St Austell Brewery Names Children’s Hospice South West as its Charity Partner
St Austell Brewery has announced Children’s Hospice South West as its Charity of the Year. The company – which is marking its 175th anniversary this…
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Government Sparks Anger by Excluding Nightclubs, Grassroots Electronic and Recorded Music Spaces From Rates Relief, Says NTIA
The Government’s latest Business Rates Relief scheme has delivered a serious blow to Britain’s night-time economy, explicitly excluding nightclubs, grassroots electronic music venues and recorded…
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Beer & Pub Association Calls For Barnett Consequentials To Be Directed To Support Scotland’s Pubs
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has urged the Scottish Government to ensure that the Barnett consequentials arising from the UK Government’s recent announcement…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Accelerates in December as Festive Demand Peaks
Food and drink prices in the hospitality sector rose by 1.1% in December according to new data. The sharp upward month-on-month movement marks a significant…
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Five Food Industry Trends Chefs Should Watch in 2026
Written by Worldchefs’ Editor (www.worldchefs.org) Now 2026 is upon us it’s an essential time to think about the year ahead. There’s a lot to consider….
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Mental Health In Hospitality: Supporting Employee Wellbeing in Challenging Times
By Rebecca Hughes, Associate in the employment team at Birketts (www.birketts.co.uk) Recent reports on mental health in the hospitality sector serve as a prompt for…
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How are UK Hospitality Businesses Coping with the Tipping Law?
Back in 2016, a government report concluded that 100% of tips in restaurants, hotels and bars should go to workers and not their employers. This…
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Hospitality’s Hidden Talent Pool: Can The Older Workforce Help Solve the UK’s Hospitality Staffing Shortage?
By Josie Beal, Legal Director in the employment team at Birketts LLP (www.birketts.co.uk) The hospitality industry is powered by people, the smiles, the service, the…
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Satisfaction and Compliance Should Go Hand-In-Hand – Why Fairness Must Be at the Heart of the Pub Tie
The Pubs Code Adjudicator’s annual tied tenants’ satisfaction survey results were released this summer. For tied tenants with the six largest pub companies in England…
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What The New Employment Law Bill Really Means For Hospitality
By Hannah Strawbridge, Solicitor & Founder, Han Law, part of Inspire Legal Group (www.hanlawco.com) If you run a pub, restaurant, bar or hotel, you’ll already…
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Industry First As Food-Tech Firm Leafe Unveils Unlimited Food Hygiene Training Offer
Hospitality operations app Leafe has launched an industry-first deal giving customers unlimited food hygiene training and certifications, designed to be affordable for both small businesses…
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Hospitality Businesses Will Fail to Scale AI Without a Solid Customer Data Foundation
By Matthew Biboud-Lubeck, General Manager EMEA, Amperity (https://amperity.com/) The hospitality sector has high aspirations for AI. Companies are keen to explore its potential to transform…
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2025 Consumer Trends Shaping 2026
Hospitality is at the centre of Britain’s social and cultural lives, and a new GO Technology report, from hospitality tech provider Zonal, in partnership with…
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Calling Last Orders On Pubs’ Business Rates Problems
By Chris Grose, Rating Director at Hartnell Taylor Cook (https://htc.uk.com) If the government were hoping that the business rates changes in last year’s budget would…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. As I said on social media when the news broke, this government has managed the remarkable feat of snatching…
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