All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 41
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NewsTossed creditors include £9.3m Jersey investor
Zest Food, the operator of Tossed and Vital Ingredient, has left liabilities of £9.3m to its investor after going into administration, a progress report shows.
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NewsB&K to raise £2.5m via rights issue
Brewhouse & Kitchen anticipates trade will recover to pre-pandemic levels within one year.
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NewsPage’s Putney Beach investment fund wound up
David Page’s secondary investment vehicle Putney Beach has been wound up.
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Analysis & InsightHospitality Leaders Poll - 80% hail the EOHO a success
Eighty percent of restaurant, pub and bar operators say the Eat Out to Help Out scheme has worked well for their business.
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NewsLaine reports losses of £8.4m
Laine Pub Company has reported a loss after tax of £7.4m for the 50 weeks to 18 August 2019.
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InterviewsGaucho CEO Martin Williams: No brainer to replicate EOHO
Gaucho and M Restaurants CEO Martin Williams has said it was a “no brainer” for his group to continue the Eat Out to Help Out scheme at its own expense.
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NewsCreams sales up 35% yoy in August
Creams Café has reported year-on-year August sales were up 35% during the Eat Out to Help scheme.
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NewsDomino’s announces board appointments
Domino’s Pizza Group has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board, while made interim CFO Neil Smith’s role permanent.
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NewsGail’s to open in Blackfriars
Gail’s, the Luke Johnson backed artisan business, is opening a new 50-cover bakery in Blackfriars.
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NewsGordon Ramsay: Trade ahead of forecasts
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has reported trading since reopening is ahead of forecasts, though difficult to project how the trends will develop.
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Analysis & InsightStrong growth in August outside EOHO days
Diners spent 34.2% more at restaurants and fast food outlets on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August than they did in July, according to data from Barclaycard Payments.
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NewsGreene King posts £273m losses
Greene King’s revenues were down 13.4% to £1.9bn in the full year to 26 April 2020 with its pub business worst hit by the coronavirus.
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NewsOakman awarded for ‘outstanding training’
Oakman Inns has been recognised in The Princess Royal Training Awards for its “exceptional commitment to training”.
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NewsTastecard to take on delivery with low commission
Tastecard has announced plans to take on Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat with a new takeaway delivery and collection service, with a permanent discount of at least 10%.
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NewsCMA launches Marston’s/Carlsberg probe
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a formal inquiry into the £780m merger of Marston’s and Carlsberg’s brewing operations.
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Analysis & InsightLeaders Poll: Vast majority of customers sticking to guidelines
The vast majority of operators believe customers are sticking to coronavirus guidelines when they visit their premises, William Reed’s Hospitality Leaders Poll reveals.
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NewsCasual dining failures a ‘victim of timing’
Failures in casual dining have often been a “victim of timing”, due to fierce competition and speed of expansion, Alix Partners’ Graeme Smith has said.
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NewsPatty & Bun ‘committed to national expansion’
Patty & Bun remains committed to national expansion, citing its strong brand and robust finances as putting it in a strong position to capitalise on opportunities for sites.
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NewsVision Venues begins to build bar estate
Vision Venues, a new company from festival and event operator Field Vision Bars, has acquired The Island Grocer in Poplar, the first of three new bricks and mortar bars.
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NewsBurnham makes peace with pubs with appeal to public
Pub operators and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham have released a joint statement calling on the public to “accept their role” in abiding by local lockdown measures in Greater Manchester. Signed by Admiral Taverns, Greene King, Hydes, Joseph Holt Brewery, JW Lees, Marston’s, Punch Pubs & Co., Robinsons Brewery, Star Pubs ...