Recent events have driven home the point that slip-ups — when it comes to food safety, allergens and cleaning — have the potential to devastate businesses and lethally tarnish reputations. Daniel Woolfson looks at how operators can safeguard themselves...
More than 100 City of London food businesses are at risk of losing more than half their customers due to bad food hygiene practices, new research claims.
The Food Standards Agency is celebrating the success of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme - launched five years ago - by releasing information that breaks down its food hygiene ratings.
Having a clean pub is not only pleasant, it can be the difference between gaining an amazing reputation and being ordered to shut down. Michelle Perrett focuses on what an inspector will be looking for when visiting your premises.
The Publican's Morning Advertiser looks at the cleaning necessities, from a health inspector's point of view, on how to make sure your pub is as hygienic and clean as possible.
The new Allergy Awareness Regulations have come into force - this is very relevant, bearing in mind that one in 50 young infants has a nut allergy and one adult in 100 has a food allergy of some description.
Outdoor areas for pubs can provide huge business benefits and offer great opportunities for customers to experience outdoor dining and family activities. However, trading outside requires careful attention to avoid falling foul of the many hazards it...
Any pub, hotel or restaurant faces the risk of food poisoning and it’s every owner/manager’s job to ensure measures are taken to prevent it happening, says Pat Perry.
Food poisoning incidents can be very serious for pubs and have disastrous consequences, resulting in loss of trade or even closure. Here are 10 top tips for ensuring food safety in pubs.
An unclean venue is undoubtedly a turn-off for consumers and operators can no longer conceal below-par conditions since the introduction of the food hygiene rating scheme (FHRS).
A shiver of apprehension runs through most establishments when a visit from an environmental health officer (EHO) is on the cards. Yet the visits are...
Two major managed pub companies, Yates's operator Town & City Pubs and Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), have taken disciplinary action against staff after food hygiene lapses uncovered in a BBC documentary.
FOR PUBS there is a certain grim inevitability to the news that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) believes a nationwide 'Scores on the Doors' scheme is...
Graeme Cushion, partner at licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen, is here to answer another selection of your food legislation questions Q I've just...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
