“Offensive Doll” Row Sees Pub Removed from Awards Guide
A pub at a centre of a row over a display of “racist dolls” has been removed and barred from featuring in the definitive list…
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Craft Guild of Chefs Opens Vote for Culinary Hero Award
The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the five nominees for the 2023 Culinary Hero Award with the winner being decided by a vote. The…
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Gwynedd Pub Diversifies with Community Garden to Support Local Residents
The Tafarn y Plu, which is also known at the Feathers Inn, in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd in North Wales, has diversified its pub’s offer by extending…
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‘No End in Sight’ – Businesses Unable to Cope with Sustained Inflation
New data today showing food service price inflation remains above 20%1, coupled with rising energy costs and a lack of support, signals the need for…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Easing but Remains Above 20%
Year-on-year food inflation fell slightly to 20.6% in February 2023, the new CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals. The figure is below the record high…
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Kent RFU Brews Up a Plan with Shepherd Neame to Tackle Match Cancellations
Kent County Rugby Football Union, in collaboration with the RFU, is hoping it’s game on for more rugby matches in the county after teaming up…
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Restaurants Continue to Lose Out due to Diner No-Shows
1 in 20 UK restaurant bookings between the start of the year and February 2023 have resulted in no-shows, according to a recent report from…
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City Hotel Checks in on Climate Action
GUESTS at a forward-thinking Scottish hotel will have the chance to make a meaningful contribution towards improving the environment, simply by forgoing housekeeping visits mid-stay….
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New Data Reveals High Confidence Levels for UK Inbound Tourism Industry
The latest data from leading travel trade association UKinbound shows that confidence levels for the UK’s inbound tourism industry are at their highest level for…
Read more...Government Responds to Cut Hospitality VAT Petition
The government has responded to petition which called for the reduction in VAT on Hospitality to 10% from the current rate of 20% to allow…
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Greene King Pub Partners Licensees celebrate 30th Anniversary
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of one of its Partners. Couple Siobhan…
Read more...Easter Weekend Lifts Spending Across Hospitality and Leisure
New data from Barclays shows that Hospitality and Leisure businesses benefitted from a 2.7% per cent increase in the total number of sales over the…
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UK Chefs Visit Norway on Study Trip with the Norwegian Seafood Council
Some of the UK’s top emerging chef talent have visited Norway, the whitefish nation, on a trip organised by the Norwegian Seafood Council, and led…
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Drinks Sales Flat in the Final Fortnight of March
On Premise drinks sales hovered either side of last year’s levels over the second half of March, CGA by NIQ’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker data…
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Entries are Being Sought for the National Pubwatch Awards 2023
Pubwatches are being encouraged to enter the 2023 National Pubwatch awards, sponsored by JD Wetherspoon, which recognise the work of schemes and their efforts to…
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