European union - Hospitality

UK/Australia trade deal to save UK wine businesses £16m, claims WSTA

16-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The first major trade deal negotiated by the Government since the UK left the EU has been welcomed by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) for reducing costs for drinks businesses and positive knock-on effects for hospitality firms.

Government should use temporary increase in EU State Aid limits to support hospitality

21-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

Real estate service provider Colliers International has urged the Government to take advantage of the European Union’s increase in State Aid limits due to Covid-19 to support the UK’s ailing hospitality sector.

Fall in EU migrants prompts renewed call to support pub employers

22-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard

Pub industry bodies call for an immigration system that supports UK businesses as official figures show that the number of EU citizens leaving the UK has increased.

UK has fourth highest booze prices in Europe

07-Feb-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

The average price of alcohol in the UK is 42.7% higher than the EU average – the fourth highest in Europe beaten only by Sweden, Ireland and Finland, according to new research.

VAT duty cut campaigners meet MPs at the Brexit department

01-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Leading figures behind the campaign to reduce VAT in the hospitality industry met with a number of senior Conservative MPs who support the beer and pub industries.

BBPA welcomes proposal to expand young foreign workers scheme

31-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has declared its support for the inclusion of a proposal to extend the Youth Mobility Scheme, according to a think-tank report.

Tim Martin accuses CBI and BRC of ‘trying to fool the public and MPs’

24-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin made claims against the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in the pub giant’s second quarter trading update – which yielded better-than-expected sales and underlying profit...

Spotlight: should pubs be worried about a no-deal Brexit?

15-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

With the deadline for Brexit getting ever closer, The Morning Advertiser spoke to industry leaders to find out what they think the priorities should be for this year’s negotiations with the EU.

GLA report flags hospitality as an area of labour shortage concern

11-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Preparing for Brexit report by Cambridge Econometrics for the Greater London Authority (GLA) has identified hospitality as a vulnerable sector.

Tim Martin hits back over Pete Brown's Brexit beer mat slam

09-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit back over The Morning Advertiser columnist Pete Brown chastising the pub giant's Brexit beer mats.

Number of Europeans looking for work in UK drops

11-Dec-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The UK remains the most popular country among Europeans looking to work abroad, but its "lead is eroding fast", according to new analysis by job site Indeed.

Further pressure put on Chancellor to cut beer tax in Autumn Budget

14-Nov-2017 By Ed Bedington

Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to heed calls from the pub and brewing sector to reduce taxation on beer in the upcoming Budget.

What does the announcement on settled status mean for pubs?

07-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

The government has announced that most European Union citizens will be allowed to remain in the UK after Brexit in 2019.

Hospitality growth ‘at risk’ without post-Brexit migration system

30-Oct-2017 By Fred A'Court

The licensed hospitality industry will be jeopardised unless a streamlined and straightforward migration policy is put in place after Brexit, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has warned.

Brexit could mean lower beer duty, says new APPBG chair

25-Oct-2017 By Michelle Perrett

A review of the beer duty system to give more favourable rates to the pub sector is impossible until the UK leaves the European Union, the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) chairman Mike Wood and Conservative MP for Dudley South, has claimed.

English wine threatened by increased duty

23-Oct-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

English sparkling wine producers may be put under unnecessary pressure if Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond implements proposals to raise tax on the sector.

‘Migrant workers can stay,’ says PM

19-Oct-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs employing EU migrants will be allowed to maintain their contracts once the UK leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed for the first time.

Full line-up of World Cup 2018 qualifiers this weekend

06-Oct-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Premier League takes a break this weekend as several World Cup 2018 football qualifiers get under way, including England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Confidence in the UK eating and drinking-out market dips

05-Oct-2017 By Helen Gilbert

Mounting costs and uncertainty around Brexit has led to food service chiefs revising their once optimistic views on future trade, new research has found.

JD Wetherspoon could switch to non-EU suppliers

15-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

JD Wetherspoon’s chairman said he is considering looking at suppliers outside the EU due to the “current posturing and threats” by Brexit negotiators, who need to “wise up”.

Brexit transitional deal ‘a necessary first step’ for wine and spirits industry

13-Sep-2017 By James Beeson

A transitional arrangement that enables the UK to remain within the single market and customs union is “a necessary first step” to promote confidence in the wine and spirits sector, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) chief executive...

One fifth of consumers blame operators for food fraud

07-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The food industry has been urged to improve food confidence after a new report showed that 20% of consumers are most likely to blame the operator for cases of food fraud.

Leaked document proposes curb on low-skilled EU migrants

06-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

New restrictions could be introduced by the Government to cut the number of low-skilled EU migrants working in the UK immediately after Brexit, according to a leaked Home Office paper obtained by The Guardian.

Government’s ‘ambitious’ EU customs plan welcomed by trade

16-Aug-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Government has set out “ambitious” proposals for a future customs relationship with the EU after Brexit, which aims to “avoid a cliff-edge for businesses on both sides”.

Government calls for evidence on benefits of migrant workers in UK

08-Aug-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A Government consultation calling for evidence into the benefits of migrant workers in the UK is an “encouraging first step”, according to leading trade bodies.

Drinks industry following minimum unit pricing court case closely

27-Jul-2017 By Fred A'Court

The UK drinks industry, and the Scottish trade in particular, is following an appeal case in the Supreme Court with more than a little interest for clues on whether minimum alcohol pricing is going to be introduced.

UK must uphold EU excise law post-Brexit, duty specialist warns

17-Jul-2017 By James Beeson

The UK’s departure from the European Union (EU) could lead to the ‘rolling back’ of excise duty and create further burdens on drinks producers, an excise duty specialist has warned.

Trade's mixed reaction to Repeal Bill

14-Jul-2017 By Helen Gilbert

The sector has given a mixed response to Government’s publication of the Repeal Bill.

Exodus of non-British workers ‘disastrous’ for pub sector

04-Jul-2017 By Georgina Townshend

About one in three non-British workers in the UK are considering leaving the UK in the next five years, which could be “disastrous” for the pub sector, leading bodies have said.

Eating out sector 'under threat' despite PM’s visa assurances

04-Jul-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The eating-out sector could be under threat if the Government doesn’t fill jobs in the UK with foreign workers after Brexit, according to a leading trade association.

Theresa May tells EU workers ‘we want you to stay’ after detailing Brexit negotiations

26-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Theresa May has detailed the UK’s offer on EU national's employment rights as part of Brexit negotiations yesterday (26 June), guaranteeing that none will be asked to leave at the point of Brexit.

Plans to allow 3m EU workers to stay in UK post Brexit

23-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Proposals to allow around 3m EU citizens living in the UK to remain in the country after Brexit were unveiled by the Prime Minister at a Brussels summit on Thursday night (22 June).

BBPA calls for robust transitional arrangements as Brexit talks begin

21-Jun-2017 By Fred A'Court

As Brexit talks began this week, The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has set out its stance on what are expected to be two years of complicated and difficult negotiations between the UK and the rest of the EU.

Recruit from within UK, industry leaders tell MCA conference

21-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

With Brexit talks underway and the potential for tighter immigration limits on the horizon, a panel of industry leaders emphasised the importance of recruiting more people from the UK.

Business confidence ‘dropped dramatically’ after election, reveals IOD poll

12-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A poll of nearly 700 business leaders revealed that business confidence dropped dramatically following the general election on 8 June.

Identifying EU workers difficult says mayor’s Brexit adviser

16-May-2017 By Liam Coleman

Many UK businesses are “struggling to identify their existing EU workforce”, a member of the Mayor of London’s Brexit advisory group has warned.

General election 2017

BBPA manifesto calls for £25,000 business rates assistance package for pubs

08-May-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for pubs to receive a £25,000 business-rates assistance package over the duration of the next parliament in its manifesto ahead of the general election.

Brexit: BBPA backs calls for food inflation to be priority

21-Apr-2017 By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has backed calls for food inflation to be tackled urgently under Brexit negotiations.

Pub industry calls for ‘firm proposals’ over suggested reprieve for EU workers to 2022

05-Apr-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Government needs to provide more “concrete plans” for EU migrants, say industry groups, following the announcement that EU nationals could be allowed to continue working in the UK for five years after the country leaves the bloc.

Great Repeal Bill an ‘opportunity to help pub industry on taxes’

31-Mar-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Great Repeal Bill White Paper offers an opportunity to boost the pub sector with changes to beer tax, alcohol by volume (ABV), VAT, and to “reduce EU red tape”, industry bodies have said.

EU migrant report could be used as ‘bargaining chip’ for pub trade

31-Mar-2017 By Liam Coleman

A British Hospitality Association (BHA) report on EU migrant employees published this week can help “strengthen our bargaining chip” in discussions with the Government, according to trade bodies.

Brexit: employers concerned as future of EU workers remains unclear

29-Mar-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Article 50 will be triggered today and the official countdown to Britain leaving the EU will begin in earnest, but the detail that is worrying most who work in the pub trade is the crisis in waiting around the residency and working rights of foreign employees...

WSTA warns Government over post-Brexit bootlegging

27-Mar-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has warned Government that if Brexit talks do not achieve frictionless borders, delays and gridlocks at ports will “encourage the resurgence of alcohol smugglers”.

Irish craft brewery Brú eyes UK pub estate

27-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Republic of Ireland craft beer brewery Brú plans to launch a UK pub estate this year, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has learned.

2017 wine trends: Prosecco reigns but Italian reds poised for growth

08-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Prosecco may be Brits' favourite wine, but lesser-known Italian regions are poised for greater popularity, according to a leading wine expert.

Food suppliers blame Brexit as record price hikes hit pubs

03-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Food companies issued a record number of price rise notifications over the past four months, citing Britain’s impending exit from the European Union as a major cause.