No matter who is appointed Chancellor come the Autumn Statement, they will have “a lot to prove” to win over the hospitality industry as firms are “rightfully frustrated” with current policies.
The Morning Advertiser has collated advice and life stories from some of the key voices in the sector – namely CEOs – in celebration of this year's International Women's Day.
The Morning Advertiser has spoken to a number of female operators leading the on-trade in 2024 to hear how the industry can #InspireInclusion this International Women's Day (IWD).
To celebrate International Women's Day 2024 the Morning Advertiser spoke to some of the leading women in the drinks industry to discover how the sector can #InspireInclusion.
I’m surrounded by amazing women, in my work, my family and my friends but often I find we just aren’t making it clear how much of a great job we are doing.
Hickory’s founder Neil McDonnell and pub owner James Kowszun outlined the opportunities in the sector at the MA Leaders Conference in Liverpool yesterday (7 March).
The pub sector has reacted with “extreme disappointment” to the Spring Budget, with slashed VAT and reform of business rates needed to make a real difference.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has described the decision by Asahi UK to shut its Greenwich brewery – which produces Meantime and Dark Star beers – as a “further blow to British brewing”.
Despite the hospitality sector’s calls for a reduced business rates burden in the Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s lack of action on the subject means companies in England will endure a combined tax hike of £1.66bn from 1 April.
It was a faint hope, but still cruelly dashed as the chancellor stood at the dispatch box and showed his fundamental lack of understanding of the pub sector.
On Saturday I’m cutting shapes at Fabric. On Monday I’m at City Hall to meet London’s night czar Amy Lamé. 15 minutes before the interview, I phone to get let in. After some confusion, the press officer double checks, “you are at Docklands right?” No....
As trends within the RTD sector shift and younger generations catch on to what the category can offer, publicans would do well to heed some expert advice.
The reopening of the 02 Brixton Academy is a “symbolic resurgence” of the night-time economy (NTE), the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said.
Calls for the Government to slash VAT down to 12.5% from its current 20% level in the Spring Budget have poured into MPs’ offices, according to the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA).
The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded year-on-year inflation of 12.6% in January – a drop of 1.2 percentage points from December’s rate of 13.8%.
St Austell Brewery has unveiled a new look for its flagship IPA Proper Job (4.5% ABV), which will hit pubs and bars across the UK beginning this month (March 2024).
“We’ve got a dead Government” claims Hydes Brewery managing director Adam Mayers and he doesn’t have much faith in the Conservatives or Labour currently.
The Zero Carbon Forum has accused review specialist Which? of failing to recognise many initiatives hospitality businesses have implemented in their journey to reach net zero in its sustainable restaurant report.
As the popularity of Tequila continues to soar, pub and bar owners across the UK are presented with a unique opportunity to tap into the growing trend by pairing the spirit with food or hosting educational events to help change perceptions around the...
Dave Wall, head chef at Britain's no.1 gastropub, the Unruly Pig, takes us through how to make braised cod loin with potato & mussel ragu, with caper, raisin and dill.
UKHospitality (UKH) has unveiled further detail of its Hospitality Skills Passport, which will enable new employees to demonstrate completion of the universal entry standard.
