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Greggs secures £150m COVID-19 support
Greggs secures £150m COVID-19 support
The bakery chain expects to take a weekly hit of £3.5m if shops are closed until end-June.
E-learning platform for hospitality workers launched
Courses include personal development resources for furloughed employees.
Costa Coffee taps facial recognition technology to streamline employee screening
Feedback from users and candidates has been positive, the chain says.
Grants need to be expanded and distributed faster, say trade bodies
The HM Treasury is also urged to abolish the £51,000 maximum rateable value threshold.
PAUL launches grocery services
It also reopened four of its shops for takeaway and delivery.
The Athenian implements ‘Walk to work' scheme as business model shifts
The move hopes to encourage employees to practice social distancing.
Wahaca launches content series
The initiative is done by the restaurant group’s co-founder.
Weekly Global News Wrap: McDonald's withdraws forecast due to COVID-19 impact; Yum! Brands makes workers wear masks; Subway, Panera roll out grocery services
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Social Media Wrap Up: LEON launches food delivery service; Itsu's Insta-egg hunt; Pizza Express' Piccolo Corner
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
Luckin Coffee's value plunges after admitting to potential US$300m fraud
Billions were wiped off from its market capitalisation.
Itsu opens two outlets to serve meals to hospital workers
The chain initially donated £15,000 worth of food to 20 NHS hospitals.
Norfolk's only Taco Bell restaurant closed
It operated for more than a year.
Deliveroo to terminate contracts of riders not following social distancing measures: report
Complaints regarding riders congregating at food outlets surfaced on social media.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen owner to halt financial support to chain
Famous Brands bought the burger chain in 2016.
Antonio Carluccio Foundation makes up to £500,000 in grants available
Funds will be available in support of emergency feeding and to support initiatives involving or benefitting the sector.
Honest Burgers details support to NHS, staff amidst COVID-19 shutdown
The chain donated their entire store of leftover burgers to local charities and NHS workers.
Crussh launches home delivery service for Londoners
This is done alongside cold press juice donations to NHS workers.
