News

Hospitality volunteers donate £37k to homeless

02-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Volunteers across the hospitality sector have offered a helping hand to support Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) charity distribute ‘Winter Warmth’ kits to rough sleepers across the UK.

Six out of 10 Brits have Christmas dinner in pubs

26-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than three fifths (64%) of the UK have their Christmas dinner in a pub during December, new research has revealed.

MA Podcast – Episode 2

Craft in gin is ‘an overused term’ says Warner’s Gin founder

18-Nov-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The gin boom is not over, says the founder of Warner’s Gin Tom Warner in the second episode of The MA Podcast.

BBPA plea to next Government

18-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

With the general election looming, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has published a manifesto for beer and pubs to help push the next Government towards a future that will benefit the industry.

Nearly half of hospitality managers think staff lack food safety awareness

13-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Almost half (44%) of hospitality managers say British employees fall short of their European counterparts in their knowledge of food safety and hygiene, a new report has found.

Food prices are stabilising

11-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Wholesale foodservice prices are now stabilising after three years of inflation, according to new research.

World Cup rugby fails to ignite pub and restaurant sales

11-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

The Rugby World Cup has flopped in boosting pub and restaurant sales this October, with like-for-like sales across the bar and pub sector sinking 0.6%.

Xmas tips bonanza of £20m awaits

08-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

As hospitality workers gear up for the most lucrative ‘tip season’ of the year, new research has revealed hospitality workers can expect to pocket an extra £20m of tips over the festive period.

Rugby club owner invests in brewery

05-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A rugby club owner has invested in Gloucester Brewery to help boost its brewing production to 800,000 pints a year by the end of 2020.

Business rates a ‘headache’ for 80% of operators

04-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A new survey has highlighted the burden of business rates with 80% of operators still fighting for reform, despite the Government’s inquiry into the impact of business rates.

Food safety complaints increase over Christmas

04-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Complaints about food safety issues at out-of-home venues increase by more than half during the festive period.

Village pub slapped with zero food-hygiene rating

31-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A village pub has been awarded the lowest food-hygiene rating of zero and its food safety management deemed to need urgent improvement.

Trade body demands Government support for imminent food strategy

30-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

UKHospitality has called on the Government to support hospitality businesses to help deliver its first National Food Strategy for 75 years.

TV chef Simon Rimmer’s pub closes ‘with immediate effect’

30-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer’s pub in Merseyside has shut its doors for the last time, after its operators found it “more challenging to maintain a high-quality experience”.

Favourite festive foods off menu due to labour shortages

29-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

A lack of workers in UK meat plants could see festive staples, such as pigs in blankets, not ‘put on every table’ in the run-up to Christmas.