British consumers cut their spending by the most in more than five years in early 2018 as heavy snowfalls combined with an ongoing squeeze on household budgets to hit retailers, payments company Visa said this week. Visa said inflation-adjusted consumer ...

£40,000 was raised on the evening of Monday 9th April at industry charity Hospitality Action’s inaugural Rugby Legends Dinner sponsored by Sharp’s Brewery and hosted at Deer Park Country House Hotel. 200 guests enjoyed delicious food prepared by a brigade ...

UKHospitality has published interim guidance to help catering businesses identify and implement measures to reduce acrylamide levels in food following new legislation which comes into force today, 11th April. The regulation requires food businesses to identify potential sources of acrylamide and demonstrate that they ...

Restaurants and pubs continued to outperform other sectors in March as consumer spending was hit by adverse weather conditions dubbed “Beast from the East.” Year-on-year growth in spend for restaurants and pubs increased by 7.2% and 7.7% respectively according to ...

Arc Inspirations, the ambitious multi-site operator has today announced its second The Box bar in Leeds city centre, following the success of its first site in Headingley. Following a £1.3million investment, The Box is set to open its doors in ...

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality will spearhead the sector’s efforts to tackle packaging waste with a sector-wide packaging event. Unpack the Future of Hospitality will bring together hospitality businesses, suppliers, parliamentarians and other hospitality supporters to educate, ...

UKHospitality has warned the Government not to increase costs or restrictions for hospitality businesses through any proposed deposit scheme and called on it to create an opt-out for business where drinks are sold on the premises. The Government has today ...

A viewpoint by Nigel Evans, Conservative MP for Ribble Valley Nigel evans, Conservative MP for Ribble Valley has issued a strong backing for reducing VAT in the hospitality sector once Britain leaves the EU. Speaking today Evans said “As the ...

UKHospitality is launching a sector-wide hospitality workforce commission to promote understanding of the importance and potential of the UK’s hospitality sector. UKHospitality Commission 2030 will bring together a wide range of hospitality employers and All-Party Parliamentary Groups, along with other ...

The British Takeaway Campaign, the umbrella body representing those involved in the supply and preparation of the nation’s favourite foods, has welcomed UKHospitality, the Catering Equipment Suppliers’ Association (CESA) and Westmill Foods as members. UKHospitality, the trade association formed by ...