Restaurants News – Page 60
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NewsBurger King to re-open select sites
Burger King has announced it will begin reopening sites for delivery.
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NewsPret to re-open ten shops on Thursday
Pret will re-open ten shop kitchens located near hospitals on Thursday, for takeaway and delivery only, after requests from NHS workers and hospitals. It’s also reinstated the 50% discount for NHS workers until April. The move will also allow Pret to start up its supply chain and donate around 7,000 meals a week to homeless charities. The kitchens will be open between 8am and 2pm and delivery will be made via third party operators. Pret will also start selling basic groceries like milk, butter and tea.
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NewsPizza Hut finds its mojo at time of crisis
Pizza Hut UK MD Neil Manhas has told MCA the brand has “found its mojo” serving the community at a time of crisis.
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NewsKFC reopens select delivery-only sites
KFC has reopened several restaurants for delivery only, with further reopenings planned in the coming weeks.
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NewsPeter Martin: If there’s one debt you do need to pay
So the waiting game begins. After the last weeks of frenetic activity as the hospitality sector lobbied hard for Government lifelines, most companies are locking themselves into survival mode.
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants: 15 sites under threat of legal action
Pizza Hut Restaurants has joined calls for a moratorium on debt enforcement after revealing that 15 of its sites are being threatened with or already subject to legal action by landlords.
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NewsHonest, Creams and The Antonio Carluccio Foundation launch support schemes
Honest Burgers and Creams are the latest operators to launch NHS and community support initiatives in response to the coronavirus pandemic, whilst industry charity The Antonio Carluccio Foundation has extended its funding.
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NewsCôte launches ready meal delivery service
Côte has launched a new online shop and delivery platform, allowing consumers to order food throughout the closure period.
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NewsCreams launches local heroes initiative
Desert café concept Creams has launched a reward program in partnership with Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats to thank key workers throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsHix: 'Not my decision to appoint administrators'
Mark Hix has appointed administrators to his three restaurant companies - WSH & Mark Hix Restaurants, Restaurants etc and Hix Townhouse.
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NewsWagamama launches cook-at-home video series
Wagamama has become the latest operator to launch its own cooking lesson video series to reach out to consumers in the closure period.
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NewsLeon 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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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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NewsYum Brands raises fresh capital, launches employee support funds
Yum Brands, the global operator of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, has raised fresh capital from bond investors, allowing the company to increase its size by $100m (to $600m).
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NewsCarluccio’s enters administration
Carluccio’s has formally entered administration. Geoff Rowley and Phil Reynolds, partners at specialist business advisory firm FRP, have been appointed Joint Administrators of the 71-strong Italian restaurant and deli group. Its Ireland operation and its franchise business in the Middle East are unaffected by the administration.
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NewsDeliveroo, Leon, Yard Sale Pizza and Pizza Punks lead the way on NHS fundraisers
Over the weekend, operators including Deliveroo, Leon Yard Sale Pizza and Pizza Punks launched fundraising campaigns to support NHS staff and frontline workers.
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NewsTRG: no plans to put any more brands into administration
The Restaurant Group has no current plans to put any more of its brands into administration, MCA understands, including Frankie & Benny’s, Brunning & Price and Wagamama. Last week TRG filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator for Chiquito, which makes up part of its 350-strong leisure arm ...
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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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NewsLeon launches £1m NHS support campaign
Leon has furthered its support for the NHS with the launch of a not-for-profit campaign, FeedNHS, which will aim to deliver 5,600 hot meals per day to critical care staff across five major hospitals.
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NewsTRG to place Chiquito in administration
The Restaurant Group-owned brand Chiquito has filed a notice of its intention to appoint administrators, suggesting it may be the first big restaurant group to collapse because of coronavirus, the Times reports.