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Wear Inns pub portfolio put up for sale by administrators

14 February 2024 by

Twenty-five pubs that made up the Wear Inns portfolio have been brought to the market after falling into administration.

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Fines for employing illegal workers triple in government crackdown

14 February 2024 by

Fines for businesses employing illegal workers have tripled under a government crackdown on rogue employers.

‘How is the decimation of our industry allowed to continue?’: Juke and Loe announces closure News

‘How is the decimation of our industry allowed to continue?’: Juke and Loe announces closure

14 February 2024 by
RedCat pub company appoints Richard Lewis as CEO News

RedCat pub company appoints Richard Lewis as CEO

14 February 2024 by
Police appeal after substance thrown at woman in busy pub News

Police appeal after substance thrown at woman in busy pub

14 February 2024 by
Claude Bosi opens his most personal project to date in London's Chelsea Restaurant

Claude Bosi opens his most personal project to date in London's Chelsea

14 February 2024 by

Heathrow Airport boss joins calls to scrap UK 'tourist tax' News

Heathrow Airport boss joins calls to scrap UK 'tourist tax'

13 February 2024 by

Bosses at Heathrow Airport have backed calls for the reintroduction of VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors[...]

Historic brewer Adnams calls in advisers to explore funding options News

Historic brewer Adnams calls in advisers to explore funding options

13 February 2024 by

Brewer and pub operator Adnams has instructed advisers to explore funding options to secure the financial[...]

Gladwin brothers close the Fat Badger in Richmond News

Gladwin brothers close the Fat Badger in Richmond

13 February 2024 by

The Gladwin brothers have closed their Richmond restaurant the Fat Badger having been “unable to make[...]

Police called to hotel after Harry Potter fan’s wand mistaken for knife News

Police called to hotel after Harry Potter fan’s wand mistaken for knife

13 February 2024 by

Firearms officers responded to reports of a man with a large knife in a Leicestershire hotel[...]

Business

Loyalty schemes to keep guests coming back

You may offer free vouchers, extra courses or money off, but it’s best to find out what your customers really want before starting your own loyalty scheme. Emma Lake sees what gets customers coming back"

08 February 2024 by
Is this the final call for a VAT cut? News

Is this the final call for a VAT cut?

30 January 2024
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Hospitality faces a perfect storm of issues and a VAT cut could offer a reprieve – but the government still isn’t listening

Charlotte Horler wants Birmingham’s Grand to become an icon of the city People

Charlotte Horler wants Birmingham’s Grand to become an icon of the city

24 January 2024
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The hotel manager at Birmingham’s Grand has used the hotel’s ‘pockets of uniqueness’ to develop the guest experience. Emma Lake reports

Tea is growing in popularity, the latest research in hot beverages reveals Business

Tea is growing in popularity, the latest research in hot beverages reveals

18 January 2024 by

Your tea menu is an untapped resource, with opportunities to upgrade your customers to a premium[...]

Why Louise Gordon of Hand Picked Hotels is looking for the next generation of sommeliers People

Why Louise Gordon of Hand Picked Hotels is looking for the next generation of sommeliers

17 January 2024 by

The head of wine at Hand Picked Hotels talks to Emma Lake about championing small producers[...]

'We’re going to have a very good year': Michele Mella takes the reins at Whatley Manor Business

'We’re going to have a very good year': Michele Mella takes the reins at Whatley Manor

12 January 2024 by

The general manager of Whatley Manor picked up the reins from Sue Williams in November. He[...]

Menuwatch: Store, Stoke Mill, Norwich Chef

Menuwatch: Store, Stoke Mill, Norwich

10 January 2024 by

With a Michelin star in the bag, chef Liam Nichols shows his refined tasting menu without[...]

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Skilled worker visas: what the 2024 rule changes mean for hospitality

The rise to the minimum salary for skilled worker visas will have far-reaching effects on hospitality’s labour shortage. Emma Lake reports"

09 January 2024 by
'A rough diamond that needed recutting and repolishing': Langdale Chase reopens in the Lake District Hotel

'A rough diamond that needed recutting and repolishing': Langdale Chase reopens in the Lake District

04 January 2024
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Langdale Chase started life in the very highest Victorian pomp, now transformed by owner Daniel Thwaites into a vision of contemporary, relaxed luxury

Tributes paid to Bill Granger following death at 54 News

Tributes paid to Bill Granger following death at 54

29 December 2023
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Tributes have been paid to chef and restaurateur Bill Granger, who has died at the age of 54.

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