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Antony Worrall Thompson is right to light up the case for smoking in designated areas, says Pride of Britain chief executive Peter Hancock
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 11:08
It seems there are few aspects of modern life in which politicians and medical professionals are content not to meddle. But the hospitality sector must experience more than its fair share of interference. In this week alone, we have seen three debates over how much the Government should regulate areas directly affecting the industry.
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 10:24
A home-made "No Smoking" sign has landed a pub landlady with a £300 fine. Handwritten posters were put up in the Judge and Jury pub in Colywn Bay, North Wales, while landlady Dawn Lemm waited for official signs to arrive.
Posted: 01 August 2011 | 13:25
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Jamie Oliver launches new cheeses and Food Revolution truck and kitchens...
Posted: 14 March 2011 | 10:47
A trade group has urged the government to scrap its review of the smoking ban for fear that it could be extended. A review of the ban, which came into affect in July 2007, is due this autumn. However, Bill Sharp, chairman of the Guild of Master Victuallers...
Posted: 30 June 2010 | 17:13
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Public sector cuts likely to hit Greene King star Belhaven; KFC abandons halal-only menus at five sites; explosion at Brakes food depot injures 28; Fifi and Ally café bar owner goes into liquidation and more ...
Posted: 28 June 2010 | 10:21
London hotel Dukes in St James's has launched a new Cognac and cigar garden, as part of a newly refurbished outdoor area. The garden, which is located off the hotel's drawing room, will serve Cognacs including its preferred house Cognac, Martell Cordon Bleu, with Cuban cigars supplied by Hunters and Frankau
Posted: 18 June 2010 | 13:10
One in five adults watching the football World Cup 2010 will do so in the pub, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Meanwhile the British Beer and Pub Association has estimated that a good run by England could be worth an extra £124m to the pub industry.
Posted: 01 April 2010 | 10:54
Since the smoking ban came into effect, it is common to see people smoking outside pubs, restaurants and workplaces. The Government is due to review the law in July, but what will it mean for your business? Legal expert James Hall explains.
Posted: 23 March 2010 | 10:42
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: pub landlord jailed for defying smoking ban; Grosvenor House hotel tipped to become residential scheme for ultra-rich; Yo! Sushi looks to expand in Scotland; Rocco Forte Collection posts £35.8m annual loss...
Posted: 01 March 2010 | 10:23
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: MWB seeks £21m for two Scottish hotels; Carl Leaver tipped as successor to Whitbread chief executive; company managing insolvent hotels triples profits; MPs intervene in M&B boardroom brawl and more…
Posted: 18 January 2010 | 10:20
Chefs are the unhealthiest workers in Britain, according to new research. The study of 3,000 workers by healthcare cash plan provider Medicash found that despite working in a kitchen, the average chef has 12 snacks of crisps, chocolate bars or biscuits each week...
Posted: 09 December 2009 | 12:09
Troubled pub operator Pubs 'n' Bars has gone into administration David Thurgood, Trevor O'Sullivan and Nick Wood of Grant Thornton have been appointed as administrators of the firm, which runs 87 "community pubs" in the South East. The move comes days after the AIM-listed firm requested...
Posted: 09 December 2009 | 10:33
Cigarette vending machines are one step closer to being banned from pubs and bars today, after MPs voted to make the machines illegal last night. The proposal was part of an amendment to the Health Bill put forward by Labour MP Ian McCartney and will now be voted on in the House of Lords.
Posted: 14 October 2009 | 08:00
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Michelin reviewers move into social networking in USA; Christian hoteliers charged for offending Muslim guests; IHG officially launches $1b Holiday Inn makeover; and more...
Posted: 21 September 2009 | 10:30
Two years on from the smoking ban, licensees have used ingenuity and creativity to create welcoming shelters for customers that want to light up. Emma White takes a look.
Posted: 11 September 2009 | 14:29
An unprecedented combination of factors has resulted in record numbers of community pubs closing - but what of the individual publicans who are struggling to keep their businesses afloat? Through the experiences of two such operators we can begin to understand the human side of a market in decline. Emma White reports.
Posted: 28 August 2009 | 17:08
Pub 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
The smoking ban has proved largely popular with the British public, as the unrest predicted by many has failed to materialise in the two years since its implementation. But with discussions within the industry already reigniting over whether changes should be made to the current legislation in the review next year, Caterer, in association with Heinz Foodservice, gathered together Lee Cash of Peach pubs, Ranald McDonald of the Boisdale restaurant and representatives of major lobby groups and the Government to discuss whether limits on smoking should be kept in their current form. Tom Vaughan reports.
Posted: 31 July 2009 | 12:19
Neil Morgan, head of pubs at Christie + Co, has seen glimmers of hope that the pub market could be recovering from the double whammy of credit crunch and the smoking ban, as buyers see opportunities offered by lower prices and asking prices are realistic.
Posted: 30 July 2009 | 00:00
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