Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 68
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NewsWells & Co cancels rent for two months
Wells & Co will not collect commercial rent from its licensees for the next two months during lockdown measures, the family brewery and pub operator has said.
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NewsStar provides rent relief on ‘pub-by-pub’ basis
Star Pubs & Bars is providing licensees rent relief on a pub-by-pub basis, and has suspended the collection of the revised rent until June at the earliest, or when the pubs reopen.
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NewsVeeno to donate 10% of profits to NHS
Italian wine bar concept Veeno will donate 10% of all profits from its online store to the NHS until the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Rodrigue Trouillet, company director, has told MCA.
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NewsPeach cooks up pub hub plan
Peach Pub Company is working on plans to reopen some of its pubs as community hubs during the shutdown.
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NewsGeorgel: ‘No one knows how the public will respond when controls are relaxed’
St Austell CEO Kevin Georgel has added his voice to call for support for the “squeezed middle” of pubs with a rateable value over £51,000.
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NewsBacardi launches cocktail delivery platform
In partnership with Deliveroo Editions, Bacardi is to launch a ‘virtual bar’ platform which will enable bars to deliver cocktails to consumers in London and Manchester.
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NewsAdnams reduces workforce by 90%
Suffolk-based pubco and retailer Adnams has reduced staff to 10% of its normal levels to cut costs throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsGeorgel: No blanket policy towards tenants
St Austell CEO Kevin Georgel has told MCA the pub operator and brewer will be accountable for the way it acts towards its tenants during the crisis - “by our tenants and no one else”.
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NewsPCA calls for clarity on pubco tenant support
The Pubs Code Adjudicator has called on pubcos refusing to waive rent to clarify how they plan to back tied tenants through the ongoing pandemic.
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NewsRent cancellations: ‘As soon as you do it for one, you have to do it for everyone’
Rent has emerged as one of the central and most polarising issues during the coronavirus crisis, creating an us versus them dynamic as operators look to drastically cut costs and wind down their businesses.
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NewsSt Austell offers free rooms for NHS staff
St Austell Brewery has offered free-of-charge rooms to NHS workers from the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
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NewsPubcos respond to calls for rent cancellation
Pubco bosses have responded to calls to cancel rents for tenants, pointing to the government’s package of support for small businesses, the Morning Advertiser reports.
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NewsBBPA: Pub tenants have government support to pay rent
This is an extraordinary time for our sector, the like of which we have never seen before, and it is important that we all work in partnership to protect it. That is why we acknowledge the calls many publicans are making on rent payments and recognise the pressures they face.
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NewsPubcos sign declaration to protect tenant rights
Directors of all the regulated pub-owning businesses have signed a formal declaration to protect certain tenant rights in the coronavirus pandemic, the Pubs Code Adjudicator has revealed.
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NewsEi and Punch extend rent deferral
Ei Group and Punch Pubs are the latest pub companies to extend the deferral of rent and other payments as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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NewsFuller’s puts 95% of staff on furlough
Fuller’s has placed over 95% of its staff on furlough, and will top up wages that exceed the £2,500 Government cap.
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NewsPeach pledges to retain all staff
The Peach Pub Company has said that none of its staff will lose their jobs because of the coronavirus.
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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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NewsAdmiral, Greene King and St Austell to offer click and collect grocery
Online wholesaler StarStock has teamed up with Brakes, Coca-Cola European Partners and Use Your Local to launch mypubshop.com, an e-commerce platform for pubs to offer essential groceries like bread, eggs and milk via click and collect. Admiral, Greene King and St Austell have all signed up. Admiral CEO Chris Jowsey said: “We are doing everything we can to support our pub operators through this extremely challenging period.
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NewsBrewdog co-founders forgo pay
The co-founders of Brewdog, James Watt and Martin Dickie, will take no salary in 2020 to help safeguard jobs, MCA’s sister title Big Hospitality has reported.