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Amended licensing laws catch operators unawares

Under the new conditions, 125ml servings of wine must be made availableBlink and you would have missed the news this week that the House of Lords has approved a set of amendments to licensing law that will affect every single pub, restaurant and hotel selling alcohol throughout the country. The motion to approve five "mandatory conditions" ...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 17:01

Enterprise Inns wants cut in beer duty added to Government pubs plan

Enterprise InnsPub operator Enterprise Inns has welcomed a package of Government measures to support community pubs but called for it to go further by reducing beer duty increases in the Budget. In a statement released following pubs minister John Healey's announcement this morning...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 16:49

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

James Berresford, VisitBritain chief executiveStory of the week: England's visitor economy can grow from £97b in 2010 to £147b and create 225,000 more jobs over the next decade, according to VisitEngland. John Footman is to become the new chef at the Goose in Britwell Salome, which was forced to close ...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 16:36

FSA boss gets tough on display of ‘Scores on the Doors’ hygiene ratings

Scores on the DoorsThe new head of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned that hospitality operators refusing to conform with its voluntary Scores on the Doors scheme would “go out of business pretty damn quick”. Lord Rooker, chairman of the FSA, said that once a national standard had been reached ...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 15:31

Rupert Clevely - A Minute on the Clock

Rupert ClevelyHaving begun life as a kitchen table idea 15 years ago, Geronimo Inns now boasts 28 sites. Managing director Rupert Clevely tells James Stagg how the group has achieved such growth while retaining each pub's identity.
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 14:14

London reaps the benefit from Government’s recession strategy

London has been the main beneficiary of the Government's recession policyThe Government’s policy on interest rates and exchange rates has created a two-speed hospitality economy which has seen London keep its head above water while pubs, restaurants and bars in the rest of the country have struggled. That’s the view of Davis Coffer Lyons director Trevor Watson...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 14:06

GMB welcomes government move on beer tie but remains wary of pubco response

The beer tie must be relaxed, says the governmentThe GMB union has welcomed this morning's Government announcement that it would push pub companies to relax the beer tie, but warned that it was keeping a "watching brief". The union has been on a tour of the country over the past several weeks to garner support for potential industrial action over the tie ...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 12:07

Downey to relaunch the East Room in Clerkenwell

The fire that destroyed the East RoomMatch Bar Group owner Jonathan Downey has revealed plans for a replacement venue for the East Room, following the fire that destroyed the original private members’ club in Shoreditch last week. Downey said that work would start on a new, as yet un-named, business...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 10:56

Government tells pubcos to relax the beer tie as part of new action plan for pubs

The government has come up with a 12-point action plan to help struggling pubsThe Government has told pub companies to relax the beer tie as part of a wide-ranging Government package to help struggling pubs. The move, which was welcomed by many campaign groups, came as part of a 12-point action plan unveiled by new pubs minister John Healey.
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 10:43

John Footman to succeed Ryan Simpson as head chef at the Goose

The Goose in Britwell SalomeJohn Footman is to become the new chef at the Goose in Britwell Salome, which was forced to close last month after Ryan Simpson walked out following a row with owner Paul Castle.Simpson left just weeks after the pub was awarded a Michelin star, with Simpson claiming he was under pressure...
Posted: 18 March 2010 | 13:16

Three main political parties agree need for beer-tie reform

All three major political parties see the need to reform the beer tie, it emerged in a Parliamentary debate yesterday that was sponsored by Camra (the Campaign for Real Ale). The event, which was chaired by Lib Dem MP and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group...
Posted: 17 March 2010 | 12:40

Henry Bennett named new director of finance at BII

Henry Bennett The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has made Henry Bennett its new director of finance. The 56-year-old joins the BII from the World Society for the Protection of Animals where he has been the director of finance & facilities for the past six years.
Posted: 16 March 2010 | 17:38

GMB hits back at BBPA over beer-tie contracts

GMB hits back at BBPA over beer-tie contractsThe GMB has hit back at the British Beer and Pub Association’s (BBPA) threat to obtain an injunction against the union if it continues to tell tied licensees that they are “immune” from legal action, even if they break their contract.
Posted: 16 March 2010 | 15:48

Enterprise Inns puts another 11 pubs up for auction

Barnacle Bill. one of 11 northern pubs up for auctionEnterprise Inns is to sell 11 pubs in the north of England through auctioneers Eddisons. The 11 pubs range from a guide price of £50,000, up to £165,000. The 11 pubs are: The former Comet Public House, Croft, Darlingtonl; the former Royal Oak, Grimsby...
Posted: 16 March 2010 | 10:27

Admiral Taverns confirms sale of 150 pubs

Admiral TavernsAdmiral Taverns has confirmed that it is to sell a total of 150 pubs from its 2,000-strong estate. Licensees at the pub were reported to have received a letter telling them of the plans last week. In a statement issued today, Admiral said: “The majority of the Admiral Taverns estate...
Posted: 15 March 2010 | 15:27

Recruitment focus - chefs for all reasons

ChefsWe may still be in a recession, but there are always opportunities in the kitchen for people who are prepared to work hard and learn their trade. Rosalind Mullen reports.
Posted: 15 March 2010 | 14:03

Pubs and restaurants bounced back in February after cold snap

Eating out sales have bounced back after the cold snapThe performance of UK pubs and restaurants bounced back in February, after severe weather made for a dismal January. The monthly Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed an increase in like-for-like sales for the month of 1.3%, compared with the same month last year.
Posted: 15 March 2010 | 10:34

Country pubs under threat from proposals to limit drivers to one pint of beer - 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: tourism could lead UK growth with government support; Punch to shake up board to reconnect with shareholders; Center Parcs believed to be heading for flotation; Titanic menus reproduced for memorial cruise...
Posted: 15 March 2010 | 10:13

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

The fire that affected several bars and restaurants in ShoreditchStory of the week: A massive fire broke out in a Shoreditch office block which houses a number of bars and restaurants yesterday morning. Owner of two bars affected by the fire, Jonathan Downey, told Caterer it won’t be back in business for at least 18 months.
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 15:39

GMB Pub Revolution reps to meet new pubs minister

Beer pumpsRepresentatives from the GMB Pub Revolution branch are to meet new Pubs Minister John Healey in Westminster on Tuesday. The meeting, at 12.15pm, will come ahead of a meeting of up to 100 GMB parliamentary group members who will meet MPs to highlight their problems...
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 14:56

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