sector, and an even more competitive Italian subsector, Azzurri Group was formed out of the break-up of Gondola.
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NewsDavid Read: Making money whilst building back from 60% of historic revenues
Ask anyone in food manufacturing what the key to EBITDA is, and the answer will almost always come back as “managing gross profit”. But of course, everyone does that already, don’t they? Well, right now it feels like pulling the statement “managing gross profit” apart a bit is a worthy exercise, as the deltas are surprising. Just take for example a pre-coronavirus dining business with a 6% EBITDA margin on £10m revenues. Add just 3% points to GP margin and the EBITDA increases by 50% to £900k. On the other hand, starting from the same 6% point, a 50% increase in sales is required to hit the £900k.
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NewsDeliveroo launches table service element to its app
Deliveroo has added a table service element to its app so customers in restaurants in pubs and bars can order their food via the Deliveroo app, reducing contact between staff and customers. Over 2,000 restaurants are already using it, and there is zero commission on any orders placed. Deliveroo also said it was seeing a “steady growth” of pubs and bars on its platform, including chains like Mitchells and Butlers, Greene King and Brewdog.
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NewsOne in three hospitality workers could lose jobs, warns PWC
PWC has warned that one in three hospitality workers could lose their jobs by the end of the year. It said that workers in “accommodation and food services” were most at risk because of the impact of the coronavirus on trade and the high number of furloughed staff, and predicted that 32% of furloughed staff face redundancy.
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NewsEggslut opens second UK outlet
Eggslut has opened its 10th location worldwide and second UK outlet in London’s Fitzrovia, at 19 Percy Street. The two level restaurant from the cult brand has worked with street-artist Woskerski and installation experts Bompas and Parr on the interior, and teamed up with regular supply partners Clarence Court eggs, Bread Ahead bakery and Nude Coffee Roasters. The site has launched with the now-familiar social distancing measures, cashless payment, a one-way walking system and plastic screens at tills. All staff will wear plastic gloves and masks.
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NewsD&D receives 963 applications for single role
The stark reality for employment in the hospitality industry has been laid bare by D&D London receiving almost 1,000 applications in 24 hours for a receptionist position at its 20 Stories restaurant in Manchester. D&D said it had received 963 online applications for the role before it was closed due to the “unprecedented” interest, which it said showed the dearth of hospitality roles currently available in the industry, as well as the huge rise in unemployment caused by the lockdown.
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NewsChilango gives notice of intent to appoint administrators
Burrito chain Chilango has given notice of its intention to appoint administrators, in a further blow to bond-holders.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints Miller as permanent CFO
Deliveroo has appointed Adam Miller as its new chief financial officer.
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NewsGovernment guidance released for temporary alcohol licensing provisions
The Government has released details of its temporary alcohol off-sales permissions, expected to come info effect in the new Business and Planning Bill by the end of this month.
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NewsBoparan removes £10 cap on Eat Out to Help Out offer
Boparan Restaurant Group has announced it will be extending the Eat Out to Help Out offer, removing the £10 limit on half price discounts across all of its restaurant brands.
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NewsWhitbread to open entire restaurant estate next month, joins Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Whitbread has announced that its entire restaurant estate will have reopened by the beginning of next month, and all sites will be taking part in the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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NewsRoad closures in Seven Dials to boost trade
Shaftesbury will implement temporary timed road closures in Seven Dials from August 3, to support tenants and encourage visitors to return to the West End.
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NewsSlim Chickens to open first site under new franchise agreement
Slim Chickens is set to open its first new restaurant under a franchise development agreement with JRK.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: ‘Mask rule about public perception, not science or logic’
The mandatory mask rule is primarily intended to “break down the taboo” of wearing them, and there are no plans to extend it beyond retail environments, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsMcDonald’s reopens dine-in at 700 restaurants
McDonald’s will reopen dine-in areas from today across England following a successful pilot.