Bristol Honours its Hospitality Heroes
Hundreds of people attended a glittering gala to honour Bristol’s hospitality heroes and celebrate success after one of the most challenging periods ever for their businesses.
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Hospitality
All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Hospitality Group in the East of England Announces Latest Acquisition
Hospitality brand Chestnut has announced the acquisition of The Lawns in Holt as its latest addition to the growing portfolio of pubs and inns.
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New Research Reveals Hospitality Is One of the UK’s Fastest Growing Sectors
Business is looking up in the UK hospitality sector, as new research by Yell Business has revealed that it was the fifth fastest growing industry throughout 2021.
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Welcome Skills Achieves Craft Guild of Chefs Accreditation
The Craft Guild of Chefs has announced that Welcome Skills, the international training provider has successfully passed all the standards required to receive accreditation to…
Read more...Hospitality Salaries Jump by as Much as 12% with 100s of Jobs Over £50k
A new report from Caterer.com reveals that salaries for hospitality jobs have risen over the last year, increasing by up to 12% for some roles with a record number of hospitality jobs offering a salary of more than £50k.
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Online Reviews Can Predict the Failure of 7 out of 10 Businesses, Even Months Ahead
By analysing online customer ratings, researchers from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) have developed an AI model which can predict a restaurant’s likelihood of failure, 70% of the time.
Read more...72% of Retail, Catering & Leisure Workers Surveyed now Suffer From ‘Pleasanteeism’
‘Pleasanteeism’ – the pressure to put on a brave face – is on the rise across the UK, as 72% of retail, catering & leisure workers surveyed admit to feeling like they have to put on a brave face in front of their colleagues
Read more...Hospitality Industry Launches £5m Campaign for Talent
The grass-roots campaign Hospitality Rising has won official support from the Hospitality & Tourism Sector Skills Board (HTSB) to be the strategic face of the industry’s biggest ever recruitment campaign
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Vibrancy of Britain’s 10 Biggest Cities Revealed as the Sector Builds Back from COVID
Exclusive report measuring the out-of-home social activity of consumers shows the scale of COVID damage in London, but more positive trends in Leeds and other cities
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Over 250 Hospitality Business Leaders Urge Chancellor to Hold VAT at 12.5% to Protect jobs, Firms, Pricing & Inflation
More than 250 business leaders from hospitality and leisure have written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging the Government to keep VAT at 12.5% beyond…
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Alchemy Partners Acquires Brasserie Bar Co in £40 Deal
Brasserie Bar Co, the operator of Brasserie Blanc and the White Brasserie Company, has been acquired by Alchemy Partners in a deal that is thought to be valued at just over £40m.
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UK Charity Springboard Awarded Vital Grant from Hilton Effect Foundation
UK hospitality charity Springboard has been named as a 2021 Grant recipient of the Hilton Effect Foundation.
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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Price Rises for Consumers Now ‘Inevitable’ New Figures from Industry Body UKHospitality Suggest
In a UKHospitality survey of over 340 hospitality businesses representing 8,200 venues employing 190,000 people, nearly half of operators (47%) are reporting that they will be forced to increase consumer
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Buzzworks to Sail into Inverclyde
One of Scotland’s largest hospitality groups, Buzzworks Holdings, has today, Friday 4th February, announced it will bring its flagship restaurant Scotts to Greenock, creating over 70 jobs for the town.
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