Following last night’s vote where MPs are soundly rejected Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second time by a majority of 14, the government have announced a series of measures to deal with a potential “no deal Brexit”. The government ...

Operators need to look beyond Brexit and focus on the opportunities that a sustainable approach to business offers, believes buying specialist Lynx Purchasing. “In the current market, it can feel like a challenge to try and focus past the potential ...

A ‘disorderly Brexit’ could see the UK’s hospitality industry suffer a £1.8 billion reduction in economic output, compared to an ‘orderly Brexit’ – a new study has revealed. The report, developed by workforce management company Quinyx in collaboration with Development ...

Following last night’s dramatic House of Commons rejection of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, industry bodies have voiced their concerns UKH Chief Executive, Kate Nicholls, commented “Tonight’s vote in Parliament brings into stark reality the prospect of a no deal ...

Pub group Young’s has confirmed it is to pay over £100,000 to cover the cost of settled status applications for its employees who are EU nationals. The group, which has 1,800 members of staff from non-UK EU countries, will pay ...

Tim Martin, chairman of pub company Wetherspoon, has issued a video on-line, to rebut criticisms of comments he made in support of ‘no deal’ on BBC’s Question Time. Mr Martin said: “Mike Galsworthy, who represents an academic pressure group called ...

Veganuary is as popular as Dry January, with over 2.66m Brits set to ditch meat in 2019 Two-thirds (67%) have a New Year’s resolution – saving money (44%), exercising more (44%) and eating more healthily (40%) top polls Half (50%) ...

Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin is writing to all 650 MPs to highlight how the customs union, and therefore the EU tariff system works, following an exchange with a Labour and a Conservative MP. Mr Martin appeared alongside Conservative ...

Local authorities should set up “food resilience teams” to prepare for different Brexit scenarios, according to an advice notice written by food policy experts. The document – from specialists at Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), City, University of London ...

Oils, fats and fish continue to trade at prices over 25% higher than last year, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing reveals. Recent falls in the hot beverages category have meanwhile corrected, while fruit prices continue to reduce from ...