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All Operators articles – Page 6
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Analysis & InsightUK footfall dips for first time since reopening
This week, Saturday footfall declined for the first time since the reopening of hospitality, according to the latest data from Wireless Social.
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Analysis & InsightHospitality loses £30bn in sales through lockdown
As a result of the coronavirus crisis, Q2 sales across the hospitality industry plummeted by 87% compared to the same period last year, the latest tracker from UK Hospitality and CGA has found.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: ‘Government aware that rates system is broken’
The coronavirus crisis has shown Government that the business rates system is broken, and there is reason to be optimistic that significant reform may be on its way, The Conversation has heard.
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NewsGreggs sales reach 72% of pre-coronavirus levels, sees loss in first six months
Greggs has reported sales reached 72% of 2019 levels last week, as it registered a loss for the first six months of the year.
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NewsTootoomoo partners with Soar Group for franchising
Pan-Asian concept Tootoomoo has signed a franchise agreement with Costa Coffee and Pizza Hut operator Soar Group, with the first opening taking place in North-West London later this year.
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NewsCreams reports strong start to FY21
Dessert Café brand Creams has reported a successful start to the financial year despite the impact of the coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsHugh Osmond: High street chains have ‘no future’
High street casual dining chains have “no future” after coronavirus, according to the Hugh Osmond, who helped build Pizza Express into the UK’s first major restaurant chain.
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NewsBoxpark launches track and trace digital ‘black card’
Boxpark has partnered with mobile payment company Pass Kit to launch an integrated pre-registration system.
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NewsFace coverings mandatory when buying food or drink to takeaway
Face coverings will be mandatory when buying food or drink to takeaway from cafes and shops, new government guidance has confirmed.
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NewsHow Azzurri Group went into administration
One of the star performers in a competitive casual dining sector, and an even more competitive Italian subsector, Azzurri Group was formed out of the break-up of Gondola.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints Miller as permanent CFO
Deliveroo has appointed Adam Miller as its new chief financial officer.
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NewsGovernment guidance released for temporary alcohol licensing provisions
The Government has released details of its temporary alcohol off-sales permissions, expected to come info effect in the new Business and Planning Bill by the end of this month.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: ‘Mask rule about public perception, not science or logic’
The mandatory mask rule is primarily intended to “break down the taboo” of wearing them, and there are no plans to extend it beyond retail environments, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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Analysis & InsightUK footfall growth slows
Although UK footfall continued to rise last week, its growth rate slowed slightly, according to the latest footfall tracker from Wireless Social.
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NewsTen Entertainment to reopen English venues
Ten Entertainment Group will reopen all 39 of its English bowling centres on 1 August 2020.
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InterviewsFive Guys UK CEO John Eckbert: Trading ‘really unpredictable and really different’
Five Guys UK CEO John Eckbert has described reopening the entire estate for dine-in as a “fairly modest, incremental step”, having remained open for takeaway for the majority of lockdown. Speaking on MCA’s The Conversation, Eckbert said keeping takeaway online meant the brand had already redesigned its store format to ...
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NewsHospitality operators urged to provide non-smoking outdoor seating
Pubs, cafes and restaurants will be required to have both non-smoking and smoking sections in outdoor seating according to an amendment in the Business and Planning Bill.
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NewsHugh Osmond to return to stock market with $400m float
Sun Capital Partners founder Hugh Osmond is set to embark on a stock market comeback in listing a cash shell to target a UK company affected by the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis & InsightPre-bookings rise as consumers open to mandatory deposits
Consumers are putting much more planning into eating and drinking out post-lockdown, CGA’s new Consumer Pulse survey has found.
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Analysis & InsightCoffer Peach: Trading at 60% of pre-covid levels
Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups that reopened in the first week post-lockdown saw trading up from reopening weekend, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.