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Loungers chairman Alex Reilley: ‘Hospitality has finally got the respect it deserves’
Loungers chairman and co-founder Alex Reilley says that the pandemic has brought about a welcome shift in how the hospitality sector is viewed by both the Government and the public.
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Analysis & Insight
July trading down 50% year-on-year
Managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw total July sales down 50.4% on the same month last year, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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J.W Lees MD William Lees-Jones: Rent the ‘next big battle’ for the industry
Finding a solution on rent that suits both landlords and tenants is set to be the ‘next big battle’ for the industry, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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Intu Trafford Centre to enter formal sales process
Intu-owned shopping centre The Trafford Centre is being put up for sale, Sky News reports.
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Norman leaves Polpo
Polpo co-founder Russell Norman has stepped down from his role as director.
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Calls to rectify “gap between national and local government” in Westminster hospitality proposal
Westminster City Council needs to ensure al-fresco dining can take place on every night of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, the Westminster & City of London Liberal Democrats have said.
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McDonald’s sues former CEO over alleged sexual relationships with employees
McDonald’s has sued its former chief executive Steve Easterbook amid allegations that he fraudulently hid details of three “physical sexual relationships” with employees when he was fired last November, the Financial Times reports.
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More than 22,000 restaurant jobs lost so far this year
The number of restaurant sector job losses so far this year are nearly double those lost in the whole of 2019, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
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Analysis & Insight
Pubs lead the way in sector reopening
Less than two thirds (62%) of the UK’s licensed premises were trading again by the end of July, with pubs reopening at a quicker rate than restaurants, according to the new Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and Alix Partners.
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Farmstand surpasses crowdfunding target for ‘ten cities in ten years’ expansion
Farmstand, the plant-focused catering business, has surpassed its £750,000 crowdfunding target, as it plans to expand into ten cities in ten years.
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Analysis & Insight
No-shows and cancellations begin to drop
Consumers are now slightly more likely to honour their eating and drinking out reservations than they were when venues initially reopened, CGA’s latest consumer pulse survey has revealed.
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Analysis & Insight
Footfall returns to 50% pre-lockdown levels
UK footfall has returned to 50% of pre-lockdown levels, according to the latest data from Wireless Social.
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Not-for-profit BAME in Hospitality launches mentorship scheme
Not-for-profit organisation BAME in Hospitality has launched a new mentorship programme to support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people working in the sector.
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Pizza Pilgrims non-exec Ian Edward: “Grown-up landlords” will prioritise partnerships
If landlords want to see their sites recover from the coronavirus crisis, they must prioritise making long-term partnerships over hard-lined rent demands, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality reopening moves services sector from ‘contraction’ to ‘growth’
The reopening of restaurants, pubs and bars last month prompted Britain’s services sector to grow at its fastest rate in more than five years, according to a survey by IHS Markit.
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Pubs and restaurants forced to close as Aberdeen enters local lockdown
Pubs and restaurants will be forced to close in Aberdeen this week as a “significant outbreak” of the coronavirus will see the city enter local lockdown.
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Loungers sees encouraging July trading
Loungers has reported an encouraging performance for its first four weeks of post-lockdown trading.
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Analysis & Insight
Three in four hospitality businesses at risk of insolvency
More than three quarters of hospitality businesses are at risk of insolvency within the next 12 months, UK Hospitality has revealed.
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CMA clears Amazon/Deliveroo deal
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo.
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Minister confirms there are ‘no plans’ to shut pubs and restaurants in trade-off with school reopenings
Restaurants and pubs will not be required to close again when schools reopen in September, the Housing Secretary has confirmed.