The 2017 Rating List is now less than 2 months away, despite which the mechanics of how to challenge the new rateable values remains unclear. The most significant changes apply to England, whilst Wales has been insulated because Business Rates ...

Peter Davies, WMT Chartered Accountants, considers how the hospitality industry is dealing with the staffing crisis. Recruiting and keeping good staff has long been a challenge for the industry. The Brexit vote, and the corresponding drop in the value of ...

Gordons leisure and hospitality partner Simon Mydlowski examines how pubs, bars and restaurants will tackle the traditionally quiet post-Christmas trading environment. For many businesses, the start of a new year marks fresh opportunity and is often the beginning of new ...

We are living in the age of the great disruptors. As the sharing economy begins to take over our lives with ever present social media, peer to peer lending and Uber, the hospitality industry has been facing its own changes ...

Thought-leadership – QSR Quick service restaurants have seen a rapid growth over the past five years, fuelling growth in the hospitality industry as a whole. In an age where consumer expectation is high, but time is poor, operators must be ...

The evidence of history is that undemocratic organisations, like the EU, eventually make a hash of it. THE PROMISE: David Cameron and George Osborne, on behalf of the government, spent £9 million to send a pro-Remain leaflet to 18 million UK ...

by Alex Dumphy, joint head of Addleshaw Goddard restaurant, bars and pubs sector England’s premature exit from Euro 2016 certainly weakened demand across our pubs over the summer, with many operators and indeed fans, assuming that England would play more games ...

Wahaca restaurant chain has been hit by an outbreak of norovirus, with more than 300 people reportedly having fallen ill and nine branches being temporarily closed. Four of the branches remain closed while Public Health England and the chain try ...

What is changing in the Water Industry? Deregulation of the business water market in England is set for April 2017. Wales has opted out of deregulation and will continue to operate as a monopoly under Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water). Northern Ireland ...

How and what food is presented on is really important within the catering industry – a dirty plate or smeared glass reflects poorly on the cleanliness of a business. Why invest expertise and effort in creating the ‘perfect pint’ for ...