Thomas Swaby Crowned the National Chef of the Year
Following one of the closest ever battles for the National Chef of the Year title, a new winner was announced at a prestigious VIP screening of the cook-off
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Cider Campaigners Join Forces to Call for Tax Changes in the Budget
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, and Gabe Cook, author of Modern British Cider, are working together to champion reform of cider duty during CAMRA
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Chancellor Considering Covid-19 Emergency Loan Scheme Extension in Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be considering an extend the emerging Covid-19 loan scheme in next week’s autumn budget.
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Hospitality Cuts Energy, Carbon and Costs Through New ‘Save While You Sleep’ Programme
The Zero Carbon Forum, a non-profit, collaborative action group dedicated to helping UK hospitality achieve net zero at pace has launched a new energy programme
Read more...Tax Increases Must be Measured to Avoid More Shocks for Hospitality Businesses
Any tax increases the Government might be planning in order to recoup some of the money spent dealing with the pandemic must be carefully measured.
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Reduce Duty On All Wines To End Gender Bias In Tax System
Wine Drinkers UK, a collection of leading wine lovers, makers and sellers is calling on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to increase duty at next week’s Budget
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National Pubwatch Recognises Excellence and Commitment at House of Lords Awards Dinner
The ‘best of the best’ have been rewarded for their dedication and commitment to the licensed trade by National Pubwatch at an awards event at the House of Lords.
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Publican Jodie Kidd Urges the Chancellor to Save 20,000 Pubs at Risk of Business Failure Ahead of Autumn Budget
Ahead of the Autumn Budget next week (27 October), Publican, model and former racer Jodie Kidd is calling on the Government to reform the unfair tax burden to help Britain’s pubs and breweries.
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Get Real This Christmas with LittlePod
LittlePod goes liquid! When we launched our award-winning vanilla beer we never expected it to end up in a cake – a souped-up version of an Irish porter cake. People often want to make a cake
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September’s CPI Rate Signals Business Rates Rises Of £1 BILLION In England Next April
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation for September, released by the Office for National Statistics this morning, determines business rate rises for the following financial
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Foodservice Delivery Maintains Market Share Throughout Summer, Despite Restrictions Easing
According to the latest quarterly update to the Lumina Intelligence UK Foodservice Delivery Market Report 2021, from June to September (14/06/2021 – 05/09/2021),
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The Pubs and Bars Industry Report – The Industry “Appears to be Back on the Path of Recovery”
After a turbulent year induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are now flooding back to pubs and bars putting the industry back on the road to recovery.
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Hospitality Sector Collectively Pledges Net Zero Ambitions
The Zero Carbon Forum, a non-competitive industry collaboration comprising some of the biggest brands in hospitality, has today launched the first-ever roadmap designed
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Northwest Operators Take on Second Star Pub
Northwest operators, Jamie Whittaker and Kelly Vickers, have taken on their second Star Pubs & Bars lease in three years, The White Bear in Knutsford, Cheshire.
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Family-Owned “Pizza Joint” in Uxbridge Donates Over 2,500 Pizzas to Local Businesses
“We couldn’t ask for a better start to the business and we would like to thank everyone in the community who has supported us. We hope that we can carry
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