Scottish Hospitality Sector Welcomes End to Covid Passport Scheme
Scotland will end its COVID passport scheme on Monday and the legal requirement to wear face coverings in some indoor settings will be dropped from…
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Food and Drink
Tom Aikens in Charity “Pedal for Pubs” Fundraiser
Chef, Tom Aikens is inviting the hospitality sector to join him and industry colleagues in a virtual ‘Pedalling for Pubs UK Bike Ride’ to Jordan,…
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Government Must Act to Address the Unfair Burden of Property Tax on the Hospitality Sector
In the decade before the pandemic, hospitality business rates rose by more than 58% or £1 billion Industry body, UKHospitality, says a hospitality tax rate…
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VisitEngland Rolls Out ‘Escape the Everyday’ Campaign to Boost City-Breaks this Spring
VisitEngland has launched the next phase of its domestic ‘Escape the Everyday’ campaign, to encourage short-breaks to English cities this spring and early summer. The…
Read more...Prime Minister Sets Out Plan for Living with COVID
Sector leaders have responded to the government’s announcement that all Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from…
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Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala Re-Invent Cafe Spice Namaste´ in the Docklands, Now Open for Business
The bar at Café Spice Namaste in Royal Albert Wharf in the Docklands Exactly one year ago this month, Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala began the…
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Star Pubs & Bars Doubles its Managed Operator Pubs in Scotland
Star Pubs & Bars is to double the size of its Scottish managed operator Just Add Talent (JAT) estate. The company currently has six JAT…
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Food and Drink Inflation Surges, with More Rises to Come
New edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index highlights multiple inflationary pressures in the short-term, but potential stability later in 2022 Year-on-year inflation in…
Read more...Hospitality Calls for 5 Key Support Measures to Aid Living with Covid
Nearly two years on from the Prime Minister’s request that people “avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues” and the hospitality industry remains…
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British Lion Eggs Urges Hospitality Businesses to ‘Look for the Lion’
British Lion egg producers are calling on hospitality businesses to ’look for the Lion’ as a salmonella outbreak linked to European eggs continues to grow….
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Drinks Sales Just Shy of Pre-COVID-19 Levels, but Rugby Brings a Boost
In the week to last Saturday (12 February), average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants were just 2% off the…
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New Top Judges Revealed for National and Young National Chef of the Year Competitions
Two new inspirational and highly respected Chairs of Judges have been revealed by the Craft Guild of Chefs for the UK’s most prestigious and sought-after culinary titles, National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) and Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY).
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S.Pellegrino Lauches Search for Brightest Young UK Chefs as Global Competition Opens Applications
Applications have officially opened for the 2022/23 S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition, the exciting global initiative created by S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy to discover and nurture brilliant professionals
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The European Capital of Coffee Shops Revealed
Dublin is the most caffeinated capital in Europe, a new study has found. The study, carried out by sleep experts Eachnight.com, collected the number of coffee…
Read more...Consumer Spending Slows in January as Restrictions and Rising Living Costs Hampers Hospitality and Travel
Consumer card spending rose 7.4 per cent in January compared to the same period in 2020 – the smallest uplift since April 2021 – as several sectors were hampered by Plan B restrictions, inflation, and rising energy costs.
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