All Finance articles – Page 23
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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.
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NewsByron hires KPMG to access emergency funding
Byron has hired KPMG to explore options for accessing emergency funding and to shore up its balance sheet, Sky News reports.
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NewsShaftesbury: Supporting tenants the ‘right thing to do’
Shaftesbury, the West End landlord, is supporting tenants with rent deferral, to help ease their short-term cash flow issues so they can resume trading once the current restrictions are lifted.
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NewsDoubts emerge over loan scheme
Doubts have emerged over the government’s loan scheme, with bank applications insisting on director personal guarantees.
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NewsClarity over eligibility for corporate finance scheme
Hospitality business which do not have a credit rating should not be discouraged from applying for the Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility, the Bank of England has confirmed.
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NewsFuller’s in a ’strong financial position’ to weather crisis
Fuller’s is in a “strong financial position”, with an excellent relationship with its banks, a healthy balance sheet and significant liquidity headroom.
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NewsBRG closes Ed’s and Giraffe, Slim Chickens still open
Boparan Restaurant Group, the operator behind Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner and Slim Chickens, has announced the closure of all sites under its Giraffe and Ed’s brands.
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NewsVapiano applies for insolvency
Vapiano has opened insolvency proceedings and will apply for government assistance programs to avoid bankruptcy, blaming the coronavirus crisis for a further drop in sales.
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NewsLoungers, Fuller’s and BRG announce closures, to-go transitions continue
Loungers is the latest operator to announce an estate-wide temporary restaurant closure due to the impact of COVID-19, and Fuller’s will close all London pubs.
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NewsJDW: ‘If pubs shut, the levels of Government support won’t matter’
Wetherspoon plans to keep pubs open “even under extreme duress,” as chairman Tim Martin warned that should they shut, the levels of Government support for employees will be inconsequential to job losses.
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NewsLatest closures include TGI’s, Comptoir, Bills and The Ivy
TGI Friday’s, Comptoir Group, Bills and The Ivy Collection are among the latest operators to announce temporary closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsInterest rate cut to 0.1% amid turmoil for listed restaurant and pub groups
The Bank of England has cut interest rate to 0.1%, while announcing £200bn of quantitative easing.
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NewsYo!, Prezzo and Byron among latest casual dining closures
Yo!, Prezzo and Byron are some of the latest casual dining operators to temporarily close their doors.
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NewsYoung’s to introduce rent holiday for tenants
Young’s will continue to trade its pubs as “a place of sanctuary in these uncertain and worrying times”.
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NewsLoungers closures a potential scenario
Loungers has said the partial or complete temporary closure of all of its sites is a potential scenario.
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NewsCoronavirus closures continue
Brasserie Bar Co., JKS Restaurants, Darwin & Wallace, Smith and Wollensky and Cosmo are the latest restaurant and bar groups to close all of their sites in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsEgo – ‘lack of clarity has forced us to close’
Ego Restaurants will become the latest operator to close its sites this afternoon following a 60% drop in revenue over the past few days, CEO James Horler has told MCA.
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NewsM&B has headroom to suffer ‘significant loss’
Mitchells & Butlers has provided a trading update in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, with like-for-like sales 0.9% for the 24 weeks to 14 March.
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NewsMarston’s – ‘we will be able to maintain operations’
Marston’s has “sufficient liquidity to maintain operations at a materially reduced level of business,” it has said in a COVID-19 update released today.
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NewsTRG predicts 2020 sales decline of 25%
The Restaurant Group has predicted an overall decline in like-for-like sales of 25% in FY2020 as it has experienced an “increasing and material impact” of COVID-19 in recent weeks.