All MCA Insight articles in November 2020 – Page 2
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NewsStricter tiers needed to control virus
A stricter tier system that bans indoor socialising over winter will be needed to replace national lockdown next month, a government scientific adviser has warned.
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NewsDinners by Pret deliveries expanded
Pret A Manger is to roll out its delivery-only ‘Dinners by Pret’ evening meal service to 30 sites around London, having previously trialled the offer across seven of its UK stores.
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NewsPret launches debut TikTok campaign
Pret has launched its first marketing campaign with TikTok for the festive season.
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NewsCaines preps Exmouth beach bar
Chef Michael Caines will launch a bar, restaurant, cafe and patisserie in Exmouth as part of the Devon town’s seafront regeneration project.
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NewsGreene King appoints Local Pubs MD
Greene King has appointed Clair Preston-Beer to its executive board as the new managing director for the more than 600-strong Local Pubs division.
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NewsWest and central Scotland to face toughest restrictions in three-week lockdown
Pubs and restaurants will be required to close in a further 11 areas in Scotland as part of a “short, sharp” move to level 4, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NewsNTIA: ‘Nightclubs are on the brink of extinction’
The late-night sector will not survive to see recovery without urgent financial support from government, Night Time Industries Association CEO Michael Kill has warned.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: Sector ‘back into intensive care’ because of second lockdown
It is “imperative” that the second national lockdown is time limited so hospitality businesses burning through cash reserves can “gain some income during December,” UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has warned.
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NewsLegal challenge to curfew set for second court hearing
A legal challenge to the 10pm curfew in England is set for a second court hearing at the beginning of next month.
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NewsSacha Lord releases recovery plan, warns bounce back ‘could take five years’
Manchester’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord has released a plan detailing how businesses can be supported to recover from the pandemic, but warned it could take five years for the sector to recover.
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NewsPoké The Bear set for expansion with ‘Michelin Star’ menu
Poké The Bear, the delivery-only brand from TV personality Calum Best, has added two sites to its estate and announced an overhaul to its menu.
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NewsSelfridges swaps Hemsley + Hemsley for new concept Hive
London’s Selfridges is set to launch a honey-themed restaurant concept, Hive, next month. Due to open in early December, the concept will replace Hemsley + Hemsley on the building’s third floor and will serve a menu focused around the brand’s on-site-produced honey. Alongside its all-day menu, the restaurant will offer a range of honey and cheese pairings and a cheese and honey afternoon tea experience.
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InterviewsVagabond MD Stephen Finch: Forced shutdown ‘almost preferable’ to previous restrictions
The restrictions imposed on hospitality in the past few months couldn’t have been more at odds with the concept of London-based bar group Vagabond Wines, managing director Stephen Finch has said.
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NewsJollibee launches third UK site ahead of 2021 expansion drive
Jollibee, the Filipino fast food chain, is to open its third UK site this week in Leicester.
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InterviewsPizza Hut Restaurants CEO Jens Hofma: ‘CVA a necessary evil’
Pizza Hut UK’s company voluntary arrangement (CVA) was a “necessary evil” and has left the business in “a more robust position,” CEO Jens Hofma has said. Speaking at MCA’s the Conversation, Hofma revealed that the business had made several attempts to find an alternative solution to deal with outstanding lockdown rent debts with landlords, but the hostility of some left it with “no other choice” but to turn to a CVA. But with landlord break clauses still a live issue, he added that the business has come up against a number of newer operators “circling the estate” to see if they can “tempt landlords to go for the new kid on the block rather than sticking with tenants who’ve been around for decades.”
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Analysis & InsightCGA: ‘We will pull through this crisis’
The sector is living through its toughest period in eight years, but consumer data proves it will pull through, CGA chief executive Phil Tate has said. Speaking at this year’s virtual Peach event, Tate highlighted the devastating impact the pandemic continues to have on hospitality but said there was reason to be positive as consumer behaviour is not set to change long-term.
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Analysis & Insight72% of hospitality businesses face closure in 2021
Almost three quarters (72%) of all hospitality businesses expect to become unviable and close in 2021 without additional support, sector trade bodies have warned.
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NewsCineworld considers CVA
Cineworld, the world’s second largest cinema chain, is considering a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as part of a wider restructuring process to secure its future.
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NewsDishoom launch vegan at-home kit
Indian restaurant concept Dishoom has expanded its at-home range with the addition of a vegan sausage naan roll kit. The business launched its first at-home offer – the bacon naan roll kit – during the March lockdown, but following calls from plant-based consumers has created a second kit for its online store. The vegan sausage naan roll kit will include ingredients for two rolls with masala chai, alongside cooking instructions, for £16 including delivery.
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NewsDeltic warns landlords of collapse without sale
Nightclub operator Deltic has warned landlords that it faces collapse unless a sale is agreed imminently, Sky News reports.