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Three men deny conspiracy to sell Ritz hotel for £250m - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

The weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Heston Blumenthal got by on three hours sleep a night; Rates bill for Dorchester set to double to £7.5m; Sports fan buys closed Altnaharra hotel; Hovis bakes jumbo bread-and-butter pudding and more...
Posted: 05 October 2009 | 10:18

Hospitality firms face significant rises in business rates

Hospitality firms will find out their new business rates this month Hospitality businesses are being advised to brace themselves for significant increases in business rates, due to be announced today (2 October). The new rates, which are based on valuations taken for all commercial properties in April 2008, will come into effect on 1 April 2010...
Posted: 02 October 2009 | 10:00

Justice for Licensees calls for delay on beer tax increases

Justice for Licensees logoCampaign group Justice for Licensees (JFL) is calling on the Government to delay a planned hike in VAT and alcohol duty next year. The organisation is formally writing to chancellor Alistair Darling and prime minister Gordon Brown urging them to reconsider implementing...
Posted: 16 September 2009 | 13:00

Binge-drinking

No sooner had the air cleared from the smoking ban than the dangers of alcohol reared its head. Overall levels of alcohol consumption by the general public have increased rapidly over the past 10 years as we all drink more wine, spirits and alco-pops (but we all drink less beer) and the term binge-drinking has entered the national vocabulary.
Posted: 15 September 2009 | 12:54

Fast-food firms in Essex face £1,000 fat tax

Essex councillors are considering a fat tax on fast-food firms to tackle growing levels of obesityFast-food businesses in Essex could be hit with a “fat tax” of £1,000 in a bid to reduce the growing obesity problem in the area. The controversial plans are being considered by Barking and Essex Council and would hit everything from takeaway kebab and fish n’chip shops to McDonald's.
Posted: 11 September 2009 | 15:03

VFI urges government to save Irish pubs

Irish pubs are having a rougher time than anticipatedThe Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has called on the Irish government to cut VAT rates and encourage employment in order to save the troubled pub industry. An independent study commissioned by the VFI showed that 4,800 pub industry jobs have been lost in the past year, 43% of pubs have reduced ...
Posted: 27 August 2009 | 11:41

The Caterer poll - your views on the industry

88% of readers did not think McDonald's should be the sole food brand at the OlympicsEvery week in the Caterer poll the industry delivers its verdict on the big stories of the day. Kerstin Kühn rounds up the results of the last six months.
Posted: 21 August 2009 | 10:15

Pubgoers join the opposition to a mandatory code for pubs

Axe the Beer Tax/Save the Pub campaignThe British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to stop its “heavy-handed approach” to pubs after more than 7,000 consumers objected to recent legislative proposals. According to the BBPA some 7,150 pubgoers contacted the Home Office by the end of the consultation ...
Posted: 18 August 2009 | 10:00

Pub managers’ long hours put health at risk, warns union manifesto

Pub managers work the longest hours in the UKPub managers are being forced to risk their health by working longer hours than any other group of employees in the UK, trade union Unite has warned. In its Manifesto for the Pub Industry, Unite has called for a maximum working week for pub managers of 48-hours, a minimum of 25 days holiday a year ...
Posted: 11 August 2009 | 12:33

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Katherine Alano, community editorLast summer the rift between Michelin-starred chefs Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing - which ultimately left Marcus leaving Gordon Ramsay Holdings - was big news.
Posted: 07 August 2009 | 15:52

CAMRA calls for abolition of duty on low-alcohol beer

CAMRAThe Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on the Government to abolish alcohol duty on all beer containing less than 2.8% alcohol to help lure people back into pubs. The “People Pint” campaign could save punters 60p per pint of lower strength beer and help them drink sensibly, CAMRA insists.
Posted: 05 August 2009 | 12:30

Mandatory code for pubs and bars could cost the industry £58m

Axe the beer tax/Save the pub campaignWidespread opposition to the Mandatory Code for the sale of alcohol has led to calls for the Government to reconsider the legislation before consultation closes in August. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has formally asked the Government to reconsider the code ...
Posted: 28 July 2009 | 17:49

Jakarta bombers posed as hotel guests - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

The weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Little Chef's roll-out plan for Blumenthal menu; TV chef Richard Phillips under fire over tips; Arab Investment tables bid for Coffee Republic; celebrity chef to buy fruit and veg from school garden and more ...
Posted: 20 July 2009 | 10:37

Camra campaigns against EU rules on draught beer duty

Camra logoThe Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is driving an initiative to persuade the EU to amend rules preventing the UK Government from lowering beer duty for draught beer served in pubs. Leading the campaign is John Grogan MP, chairman of the influential Parliamentary Beer Group ...
Posted: 16 July 2009 | 16:13

Half of rural pubs missing out on business rate relief

Nearly half of rural pubs are missing out on relief that could keep them afloat during the recessionNearly half of Britain’s rural pubs could be missing out on vital funds to help them weather the recession, a new report has warned. According to a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) village businesses, including pubs, are entitled to 50% relief - and in some cases up to 100% relief ...
Posted: 07 July 2009 | 11:36

French restaurants drop prices after VAT cut

Eiffel TowerFrench restaurants have dropped their prices after a government tax reduction came into effect this week. Value-added tax (VAT) in France was yesterday cut from 19.6% to 5.5%, in a bid to boost consumer spending and create thousands of jobs. The move follows a decade of lobbying ...
Posted: 02 July 2009 | 08:00

Restaurateur to continue fighting for VAT break for sector despite knock back

MP Angela Eagle: passed the buck to the EUA restaurateur who launched a nationwide petition demanding that Gordon Brown raise the VAT limit, says he will carry on fighting despite a knock back from a Treasury minister. Over 50 restaurant owners throughout the Midlands have signed the on-line petition from Leicester curry house ...
Posted: 19 June 2009 | 07:00

Soren Jessen calls for suspension of stamp duty on business leases

One Lombard Street: landed with £54,000 stamp duty chargeThe owner of City restaurant One Lombard Street has urged the Government to suspend stamp duty on business leases for the duration of the recession. Soren Jessen’s call came after he was landed with a £54,000 stamp duty charge when renewing his lease on the restaurant’s premises...
Posted: 18 June 2009 | 12:42

Business Payment Support Service

Telephone helpline workerIn the economic downturn, struggling businesses may be able to spread the cost of their tax bills,says Chris Lane, a partner at accountancy firm Kingston Smith LLP
Posted: 12 June 2009 | 15:26

British beer duties are the third highest in the EU

Axe the Beer TaxBritish beer drinkers pay more than nine times the rate of duty as German consumers and seven times as much as the French, the British Beer & Pub Association revealed today. Across the 27 EU countries, only Finland and Ireland impose higher excise duty rates on beer ...
Posted: 01 June 2009 | 07:00

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