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NewsPub marquee plan ‘entirely barking’
Pubs will be allowed to install marquees in beer gardens for the entire summer instead of 28 days currently allowed, without planning permission, the government has announced.
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Popeyes plans 350 UK sites
US fried chicken brand Popeyes has announced plans to enter the UK in 2021, with an ambitious goal of 350 new restaurants over the next 10 years.
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Don’t miss MCA’s Food to Go Conference today
Make sure you join us for MCA’s 2021 Food to Go Conference this morning for an agenda packed with interviews, insight and discussion focussed on the key topics of people, property, footfall and finance.
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Pandemic has cost hospitality sector £86bn in lost sales
The hospitality sector has lost £86bn worth of sales in the year since the first lockdown began on 23 March 2020, according to UKHospitality, with more lost sales opportunities to come if the government doesn’t make some concessions.
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Pizza Pilgrims secures £3.5m from Imbiba
Pizza Pilgrims has secured £3.5m investment from Imbiba, the specialist investor in the UK leisure, entertainment and hospitality sector.
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Five Guys CEO says technology has aided survival
Five Guys UK CEO John Eckbert has said its ability to use technology in order to offer new sales channels to customers has helped ensure its survival during the pandemic.
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Berenberg on Loungers
Loungers is well-positioned for growth in a post-Covid 19 world and has the potential to scale to as many as 1,000 sites over time, according to analysts Berenberg.
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JDW pricing strategy a key focus for analysts
The issue of JD Wetherspoon’s ability to push up prices has been called into question by several analysts following its half year financial update last week.
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Pure launches membership service as shops reopen
London-based food to go operator Pure is to launch a new membership service today (22 March) called Pure+more, to coincide with the reopening of selected shops for takeaway.
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MCA’s Food to Go Conference takes place tomorrow
MCA’s 2021 Food to Go Conference will be broadcast live tomorrow (23 March) featuring exclusive interviews with leading operators including McDonald’s, Leon, Pret A Manger and Greggs.
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Deliveroo IPO could reach £8.8bn valuation
Deliveroo has set the price range per share at between £3.90 and £4.60, in advance of its planned IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
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Number of licensed premises falls by 7,500
The number of licensed premises in Britain has declined by 7,592 (6.6%) in the past year, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor to be published this week by CGA and AlixPartners.
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Whitbread HR director to step down
Whitbread has announced group HR director Louise Smalley will step down from the Board on 31 August 2021.
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Roger Whiteside joins line-up for Food to Go Conference
Greggs’ chief executive Roger Whiteside will join a host of other industry leaders at MCA’s 2021 Food to Go Conference next week (23 March).
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Brian Trollip: ‘We are going to work really hard on our delivery business’
The development of Dishoom’s delivery business enabled it to avoid redundancies and keep up with its Meal for a Meal initiative last year, and it will “work really hard” on bettering the service this year, said managing director Brian Trollip.
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Second CBILS for JDW
JD Wetherspoon secured a second CBILS loan in March 2021 of £51.7m, bringing its total facilities to £1.04bn.
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Hawthorn announces new pub partner support
Hawthorn, the community pub company, has announced a new package of support for pub partners and operators ahead of the reopening of pubs.
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Wetherspoon reports £46m HY loss as restrictions bite
J D Wetherspoon has reported a loss before tax of £46.2m for the 26 to weeks to 24 January, as the “ever changing government guidelines” took their toll.
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Scottish government extends rent moratorium
The Scottish government has extended the moratorium on lease irritation for a further six months, going even further than the extensions in England and Wales which run until 30 June.
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KFC expands Deliveroo partnership
KFC has expanded its partnership with Deliveroo to a further 200 restaurants across the UK, on top of the 130 launched in 2020.
