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NewsMcDonald’s to offer limited delivery from 13 May
McDonald’s UK CEO Paul Pomroy has announced a “slow but safe” gradual return to operations - but its breakfast menu will temporarily be unavailable. On May 13th it will reopen 15 of its 1,350 UK restaurants on a delivery only basis, working with Uber Eats and Just Eat and offering a limited menu. The locations will be announced next week as the business assesses employee availability.
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NewsGreggs has done the right thing
It’s extremely quiet out there. So quiet that although I live down South I could hear the groans of disappointment from Newcastle this morning. If Horkos was a Geordie he’d be winging his way over to Roger Whiteside’s house today, but of course these are nothing like normal circumstances, so Greggs could and should be forgiven for reneging on its plans to fire up its ovens again. Particularly because behind its decision will be valid concerns for the safety of its staff and its devoted customers.
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NewsShelley Sandzer: A bright future in the ‘burbs?
The Covid-19 lockdown has forced a massive change in working practices for everyone. Whether we like it or not, we have had to make working from home produce results. We have all had to make it work. And with many predicting social distancing measures lasting for 12 months, we are looking at a new way of life for millions of workers across the country.
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NewsSteve Gotham: Lesson One in leveraging delivery – appraise the competition
With the fast diminishing prospects of restaurants being able to re-open sooner rather than later, there is increasing importance on leveraging delivery as a business revenue stream. MCA’s Menu Tracker insights have recently been augmented with some delivery menu analysis. This has extended to 38 operators across four channels, comprising chain restaurants, fast food – traditional and contemporary, as well as the delivery specialists (the raft of pizza purveyors that include the likes of Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut delivery).
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NewsWhat it’s like to operate in lockdown part four: Creams
When the advice came through we realised we were kind of in a unique position, in that we typically operate with a very long counter divided into very secure and distinct sections, hot, cold, waffles, crepes, etc. So, when the original news came through we spoke to every store and every franchisee, and we had 23 that remained open for delivery.
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NewsCaffe Nero to reopen eight cafes
Caffè Nero has announced it will be re-opening eight stores next week on a trial basis for takeaway.
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NewsGreggs backtracks on public trial over crowd fears
Greggs has reversed a trial to reopen 20 of its bakery shops to the public over fears they could become overcrowded with customers.
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NewsWolstencroft: ‘Without certainty on rent and social distancing we can’t move forward’
The industry urgently needs some clarity from Government on rent and social distancing measures before it can consider moving forward, Martin Wolstencroft has told MCA.
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NewsPret to open another 20 shops in London on Friday
Pret will reopen 20 more shops in London on Friday, following a successful trial where it reopened ten shops in the capital. As before, all the outlets will be open for collection and delivery only. Pret said since reopening ten shops on 16 April it had “found a way to operate shops safely and in line with government guidance”.
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NewsRent payments biggest industry challenge with ‘no one route forward’
Rent payments are the biggest immediate challenge facing the industry, but operators are split in their view of the most viable solution, CGA’s latest Business Confidence Survey has suggested.
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NewsSeven Dials launches online initiative and delivery service
Seven Dials landlord, Shaftesbury, has launched an online initiative to keep consumers connected to the site through the lockdown period.
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NewsIndustry sees 21.3% sales drop in first quarter
The hospitality industry saw sales decline by 21.3% in the first quarter of 2020, new figures from the UK Hospitality Quarterly Tracker reveal.
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NewsDeliveroo to make 367 redundancies, furloughs 50
Deliveroo is set to make 367 employees redundant as it struggles with demand during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsWetherspoon raises £141m
JD Wetherspoon has raised funds of £141m through the placing of 15,668,430 new ordinary shares, which it will use to secure the business through the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsUKH: Rent resolution cannot be left to the market
Government will have to intervene “to bring both sides together” if a long-term equitable agreement is to be reached between landlords and businesses on rent, Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has said.
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NewsTGI’s to trial ‘kerbside’ click-and-collect with delivery relaunch
TGI Friday’s will trial an all-new click-and-collect service next week as it explores “new revenue streams to help make the business viable” through the coronavirus crisis, chief executive Robert B Cook has told MCA.
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NewsKFC to have 100 delivery sites open next week
KFC has announced plans to open a further 80 sites for delivery, which will bring its UK total to 100 by Monday next week.
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NewsStephens: ‘Adapt delivery to family demographic’
With the delivery demographic changing amid the coronavirus crisis, operators looking to adapt should develop a family offering, Brandon Stephens, Tortilla founder, told attendees at MCA’s online event, The Conversation.
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NewsPret: What it's like to operate in a lockdown
There are three main reasons for reopening. Firstly, we wanted to find a way to support the NHS and essential workers during this difficult period. Since we temporarily closed, we’ve received several requests from hospitals and healthcare workers wanting access to freshly prepared food. That’s why we’ve initially chosen Pret shops located near hospitals to reopen for takeaway and delivery only.
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NewsPaul: What it’s like to operate in a lockdown
We re-opened because, fundamentally, we’ve been operating as a bakery for 130 years offering bread to the local community, and we felt we needed to try and maintain that heritage. We’ve added to that by offering essentials like milk, and we’ve recently started adding flour and yeast, because there are shortages of that. We’re really trying to make the essentials available for people struggling to access supermarket delivery slots.