All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 39
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NewsM&B 'continues to outperform the market'
Mitchells & Butlers achieved like-for-like sales growth of 1.4% in August, as a result of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and the reduction in VAT.
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NewsUnlicensed premises exempt from table service rule
The ‘table service only’ rule only applies to licensed operators, the government has clarified.
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Analysis & Insight’This is like executing the wounded’
New restrictions on operating hours were never going to be a popular measure in the hospitality industry.
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NewsBig Mamma launches delivery brand Napoli Gang
Big Mamma, the operator of Gloria and Circolo Popolare, is launching a delivery-only brand, Napoli Gang.
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NewsSourced Market makes regional debut in Leeds
Sourced Market has opened at Leeds Skelton Lake Services, the new M1 service station from Extra MSA Group.
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NewsBoparan swaps Carluccio’s for Slim Chickens in Trafford Centre
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is to open the ninth branch and largest Slim Chickens restaurant to date in Manchester’s Trafford Centre in November.
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NewsGove: You should work from home if you can
People will be asked to work from home if they can, government minister Michael Gove has said, in a U-turn which deals a further blow to city centre-based operators.
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NewsWetherspoon proposes 450 airport job cuts
Wetherspoon has announced that 400-450 jobs at its airport pubs are at risk of redundancy.
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NewsWhitty: Virus is all of our problem
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has warned the UK has “in a bad sense, turned a corner, only very recently”.
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NewsHancock refuses to say if pubs will be ordered to close
Health secretary Matt Hancock has refused to guarantee that pubs will be open this weekend, as the government considers new coronavirus restrictions.
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NewsSoho Coffee makes rail debut with TRG
Soho Coffee Co is partnering with The Restaurant Group to open in Liverpool Street Station.
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NewsThai Leisure Group enters second CVA in a year
Thai Leisure Group’s CVA (company voluntary arrangement) was approved last night, securing 90% support from creditors.
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NewsVarious Eateries to enter AIM with market cap of £65m
Various Eateries, the Hugh Osmond-backed operator of the Coppa Club, has confirmed its proposed admission to trading on AIM, with a share placing to raise around £25m.
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News‘No evidence’ hospitality responsible for transmission spike
Hospitality leaders have strongly rejected health secretary Matt Hancock’s suggestion that pubs and restaurants are one of the key places of coronavirus transmission.
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NewsMod Pizza enters insolvency proceedings
Mod Pizza, the Sir Charles Dunstone-backed concept, is believed to have entered insolvency proceedings.
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InterviewsLoungers CEO Nick Collins: ‘Our customers missed us’
All-day café-bar-restaurant operator Loungers is back to its market beating trading, with net like for like sales growth of 29.9% over the past nine weeks.
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Analysis & InsightPoll: 86% say rule of six will negatively impact business
An overwhelming majority of operators believe the ‘rule of six’ will negatively impact their business, Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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Analysis & InsightFood to Go to decline by £6bn in 2020
The food to go market is set to decline by £6bn in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, analysis from Lumina Intelligence reveals.
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NewsSeafood Pub Co portfolio up for sale
Ten pubs formerly operated by Seafood Pub Company have been brought to market after the business went into administration.
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NewsSunak: Protecting jobs ‘number one priority’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering cuts to employers’ National Insurance contributions and an extension of the business rates holiday, as he described finding new ways to protect jobs as his “number one priority”.