All Operators articles – Page 12
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InterviewsLeon: ‘So many people are saying they can’t get food’
Leon managing director Shereen Ritchie has told MCA of the brand’s ambition to reach the vulnerable and elderly as it launches a new grocery and ready meal delivery service today.
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NewsAntonio Carluccio Foundation offers grants of £500,000 to businesses affected by coronavirus
The Antonio Carluccio Foundation will make grants of up to £500,000 this year to support hospitality businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic, MCA’s sister Magazine Big Hospitality reports.
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NewsGovernment announces new emergency loans package
The Government has announced a new emergency loans package intended to support the “squeezed middle” – some 85% of businesses in the hospitality industry – who were previously excluded from previous coronavirus support packages.
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NewsUKH calls on Government to protect businesses against “punitive” landlord sanctions
Hospitality businesses need urgent support to protect them from punitive legal sanctions from commercial landlords, UK Hospitality has informed the Government.
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Leon readies new delivery service, Feed Britain
Leon is to launch an online delivery service, Feed Britain, offering grocery boxes and ready meals.
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NewsBerkamnn Wine Cellars launches hospitality support initiative
Restaurant supplier Berkmann Wine Cellars has launched an online platform - ‘Help 4 Hospitality’ - to deliver wine to consumers while donating a share of the profits to the hospitality sector.
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NewsKPMG: ‘This will ultimately wipe out the weaker operators’
The hospitality industry is entering a period of relative calm, with attention now turning to medium and longer term challenges, KPMG’s Will Wright has told MCA.
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Landlords must cancel rent to ensure a future for sector - Pure
Landlords have to realise “we are all in it together” and offer operators rent-free periods, Pure CEO Spencer Craig has told MCA.
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NewsShepherd Neame waives rent for entire closure period
Shepherd Neame has pledged to waive all licensee rents for the duration of the Government closure period.
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NewsWorld’s 50 Best Restaurants postponed until 2021
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has postponed its 2020 awards ceremony and will not release its annual ranked list this year.
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NewsC&C launches delivery app
Alcohol supplier C&C group has launched a delivery and click and collect app to enable on-trade sites to continue trading throughout the coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsPizza Hut leads donations for Deliveroo NHS appeal
Pizza Hut is leading donations towards a Deliveroo appeal to give 500,000 meals to NHS workers.
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NewsBoxparks shuts down delivery operation
Boxpark has completely shut all of its sites, with tenants still operating as a delivery service to cease trading.
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NewsCarluccio’s on the verge administration
Carluccio’s is on the verge of administration, it emerged this evening.
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NewsUKH – ‘Self-employed scheme not a total antidote but safety net for many’
“The support announced yesterday is not going to be an antidote for all the issues the self-employed will have, but is a welcome safety net for many,” Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has told MCA.
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NewsBBPA welcomes self-employed support package
The British Beer and Pub Association has welcomed the Government support package for the self-employed.
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants: ‘We are providing a service to the community’
Pizza Hut Restaurants CEO Jens Hofma has told MCA keeping 48 restaurants operating as delivery-only kitchens was the “right thing to do”, by helping ease the pressure on supermarkets and feeding those in need.
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NewsSelf-employed to receive 80% of last three years profits
The Government will pay self-employed people who have been adversely affected by the coronavirus a taxable grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits over the last three years, the chancellor Rishi Sunak announced at today’s press conference.
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NewsRoadchef closes restaurants, puts staff on furlough
Roadchef has now closed all its restaurant units and put 1,000 staff on furlough.
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Hospitality innovators shine in times of crisis
In this unprecedented time of crisis, it’s incredible and heart-warming to see creativity once again rise from the hospitality sector.















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