Harbour Hotels’ Anna Sirba Named GM of the Future
Anna Sirba, operations manager of the Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, has been named GM of the Future by the Master Innholders at the Independent Hotel Show Awards 2021.
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All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
VAT Rate For Hospitality And Tourism Sector Needs To Be Reduced Permanently – Says MHA
With less than a month before the UK government’s autumn budget (27 October), Sue Rathmell, partner at MHA, believes the Chancellor should reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality and tourism
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Bedfordshire Pub Wins Top Slot In National Awards
Houghton Conquest gastropub and hotel, and Forum of British Pubs member, the Knife and Cleaver Pub has won the ‘Best Pub and Rooms’ category in the Great British Pubs Awards.
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It’s the LittlePod Recycling Challenge!
Like to recycle? Feeling creative? Up for a challenge? For anyone answering in the affirmative, LittlePod have got just the thing! There’s not long to…
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CIEH Safe Food Conference To Address Increasing Challenges For Hospitality And Food Businesses Operators
The challenges of managing supply and demand post-Brexit and the implications of mandatory calorie labelling are among the hot topics that will be served up at The Chartered Institute of Environmental
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The industry body is proposing a programme of co-investment to create jobs and boost growth
Having survived 18 months of enforced closure and harsh trading restrictions, the hospitality sector
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Askham Hall Named As UK’s ‘Country House Hotel Of The Year’
A Cumbrian hideaway has been named as the ‘Country House Hotel of the Year’ in the Good Hotel Guide 2022, which is published today Monday 4 October.
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Operators Must Combine Investment In People And Technology To Succeed
Hospitality operators need to combine investment in technology with a new approach to people management if they are to recruit and retain the best employees and deliver the best customer experience
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Hospitality Leaders Scramble To Recruit And Retain As Labour Shortages Bite
One in six (16%) hospitality jobs currently lie vacant, the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth indicates—triggering intense competition among firms to recruit and retain team members.
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CAMRA Launches Cider Month Campaign To Protect Real Cider Ahead Of The Budget
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) will be celebrating its biannual Cider Month throughout the month of October, raising awareness for the cider and perry industries’ struggles ahead of the Autumn Budget.
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Wetherspoon Like-For-Like Sales Down As Staffing Issues Increase
Wetherspoon like-for-like sales are still below 2019 levels, the company has reported, with sales down 38.8% to £772.6m in the 52 weeks ended 25 July. It made a loss before tax of £154.7m.
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The Mayor Of London Joins Fred Sirieix To Open A Prisoner-Run Restaurant At HMP Wormwood Scrubs
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, joined Fred Sirieix, the maître d’ best known for Channel 4’s First Dates, at HMP Wormwood Scrubs today [Friday 1st October] to officially open the doors
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Build Back Better And Level Up By Supporting Pubs And Brewers, Says BBPA
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today submitted its representations for the Budget, which is taking place on October 27th.
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Buzzworks Close Entire Business For Day Of Wellbeing
Independent restaurant and bar operator, Buzzworks Holdings, will close its entire business on Monday 4 October to introduce a new Wellbeing Day for its workforce.
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WSTA Calls On Chancellor To Freeze Alcohol Duty And Extend VAT Reduction To Help Economic Recovery
The WSTA has called on the Treasury to freeze wine and spirit duty and extend the hospitality VAT reduction in the Autumn Budget to allow the country to climb out of the Covid-19 slump.
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