Village Pub Transforms Outbuilding Into Farm Shop And Community Café
A Kent pub has transformed a disused outbuilding into a farm shop and community café, thanks to the expert help and a Community Services Fund grant from Pub is The Hub
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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.
BBC Calling Public Sector Chefs To Audition For New Cooking Series
A brand new BBC Studios Cooking Contest is looking for chefs and cooks that want to work with some ‘respected names’ in the industry for a chance to win an amazing prize.
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UKHospitality Urges Government To Delay Mandatory Calorie Labelling On Menus
UKHospitality is urging the Government to delay plans for mandatory calorie labelling on menus in the out of home sector, saying that the additional cost threatens to derail hospitality
Read more...Scottish Pubs To Receive £2.8m Boost If National Team Qualify For Next Round
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has predicted that Scotland’s pubs will be in for a £2.8m boost if the national team manage to qualify for the next round of Euro 2020
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Hospitality Sector Threatens Legal Action Over 4-Week Extension
Over 45 hospitality, tourism, weddings and events companies/bodies have jointly written to the Prime Minister to threaten legal action should the July reopening date face further delay.
Read more...England Fans To Buy 3 Million Pints Whilst Watching Three Lions VS Czech Republic At Euros
But ongoing restrictions will severely reduce boost of tournament to pubs, trade association warns
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) hopes that England fans will buy 3 million pints
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CAMRA To Host First Virtual Pub Quiz To Mark 50th Anniversary
CAMRA will be hosting its first virtual pub quiz on 1 July 2021, as part of the organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
Read more...Hospitality Hiring Crisis Drives Up Wages By Up To 14% As Venues Turn To Temps To Keep Drinks Flowing
Hiring bottlenecks in the UK’s booming hospitality sector are increasingly prompting pubs and restaurants to turn to temporary staff to keep up with demand, and have forced them to increase wages
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COVID-19 Restrictions Cut Drinks Sales By A Fifth Despite Good Weather And Euros
CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows that average sales in the week to last Saturday (12 June) were down by 19% on the same week in 2019. It extends the trend of recent weeks
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Business Group Calls For New Strategy To Help Bolster Ailing Hospitality And Tourism Sector
Long term help must be given to ensure the survival of small hospitality and tourism businesses, according to a new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
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“No Substitute” For Replicating Pub Visit Reveals Study
Many occasional pre-pandemic pub-goers might never return, posing a risk to the survival of Britain’s historic pub culture, according to new research.
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Thousands Hospitality Businesses At Risk After ‘Freedom Day’ Delayed
Around 25,000 licensed premises were still shut at the end of May 2021, the latest edition of the Market Recovery Monitor research from CGA and AlixPartners reveals
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Cross-Party Group Gives A Voice To Landlords, Pub-Goers And Communities
MPs hear of landlords’ heartache over pandemic as devastating restrictions on pubs extended
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs (Pubs APPG) is sharing quotes from landlords
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UK Hospitality Unveils 12-Point Staffing Plan
UKHospitality has announced a 12-point plan aimed at tackling the “acute” staffing shortage crisis that the industry is facing.
The trade body confirmed that widespread staffing issues, particularly in front-of-house and chef roles
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Abandon Failed And Damaging Traffic Light System To Save The UK Travel & Tourism Sector
The UK government must abandon the ‘failed and damaging’ traffic light system now if it is to save the stricken Travel & Tourism sector from total collapse, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
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