All MCA Insight articles in October 2020 – Page 8
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News
Chancellor announces additional tier 2 support
Businesses affected by the tier 2 level restrictions will be legible for direct cash grants and an extension of support under the government’s Short Time Work Scheme, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
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News
Bababoom appoints interim MD
Graham Ford, formerly of Carluccio’s and Bill’s, has joined Bababoom as interim MD, MCA understands.
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News
Rare Restaurants the latest to accept business lunches
Gaucho and M Restaurants are now accepting business lunches, dinners, private dining and breakfast, CEO Martin Williams has confirmed.
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News
New support for tier 2 businesses
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce new financial support for hospitality businesses in areas tier 2 coronavirus restrictions, including London and Birmingham.
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News
Jeremy King: Tier 2 leaves London in ‘no man’s land’
Tier two restrictions are the “worst of both worlds”, according to Jeremy King, as he revealed his West End restaurants were down 50% on Monday on the previous week.
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Analysis & Insight
Graffiti Spirits co-founder Matt Farrell: ‘Government are always two weeks behind’
In its reactive approach to mandating restrictions, the government is “two or three weeks behind every time” when it comes to providing the accompanying support, Graffiti Spirits co-founder Matt Farrell has said.
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Interviews
Alchemist CEO Simon Potts: ‘Burnham is highlighting the plight of the people’
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s refusal to accept tier 3 restrictions has “highlighted the plight of the people” and emphasised the need for sufficient job support, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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News
Hundreds join HospoDemo
Leading figures from the hospitality industry were among hundreds who converged on Parliament Square yesterday to protest latest Government restrictions on the industry.
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News
Working lunch loophole
Working lunches could be exempt from coronavirus lockdown restrictions after an apparent loophole emerged.
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News
Manchester in stalemate over funding talks
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said he was “surprised and disappointed” after the idea of a Hardship Fund to top up furlough payments and support the self-employed was flat out rejected by the government yesterday.
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News
West End endures ‘horrendous’ first weekend in tier 2
West End bar and restaurant operators have warned that they will not survive the winter after the “horrendous” first weekend of the capital’s tier 2 restrictions triggered tens of thousands of cancellations.
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News
Two-week lockdown: ‘Be careful what you wish for’
Operators who believe a two-week circuit-breaker could be a magic bullet should be “careful what they wish for”, UK Hospitality’s Kate Nicholls has warned.
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Opinion
Peter Martin: Struggling for influence
So who gets your vote? Andy Burnham? Rishi Sunak? Which politician deserves most credit for supporting the interests of hospitality?
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News
Wales to enter ‘fire-break’ lockdown
Hospitality businesses in Wales will be forced to close for two weeks as part of a “fire-break” lockdown, first minister Mark Drakeford has announced.
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GDK pushes on with 2020 expansion
German Doner Kebab has announced plans to open 12 new restaurants across six major UK cities before the end of the year.
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News
Abokado appoints administrators
Healthy to-go brand Abokado has appointed administrators having been unable to reopen the business due to ongoing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus crisis.
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News
Puttshack UK announces senior-level restructure
Mini golf concept Puttshack has announced a shake-up of its senior team.
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News
Gordon Ramsay Burger to open in Harrods
Gordon Ramsay Burger is to open its first UK site in London’s Harrods before the end of the year.
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News
Chestnut appoints COO
East Anglian pub and restaurant company The Chestnut Group has announced Henry Fairbanks as its new chief operating officer.
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News
Over 750,000 sector job losses expected without additional government support
Over 750,000 jobs will be lost in hospitality by February 2021 without further government support, according to CGA.