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The latest industry news from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Aug- 2020 -28 August
Pret a Manger to cut 2,800 jobs
Pret a Manger has confirmed it is to cut 2,800 high street jobs as part of a restructuring following almost two months of consultations with team members. The high street chain said that although sales and footfall have started to show “clear signs of recovery”, Pret sales over the last…
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27 August
Deliveroo launches Eat In to Help Out offer
With the Governments Eat Out to Help Out scheme ending on Monday Deliveroo has announced it is to launch its own version ‘Eat In to Help Out’ offering a £5 discount during September. The food delivery service has revealed it will be offering a code to customers that gives a…
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27 August
Greene King partners with Prince’s Trust to create 1,000 new jobs
Greene King is ‘‘strengthening its partnership’’ with The Prince’s Trust, with a new five-year agreement to create 1,000 job opportunities for young and BAME people. The pub company and brewery has worked alongside the charity for the past four years, supporting 440 young people across the country in getting job…
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27 August
Wahaca to shutter a third of sites
Wahaca is set to shutter more than a third of its sites, following impacted sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The group is now planning to close 10 of its 28 sites. Branches affected by the closure include sites in Bluewater, Kent; St Pauls, London; Liverpool; Manchester and Bristol. Alongside…
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27 August
Majority of office workers in catering sector feel unsafe returning to work after Covid-19
Only 28% of office workers in the retail, catering and leisure sector feel safe returning to work after the pandemic, despite new health and safety measures that have been put in place. This is according to new research from insurance provider Protectivity, which asked office workers around the UK how…
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26 August
Majority of UK consumers still uncomfortable eating out, says consumer index
The majority of UK consumers are still uncomfortable eating out, according to the latest EY Future Consumer Index. The latest figures come as the hospitality sector has called on the government to extend the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which is set to end on 31 August. Despite the…
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26 August
Over 64 million Eat Out to Help Out meals claimed so far
More than 64 million discounted meals have been enjoyed by diners across the country since the launch of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. The new figures released by the Treasury show that 87,000 claims have been made by restaurants taking part in the scheme. This continues…
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26 August
Frankie & Benny’s reopens 17 sites
Frankie and Benny’s has outlined plans to open a further 17 sites across its estate. The sites in question include restaurants in Colchester, Ipswich, Oxford, ABerdeen and Bury St Edmunds. According to the group, it has followed “strict” Government, Public Health England, Public Health Wales and Public Health Scotland guidelines,…
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26 August
Greene King announces rent concessions for tied tenants
Greene King Pub Partners has announced a further £6m of financial support for its leased and tenanted partners, as they work to rebuild their businesses following the Covid-19 closure. The current rent concessions from Greene King Pub Partners are due to come to an end eight weeks after reopening. The…
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25 August
The Seren Collection appoints new director of restaurants
The Seren Collection, a collection of high-quality restaurants and hotels based in South West Wales, has appointed Mourad Ben Tefka as its new director of restaurants. Tefka joined the organisation following 18 years at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxford, where he originally joined as restaurant manager before becoming…
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