The revamped layout, guided by social distancing rules, sees the reinvention of the snug with tables separated by glazed screens.
Mr Borg-Neal, whose group has 28 pubs, told Sky News:"There's two key priorities. Number one to protect employees and number two to protect customers.
However, given the current guidance, he believed it could only work in big pubs with large beer gardens.
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