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Star Expands Its Managed Operator Estate With Biggest Investment Of 2025
Star Pubs has completed its biggest Just Add Talent (JAT) refurbishment of the year, bringing its estate of managed operator pubs to 220 sites. The…
Hospitality Business Rates Reform ‘Unravelling’, With High Street Set To Pay Thousands More
New analysis from UKHospitality shows that the average pub’s business rates, even with the reduced multiplier and transitional relief, will increase 15% next year –…
Chancellor’s “Lowest Tax Rates Since 1991” Claim Debunked
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ claim that the Autumn Budget delivers the “lowest tax rates since 1991” for more than 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties has…
Drinks Sales Back In Marginal Growth As Christmas Trading Begins
Operators and suppliers have started the crucial festive season with modest growth in drinks sales in the first half of November. CGA by NIQ’s latest…
Catastrophic Rates Rise In April Will Put Thousands Of Pubs Out Of Business
Publicans in England in Wales have reacted with fury and dismay at the realisation that far from receiving clearly promised help with their business rates,…
Chef Sally Abé Joins 2026 Toque d’Or® Judging Panel
Nestlé Professional today announced culinary super star Sally Abé as head judge for the 38th edition of Toque d’Or. With a strong passion for elevating British cuisine through local, seasonal and sustainable produce – and her…
Restaurants’ Deliveries Rise In October As Consumers Choose Convenience Over Pick-Ups
Restaurants’ delivery sales jumped by 7.6% year-on-year in October as consumers continued a long-term move towards direct-to-door orders, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home…
Mitchells & Butlers Faces £130m Cost Increase Amid Wage and Tax Changes
Mitchells & Butlers, the operator behind popular pub and restaurant chains including All Bar One, Toby Carvery, Harvester, and Miller & Carter, has announced it…
Eye Watering 10.2% Increase In Business Rates Bills Now Landed On UK PLC
John Webber Head of Business Rates at Colliers commented, “The Chancellor’s announcements today concerning business rates constitute a dismal day for UK PLC and the…
Government Scales Back Unfair Dismissal Plans in Employment Rights Compromise
The government has dropped controversial plans to introduce immediate unfair dismissal protection for workers, instead opting for a six-month qualifying period in revised Employment Rights…
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Unlocking a New Waste Stream – The M62 FOG Recovery Pilot
AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO TRANSFORMING KITCHEN WASTE The M62 FOG Recovery pilot has demonstrated that fat, oil and grease (FOG) waste from restaurant kitchens can…
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From Lattes to Lettuce: M&S Shifts Focus from Café Culture to Fresh Food Retail
By Julie Gowland, Partner and Head of Licensing within the Regulatory and Corporate Defence Team at Birketts LLP (www.birketts.co.uk) Marks & Spencer’s decision to close…
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Step Into The Future With The New Microsave Gen:2
Regale launches bold new Papaya, 100% recyclable next-generation product – available for Panasonic NE-1878, NE-1864 and NE-1815 (also compatible with the popular, now-discontinued NE-1843 and…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: The Budget – When the Medicine is Worse Than The Cure
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Industry leaders have called Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget a “hammer blow” to hospitality, and they are absolutely right….
