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NewsEditor’s Opinion: Hang tight and plan your return
The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc. It’s claimed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world and numbers continue to rise. As dreadful as that is, the long term socio-economic impact is more disturbing. The virus has created a level of disruption to health, society, and the economy that’s never happened before, outside of wartime. And while there is plenty of speculation on how life in general may get back to normal post-lockdown, with vaguely optimistic or pessimistic dates floating around, there is no clarity on how or when this might end.
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NewsTimeline: How the coronavirus crisis unfolded
Here are just some of the twists and turns over the last few weeks. If you want to read all the MCA coverage of the coronavirus crisis click here.
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NewsFeedNHS goes nationwide
FeedNHS, the not-for-profit campaign launched by Leon founder John Vincent, has announced that it will be going nationwide next week.
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NewsPeter Martin: If there’s one debt you do need to pay
So the waiting game begins. After the last weeks of frenetic activity as the hospitality sector lobbied hard for Government lifelines, most companies are locking themselves into survival mode.
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NewsHonest, Creams and The Antonio Carluccio Foundation launch support schemes
Honest Burgers and Creams are the latest operators to launch NHS and community support initiatives in response to the coronavirus pandemic, whilst industry charity The Antonio Carluccio Foundation has extended its funding.
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InterviewsLeon: ‘So many people are saying they can’t get food’
Leon managing director Shereen Ritchie has told MCA of the brand’s ambition to reach the vulnerable and elderly as it launches a new grocery and ready meal delivery service today.
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Steve Gotham: Contrasting coronavirus communications
MCA’s Operator Data Index includes over 350 eating & drinking out chains with five outlets or more. We estimate these businesses generated a combined turnover of almost £27bn in 2019 – quite what this comparative will equate to in 2020 when the coronavirus dust eventually settles is a scary prospect. Many of these businesses have temporarily closed all operations, while a number are gallantly soldiering on with delivery or takeaway from selected locations only. Of those businesses still trading in some form, it is useful to review their online messages on how they are dealing with the coronavirus. Certainly, there are differences in how they are looking to both inform and reassure consumers.
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NewsLeon readies new delivery service, Feed Britain
Leon is to launch an online delivery service, Feed Britain, offering grocery boxes and ready meals.
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NewsDeliveroo, Leon, Yard Sale Pizza and Pizza Punks lead the way on NHS fundraisers
Over the weekend, operators including Deliveroo, Leon Yard Sale Pizza and Pizza Punks launched fundraising campaigns to support NHS staff and frontline workers.
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NewsLeon launches £1m NHS support campaign
Leon has furthered its support for the NHS with the launch of a not-for-profit campaign, FeedNHS, which will aim to deliver 5,600 hot meals per day to critical care staff across five major hospitals.
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NewsCosta, Domino’s and Pizza Hut mass-distribute to key workers and the vulnerable
Costa, Dominos and Pizza Hut have all launched initiatives to deliver free food and drink to key workers and vulnerable communities.
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NewsHospitality innovators shine in times of crisis
In this unprecedented time of crisis, it’s incredible and heart-warming to see creativity once again rise from the hospitality sector.
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NewsRoadchef to continue ‘as long as possible’ after Mcdonald’s and Costa closures
Roadchef has vowed to carry on serving food on the nation’s road network, despite the loss of McDonald’s and Costa Coffee.
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NewsLeon: 'We have to do the right thing’
Leon has pledged to remain open to feed NHS and other key workers as scores of other operators wind down operations.
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NewsOperators continue to offer support to NHS and the vulnerable
As Leon continues to add additional layers to its community support campaign, London-based operators Labtech London, Farmer J and Crosstown Doughnuts have also announced new initiatives to support communities throughout the city.
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NewsUKH and Industry CEOs call on Government for immediate support
In a joint letter with UK Hospitality, over 200 CEOs from across the hospitality industry have appealed to the Prime Minister to ’act without delay’ in implementing immediate government support for the sector.
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NewsHonest: Operators laying off staff ‘left right and centre’
The Prime Minister’s intervention yesterday was “the final nail in the coffin” in terms of the government’s approach to the hospitality industry, Honest Burger MD Dorian Waite has told MCA.
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NewsPret spends £20m on allergy overhaul
Pret A Manger spent £20m last year on anti-allergy measures, including full ingredients labelling, as it overhauled safety measures after the deaths of two people who had eaten its products, The Financial Times reports.
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NewsBourke joins Wireless Social as NED
ETM Group director of sales and marketing Sam Bourke has taken on additional role as non-executive director of Wireless Social.
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NewsK10 takes pair of Vita Mojo sites
Vita Mojo has reassigned the leases of its Spitalfields and St Paul’s sites to K10 Restaurants, as it continues its evolution from restaurant operator to tech provider, MCA can reveal.