All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 44
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InterviewsMarston’s CEO Ralph Findlay: ‘We’ll pull out all the stops’
Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay would have preferred more notice to get his pub estate open, having leant his voice to industry calls for three weeks. In the event it was more like 10 days.
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NewsGreene King to open two-thirds of managed estate on 6 July
Greene King is to re-open 1,294 of its managed pubs from Monday 6 July, with the remaining third of the managed estate following in a second phase, the date to be confirmed.
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NewsAmazon investment in Deliveroo 'should not have a negative impact on customers'
Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo should be provisionally cleared, because it is not expected to damage competition in either restaurant delivery or online convenience grocery delivery, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.
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NewsOperating guidance: ‘This is exactly what was needed’
As 4 July got closer and closer, there was a sense of mounting nervousness over how the licensed trade was expected to successfully bounce back, if it did not yet know the rules it was supposed to play by.
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NewsStonegate to launch high-yield bond to finance Ei takeover
Stonegate is set to raise money via a high-yield debt issue in the coming weeks to help to finance the purchase of Ei, Reuters reports.
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Analysis & Insight‘The model is broken’: solving the leasing question
Throughout lockdown, it has been easy to cast commercial landlords as the big bad wolf.
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Analysis & InsightExtra 145m pints under 1m+
An additional 145 million pints of beer can be sold out of home now that social distancing has been relaxed, according to CGA.
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NewsPizza Express announces opening plan
Pizza Express is reopening of 46 of its restaurants for dine-in customers from Thursday, 9 July.
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NewsJDW confirms reopening, £48.3m CLBILS loan
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed it will open its pubs in England on 4 July, following the government’s announcement.
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NewsReopening guidelines for operators published
Operators are being advised by to keep a temporary record of customers and visitors for 21 days, to help assist the NHS Test and Trace scheme.
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NewsThe Ivy Chelsea Garden to reopen with thermal temperature checks and air filtration
The Ivy Collection will re-open the first of its restaurants, The Ivy Chelsea Garden, on Saturday, 4 July, under the assumption the Government lifts its existing restrictions on its two metre social distancing guidelines.
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NewsMore openings for McDonald’s this week
McDonald’s is launching a walk-in takeaway service across 250 of its restaurants this week.
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Analysis & Insight‘Bleak outlook’ for operators facing recovery
Hospitality businesses are preparing for a lengthy and painful recovery, with levels of trade expected to be significantly supressed for many months to come, a survey of UK Hospitality reveals.
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InterviewsHawthorn Leisure CEO Mark Davies: The business will be stronger than ever
Positives have been in short supply during lockdown, with even the prospect of reopening failing to raise many spirits, as the government dithers and delays over a definitive date.
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NewsBlackhouse enters administration
Living Ventures has placed its Blackhouse and Newgate businesses into administration, affecting four restaurants.
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NewsBandura joins Gusto Italian
Former Carluccio’s and Gaucho chief financial officer Frank Bandura has joined Gusto Italian as interim CFO.
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NewsHawthorn Leisure: Most pubs ready to open on 4 July
Hawthorn Leisure says 75% of its tenants and 99% of its pub partners have indicated they plan to reopen when the Government gives the green light for 4 July.
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NewsWagamama looks to the future with reopening plan
Wagamama CEO Emma Woods has hailed the cost-effective way the brand closed its estate, as it focusses on the safe reopening of its restaurants.
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NewsPub sector warns of crisis over unclear opening date
More than 50 pub company and brewery CEOs have urged the Prime Minister to give a definitive reopening date for all pubs by Friday, as the sector “hits crisis point”.
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NewsSeafood Pub Co files for administration
The Seafood Pub Company, the multi-awarding group, has ceased trading after going into administration.