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Plan proposed: the suggested VAT cut would reduce the tax to 17.5% (image: Getty/Dekdoyjaidee)

Proposed VAT cut ‘would be significant and positive step’

A reported slashing of VAT has been hailed as a “significant and positive step” by the leader of one trade body.

'Tax relief can help hospitality businesses to reinvest'

Owner of the Veeno wine bar business, Rodrigue Trouillet shared his thoughts on the weeks news with the MA's Ed Bedington, from tax relief to the ongoing recruitment challenges.

Cash strapped: many hospitality businesses aren't able to invest due to the current economic headwinds (image: Getty/Guido Mieth)

‘Permanent tax relief would encourage sector investment’

The Government has been urged to introduce a permanent tax relief, which could encourage investment by businesses, one trade body has stated.

Staffing issues: Sacha Lord also called on operators to ensure they were paying employees the right rates to help boost retention

Sacha Lord repeats staffing concerns

Night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester and operator Sacha Lord has reiterated worries about the sector’s staffing shortages and called on operators to commit to paying teams the living wage.

Done deals: the most recent property news

Brucan’s £400k reopening, experienced multi expands & Liberation disposal

The latest property news includes a joint investment including Star Pubs & Bars, a new acquisition for an experienced multiple operator, Liberation selling a number of pubs to Red Oak Taverns and more.

First of many: the Birmingham site is the first of O'Neill's remodelling plans to be rolled out across all other branches in the UK

Inside the new look O’Neill’s

Mitchells & Butlers brand O’Neill’s is being remodelled with a new look and feel, bringing a focus on showing women’s sports, starting with The Women’s Euros next month (July).

First online sales e-learning course launched for hospitality sector

M.I.R.A.C.L.E. online – the first sales e-learning course for hospitality

We are delighted to announce that our industry recognised sales workshop has now been transformed into an online course in partnership with CPL Learning.

Keen to deploy capital: Red Oak Taverns’ acquisition of the Vine in Worthing, West Sussex, started its M&A activity this year

Red Oak Taverns acquires three pubs from Liberation Group

Multiple operator Red Oak Taverns has completed the acquisition of three tied tenanted pubs this week from Liberation Group for an undisclosed sum.

Pete Brown on how cask ale can use some hops better than kegged beers

Cask is building on craft ideas

Too often in this industry, we tend to take an adversarial approach to trends: beer versus wine, lager versus ale, keg versus cask, cask versus craft...

Demising margins: proposed Government campaign encouraging businesses to offer discounts to consumers poses a “slippery slope

Gov discount scheme poses 'slippery slope' for sector

A proposed Government campaign encouraging businesses to offer discounts to consumers without any financial backing poses a “slippery slope” amid demising margins, according to one Canterbury-based licensee.

Popularity soaring: make the most of screening women's football (Credit: Getty/Alistair Berg)

Feature: The goal is wide open, don’t miss

Football and pubs – that’s the domain of men only, right? Wrong. And you know that already.

Jobs for all: Dharia is on a supported internship programme, in partnership with Mencap, at the Hendon pub in north-west London

GK – career advice must be same for bar work as uni degrees

Greene King (GK) has called for training in bar and restaurant staff to be given equal footing to university degrees in terms of career advice after its research found almost half of young people (48%) believe the hospitality sector does not offer good...

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To beer or not to beer: multiple operator Fuller’s has put opera and Shakespeare shows on and gained huge traction with customers

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Sparks are still flying in our love affair with gin

Funkin Cocktails shows cocktail opportunities for on-trade operators

Capitalise on cocktails to increase margins

Sleek design: the new font for Kopparberg draught Strawberry & Lime

New draught font for Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime

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In 2020, the community bought the White House in Bladon. This historic, 17th century pub, is on the edge of the Blenheim Place estate, and is reputed to be the place...

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Proposed VAT cut ‘would be significant and positive step’

'Tax relief can help hospitality businesses to reinvest'

‘Permanent tax relief would encourage sector investment’

Sacha Lord repeats staffing concerns

Brucan’s £400k reopening, experienced multi expands & Liberation disposal

Inside the new look O’Neill’s

M.I.R.A.C.L.E. online – the first sales e-learning course for hospitality

Red Oak Taverns acquires three pubs from Liberation Group

Cask is building on craft ideas

Gov discount scheme poses 'slippery slope' for sector

Feature: The goal is wide open, don’t miss

GK – career advice must be same for bar work as uni degrees

McCain Foodservice Solutions launches Streets Ahead initiative to bolster the UK’s street food sector

BrewDog launches scheme to help pubs put the planet first

The ongoing impact of the Pubs Code...

Heineken UK launches Beer Report collating insights to boost the on-trade

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