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…
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SMEs Hit Back Over Government’s Proposals to Overhaul Alcohol Taxation
The Wine and Spirit APPG has published its SME Inquiry Report probing the consequences of the Government’s proposed reform to alcohol duty for UK SME…
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BII Calls for Unfair Business Rates System to be Rapidly Reformed
The BII has submitted their responses to the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Business Rates Inquiry as well as the official Technical Consultation to Government. The…
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Cornwall’s Hospitality and Catering Trade Show is Back!
The Expowest Cornwalltrade show takes place on Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd March at the Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge. Yes, after what seems like…
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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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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Wetherspoon Triumphs at the Loo of the Year Awards 2022
Pub chain Wetherspoon has triumphed at the “Loo of the Year Awards”, which are aimed at highlighting standards of away-from-home washrooms.
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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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Community Celebrates Reopening of Historic Royal Oak
February 16th 2022Community Celebrates reopening of historic Royal Oak Popular village pub, The Royal Oak in Warboys, Huntingdon has recently reopened having been taken over by talented licensees Helen
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Sheffield Licensees Receive Prestigious Long-Service Award
The licensees of one of Sheffield’s oldest and most iconic pubs – Fagans on Broad Street – have received a prestigious long-service award in recognition of more than 35 years at the helm.
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