All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 33
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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.
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NewsCaffe Nero enters CVA
Caffe Nero entered announced it had entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) last night, blaming the second national lockdown.
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InterviewsYoung’s CEO Patrick Dardis: ’We’re going to see this through very comfortably’
Normally when a CEO of listed pub company suggests a set of financial results are not really about the numbers, it would raise the eyebrow of an attentive journalist.
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Analysis & InsightVaccine news boosts sector optimism
Confidence levels in the sector shot up following news of the vaccine, Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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NewsPop Golf to launch at Boxpark Wembley
The team behind Playgolf and Mighty Adventures are moving into the competitive socialising space with new concept Pop Golf.
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NewsMcDonald’s cooks up McPlant burger
McDonald’s is to launch its own meat-free burger the McPlant and launch its own plant-based products.