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All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 32
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InterviewsPret director Briony Raven: 'We've amazed ourselves with the speed we've done things'
Pret a Manger officially launches Dinners by Pret this week after a soft launch period. Part of a multi-channel strategy of bringing Pret to customers’ homes, the hot food offer is available via Just Eat, Deliveroo and UberEats. UK food and coffee director Briony Raven discusses the project.
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NewsNew rescue package for hospitality sector
Pubs and restaurants hit by new coronavirus restrictions will be given extra cash to help get them through Christmas, the Telegraph reports.
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Analysis & InsightTier reshuffle is ‘lockdown by stealth’
England will be left with just a fraction of its pubs being able to trade in conditions resembling normal, the country set to go back into “lockdown in all but name”.
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InterviewsM&B CEO Phil Urban on the ‘cruel irony’ of tier 3 restrictions
It’s an oft-told observation that coronavirus and the work from home directive has led to empty city centres but thriving suburban neighbourhoods.
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Analysis & InsightMajority ‘cannot operate under tier 2’
A majority of operators (56%) said they would not be able to operate under the revised tier 2 restrictions.
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NewsBird appoints new MD, founders depart
Fried chicken and waffle concept Bird has appointed Andrew Clover as managing director to deliver on an ambitious expansion plan.
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NewsBlack Sheep presses ahead with expansion
Black Sheep Coffee is pressing ahead with its ambitious expansion plans with a new opening in Battersea Power Station.
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NewsFulham Shore eyes low rent property
Franco Manca operator Fulham Shore will continue to take advantage of properties coming to the market at “ever lower rents”, the company has said in a financial update.
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Analysis & InsightPandemic to wipe £14bn from pub market
The pandemic will wipe £14bn from the pub sector in 2020, but the market is forecast to make a tentative recovery in 2021, Lumina Intelligence reports.
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NewsDefiance grows in face of Christmas rules
News that the hospitality trade would once again be the worst loser from government restrictions over Christmas has been met with a growing sense of rebellion, as pub leaders suggested they may openly defy the rules.
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NewsReal Eating Co debuts in London
The Real Eating Company has secured its debut site in London, on the former Eat site on 82 Kings Road, Chelsea.
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Analysis & InsightBrandwatch: Shake Shack @ Deliveroo Editions
Deliveroo Editions was hailed by CEO Will Shu as the future of food delivery when the dark kitchen platform launched in 2017.
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NewsOne third fear permanent closure in months
More than a third of restaurants and hotels fear that they might have to shut permanently within the next three months, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Analysis & InsightDanny Meyer: ‘We cannot do what we’ve done our entire lives’
American restaurateur Danny Meyer has spoken of “sparks of life” in New York, as shanty town shacks pop up to serve customers from the kerbside.
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NewsBritish Land counts cost of CVAs and administrations
The pandemic has wiped almost £1bn off commercial landlord British Land’s portfolio, with retail worst affected due to administrations and CVAs.
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NewsBrewdog ad caused ‘serious and widespread offence’
A Brewdog billboard ad which states “F**k You CO2” has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Analysis & InsightKate Nicholls: VAT cut extension more likely than new EOHO
The Treasury is more likely to extend the VAT cut in April than introduce a new Eat Out to Help Out scheme, Kate Nicholls has suggested.
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NewsShaftesbury raises £307m
West End landlord Shaftesbury has raised £307m in new capital following a share placing.
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Analysis & InsightWahaca’s journey to Nando’s stablemate
The acquisition of Wahaca by the owners of Nando’s gives a much-needed injection of equity to a brand that has experienced more than its fair share of turmoil over its 13 years.
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NewsRevolution Bars approves CVA, closing six sites
Revolution Bars Group has approved its company voluntary arrangement (CVA), which will see it close six bars.