UK retailers suffered the sharpest level of monthly footfall decline in six years during May, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium. The latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor showed that footfall declined by 3.5% in May, ...

In a bid to acknowledge the region’s most dog friendly pub and to encourage local pubs to offer the very best in canine hospitality, the prestigious South West Tourism Awards has launched a brand-new award category this summer that’s bound ...

One year on from the launch of the prisons Education and Employment Strategy, 230 additional businesses, including Pret A Manger and Greene King, have joined the MoJ’s flagship offender work placement scheme, the New Futures Network (NFN). One year since ...

A forum in London this week brought together a large number of senior leaders from across the hospitality, hotel and catering industry for a thought-provoking debate on the future of talent development.  Hosted by industry thought-leader, EP Business in Hospitality, in ...

Successful teams of young chefs have their eyes set on the title as the final of the Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition is set to get underway at The Grimsby Institute next week. The competition organised by The ...

Hilton has become the world’s first hotel group to commit to serving more climate-friendly foods to help reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions. The company joins the likes of WeWork and top hospitals in signing on to the Cool Food Pledge, ...

A catering student from New City College, London, wowed the judging panel to be crowned British Poultry Student Chef of the Year 2019. He will go on to cook his dish for approx. 280 guests at the British Poultry Awards ...

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) are urging Scotland fans to back our girls and our pubs, by heading to their local pub to watch the Women’s national team take part in their first World Cup. The Scotland team ...

Strongbow is rolling out its new Dual Fount to pubs and bars nationwide. Operators who currently stock both Strongbow Original and Strongbow Dark Fruit together, can now reap the benefits of stocking the UK’s number one and number two ciders ...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced a bold new programme to boost the capital’s high streets at night, alongside an innovative new partnership to support London’s live music scene. A new Night Time Enterprise Zone is to ...