Leeds and Dubai Hospitality Operators Take on First Star Lease
A Leeds original start-up that now operates as far afield as Dubai in events, food and beverage is to open its first pub under company…
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Hospitality
All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Lawsuit Served Against Visa and Mastercard Contest Card Payment Fees
A significant class action lawsuit has been served against Visa and Mastercard at the UK’s specialist competition tribunal on behalf of a large number of…
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Red Tape Cut for Thousands of Small Businesses
Thousands of the UK’s small businesses will be released from reporting requirements and other regulations in the future, as part of plans aimed at boosting…
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East Anglia Hospitality Group Raises Funds for Food Hubs
East Anglia hospitality business Chestnut is supporting Nourishing Norfolk by cycling in excess of 500km to raise much needed funding for the food hubs within…
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UKHospitality Calls on Government to Introduce Tourist Accommodation Registration Scheme
Trade body UKHospitality has urged the Government to introduce a check-based tourist accommodation scheme, to help create a level playing field for all accommodation providers….
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Buzzworks to Close All Venues for Annual Wellbeing Day
Independent restaurant and bar operator, Buzzworks Holdings, will close its entire business on Monday 3 October for an annual Wellbeing Day for its workforce. The…
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Today (September 30) is the Last Day for Paper Banknotes
The Bank of England will be withdrawing legal tender status of paper £20 and £50 banknotes after 30 September 2022. After this date businesses will…
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Ten of the Best: Top Ten Kitchen Porters of 2022 Announced
The top ten kitchen porters in the UK have been announced, as part of the Kitchen Porter of the Year competition organised by Winterhalter UK…
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Talented Welsh Junior Chefs Preparing for the Culinary World Cup
A team of talented, young chefs will be flying the Welsh flag with pride at the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg in November. The Junior…
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Calorie Counts on Menus Shift Consumers’ Choices
Calorie labelling on menus has changed people’s out-of-home food choices with research from CGA by NielsenIQ revealing that half of consumers (49%) would change their…
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Free From Functional Food & Health Ingredients Returns to Demonstrate Sector Opportunities as Plant-based Trends Hold Firm With Consumers
The free-from and plant-based food market has witnessed a transformation over the past 12-24 months, with the pandemic helping to drive greater consumer awareness of…
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Stonegate Group Team Members Celebrate Graduation from Learning and Development Programme
Stonegate Group has recently celebrated the graduation of 34 team members from its internal learning and development programme, Accelerator. The class of summer 2022 celebrated…
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Hotel Rates and Occupancy Drop but Sector Gets Some ‘Breathing Space’ with Energy Price Cap
UK hotels saw a sharp decline in occupancy rates, daily rates, revenues per room and gross operating profits in August as the cost-of-living crisis continues…
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Hospitality Businesses Can be At the Heart of Economic Growth, but Further Support Critical to their Survival
Leaders of trade bodies representing pubs, brewers, bars, restaurants, hotels and consumers have written to the Chancellor following the mini-budget last week, highlighting the urgent…
Read more...Labour’s Pledge to Abolish Business Rates to Save the High Street
Rating Experts at Colliers Say Labour’s proposals remain “woolly” and that “reform not abolition” of the system is needed Although the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves…
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