All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 31
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Nightcap aims to thrive in post-covid 2020s
Nightcap, a new company led by hospitality entrepreneur Sarah Willingham, has announced an intention to float on AIM and that it has agreed a deal to acquire the London Cocktail Club (LCC) group of bars.
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Scrimgeour joins Everyman
Boutique cinema business Everyman Media Group has appointed former Cote CEO Alex Scrimgeour to the role of CEO with effect from 18 January 2021.
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Interviews
Marston’s refocused pub business will have ‘firmer pricing outlook’
Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay has shared with MCA details of an executive restructure at the company, which sees previously separate divisions brought under a single pubs business.
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Busaba CFO departs
Busaba chief financial officer Marc Whitehead is stepping down from the Thai restaurant brand after three years. Whitehead helped Busaba through a sales process and earlier this year and a CVA. He is currently working to hand over to Michael Linden, formerly of Pizza Express, who joined the business this ...
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Marston’s reports statutory loss of £397m
Marston’s made a total loss of £397.1m in 2020 following the closure of its pub estate for 15 weeks.
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Deliveroo ‘now profitable at operating level’
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated consumer adoption of food delivery services by two to three years, Deliveroo CEO Will Shu has said.
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Café de Nata opening in Camden
Café de Nata has strengthened its presence in London, as it seeks to become the go-to brand in the UK for Portuguese custard tarts.
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Stonegate offers 90% rent credit for tier 3 tenants
Stonegate Pub Company has announced additional support for businesses in its leased and tenanted division, Ei Publican Partnerships, in response to the government’s tier system.
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Hunter swaps Kerb for Tipjar
Kerb head of development Ollie Hunter has joined Tipjar as head of operations.
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Incipio strengthens board
Incipio Group has appointed corporate lawyer David Roberts as a non-executive director.
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Walkers to use beer fermentation to slash CO2
Walkers crisps will capture CO2 from beer fermentation in order to slash emissions from its manufacturing process by 70%.
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Tattu, Boxpark, BrewDog make Fast Track 100
Chinese restaurant chain Tattu was the high highest-ranking hospitality business in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.
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Crown Estate counts of costs of CVAs
The Crown Estate is counting the costs of a series of company insolvencies and CVAs that have affected its estate.
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Nando’s raises £100m in new equity
Nando’s has raised £100m in new equity from its parent company to strengthens its balance sheet during the pandemic.
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Analysis & Insight
Mixed approach to interpretation of tiers
Most operators (47%) are interpreting the new tier restrictions very strictly and to the letter of the law, though a sizeable minority (28%) are taking a more relaxed approach and leaving it up to customer discretion, the Lumina Intelligence Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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Tim Martin rails against ‘reckless and draconian’ anti-pub measures
Wetherspoon will keep eight of its pubs open in Wales, effectively trading them as cafes.
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BrewDog crowdfund breaks £10m
BrewDog’s Equity for Punks Tomorrow fundraise has broken the £10m mark, with 54 days remaining to reach its target of £15m.
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Barburrito secures new investment, closes three sites
Barburrito has undergone restructure, with the closure of three sites, and a new injection of investment led by chairman Graham Turner.
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Thomas swaps Searcys for RA Group
Former Searcys managing director Matt Thomas is joining Compass Group as managing director of RA Group.
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Radix joins Puttshack JV partner
Former Draft House and Jamie Oliver finance chief Bharti Radix has joined Puttshack joint venture partner World Golf Systems as finance director.