To mark the 40th anniversary of the Great British Beer Festival, CAMRA is offering free entry and a free pint to anyone celebrating their 40th birthday between the 8th -12th of August 2017*. These lucky visitors can bring a friend, ...

Community businesses are the organisations that put their local area at the very heart of what they do: the restaurants, Pubs, energy companies, bakeries, sports clubs that are run by and for local people (to mention just a few!). So ...

Alcohol education charity Drinkaware, in partnership with CPL Training Group, is launching a new alcohol vulnerability awareness e-learning course designed to educate employees in on-trade and entertainment venues about the potential risks and vulnerabilities for customers who are drunk. The ...

Hospitality operators sold alcohol to one in four teenage mystery shoppers in 2016 without asking for proof of age, according to new data from Serve Legal, the UK’s leading retail age check auditors. The company’s retail testers, all of whom ...

The BBPA has today published the latest edition of its operating cost guide for tied tenants and lessees. The 2016 data is intended to help those wishing to take on a tenanted or leased pub business to be as well ...

With the rapid rise in veganism in the UK over the past decade, pub owners and caterers across the board are increasingly having to cater for vegans and a lot of others demanding more vegan food options. What are the ...

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is calling on politicians to give the Scotch Whisky industry the support it needs to ensure it remains a great British success story. Following the general election, the SWA is setting out its priorities for ...

Increased operating costs and tightening margins have highlighted the importance of support for the sector and the need for clarity over Brexit, according to the latest edition of the ALMR Christie & Co Benchmarking Report, launched today (11.07.2017). The ALMR ...

Diners at a London pizzeria experienced a meal of an operatic magnitude as they were treated to an incredible impromptu musical performance. Secret opera singers, disguised as restaurant staff, broke into song during the lunchtime rush hour at an Italian ...

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association was invited to attend Defra’s Food and Drink discussions at a roundtable led by secretary of state, Michael Gove, last week. Joining industry leaders across the food and drink sector, WSTA chief executive of ...