Alcoholism
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UK alcohol consumption in 2010 remains far lower than it was six years ago, despite rising slightly in 2010, according to the latest annual edition of the British Beer and Pub Association's (BBPA) Statistical Handbook 2011...
Posted: 26 August 2011 | 10:26
Ken Crosland, from Ark for Business, explains how the organisation can help businesses to address alcohol and drug abuse among employees
Posted: 24 June 2011 | 15:49
Four major alcohol producers have pledged half a million pounds of funding for the Best Bar None awards scheme, which aims to tackle alcohol-related crime...
Posted: 16 May 2011 | 10:28
A Tory MP is expected to put forward a private members' bill in Parliament to limit the exposure of children to alcohol marketing. The bill, championed...
Posted: 25 March 2011 | 17:15
Taking drugs or alcohol at work can be gross misconduct, but if you think your staff are being affected by what they take away from work you need to deal with the situation carefully and fairly. Matthew Tom explains.
Posted: 25 June 2010 | 12:54
New police powers to tackle 'problem premises' and underage drinking have come into force today. The changes to the Policing and Crime Bill mean that council will now be able to strip problem premises of their licence without having to wait for a resident to make a complaint.
Posted: 29 January 2010 | 14:08
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Kraft to increase Cadbury bid; M&B faces shareholder showdown; Hilton tipped for restructure; DCMS to relax live music rules for small venues; Wetherspoon to buy 12 venues and rerun 99p-a-pint promotion; and more...
Posted: 04 January 2010 | 10:16
Pubs and bars are getting better at asking drinkers for ID if they look underage, according to test purchasing firm Serve Legal. Serve Legal said that during the first 10 months of 2009, its nationwide team of 18- and 19-year-olds carried out 2,042 on trade site visits.
Posted: 04 December 2009 | 11:48
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Scottish Government advised to give free school dinners to all primary pupils; Lloyds to take over Admiral Group in £600m debt-for-equity swap; cookery schools in demand among city professionals and more…
Posted: 16 November 2009 | 10:29
Male and female publicans and bar workers and male caterers, cooks and kitchen porters all have an above average risk of dying from alcohol abuse. This was the key finding of a new study on occupational mortality in England and Wales during the 1990s, produced by Professor David Coggon ...
Posted: 02 November 2009 | 07:00
Phil Howard is one of Britain's most accomplished and respected chefs - he's also a recovering drug addict. Here, to conclude Caterer's Be Aware campaign, he talks candidly to Ark Foundation consultant Peter Kay about battling addiction, his brother's fatal overdose and the impact drugs had on his professional and private life.
Posted: 03 September 2009 | 11:49
A ban on selling alcohol at less than cost – and not minimum pricing – is the way to combat binge drinking, according to the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).
Posted: 16 March 2009 | 15:20
The prime minister has rejected proposals from the chief medical officer to establish a minimum price for alcohol.
Posted: 16 March 2009 | 14:49
Jonathan Raggett, managing director of Red Carnation Hotels, warns hospitality employers to look out for signs of alcohol and drug abuse among staff as the pressure of the recession hits home.
Posted: 12 March 2009 | 00:00
Peter Kay is consultant to the Ark Foundation, the charity devoted to providing awareness of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse within the hospitality...
Posted: 19 February 2009 | 00:00
Hoteliers have been urged to take the threat of alcoholism and drug abuse seriously, as staff face a tough year ahead due to the pressures of the recession.
Posted: 21 January 2009 | 08:00
Chef Shaun Thomson, a Caterer Acorn award winner in launch year 1987, has died aged 43.
Posted: 15 December 2008 | 09:00
Pubs and bars have been accused of encouraging customers into dangerous drinking habits by a leading group of doctors.
Posted: 14 April 2008 | 13:01
John Grogan MP, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, is trying to build a consensus behind the notion of reference pricing as a way of tackling irresponsible alcohol retailing. Christopher Walton reports.
Posted: 14 April 2008 | 00:05
Over 44,000 pints of alcoholic drinks were seized from underage drinkers during February half-term during a crackdown by the Home Office.
Posted: 09 April 2008 | 15:49
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