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People 1st wants a campaign to highlight long term career opportunities in hospitality and tourism

People 1st calls for hospitality jobs campaign

By Carina Perkins

People 1st has called for a ‘hard hitting’ cross-industry campaign to promote the breadth of career opportunities the hospitality and tourism industry can offer.

Staff at The Punch Tavern on Fleet Street wore George Osborne masks for the launch of the campaign today

2% alcohol duty cut could give budget £1.5bn boost

By Melodie Michel

A 2 per cent alcohol duty cut could boost public finances by £1.5bn in 2015, according to an Ernst & Young report launched alongside the Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s (WSTA) ‘Drop the Duty’ campaign.

The new allergen legislation comes into force tomorrow

Allergen regulation: Time’s up

By Melodie Michel

The much-anticipated EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation came into force on 13 December. BigHospitality looks at what is changing, and the impact of the new law on the industry.

Eating out continues to grow, pushing restaurant sales upwards

Restaurant and pub sales up 3.4% in November

By Melodie Michel

Pub and restaurant groups enjoyed a 3.4 per cent increase in like-for-like sales in November compared to the same month last year, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

The IEA report says the role of pubcos has been 'greatly overstated' and calls for dramatic change in government policy to save British pubs

Report blames government policy for pub closures

By Carina Perkins

Government policies such as the smoking ban, alcohol duty escalator and VAT are to blame for the closure of more than 6,000 pubs in the past eight years, according to a new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).

The Railway Tavern opened in the site of the historic Railway Hotel

The Railway Tavern opens in Richmond

By Lauren Houghton

Nicholson's has opened The Railway Tavern pub in London’s Richmond in a building that previously housed an O’Neill’s.

The CTC Development Bar & Table will serve a menu of ‘fun, unique and pioneering’ cocktails

The Cocktail Trading Co launches London bar

By Lauren Houghton

Bartender-led drinks consulting business The Cocktail Trading Co will launch its own bar, The Cocktail Trading Company Development Bar & Table, in London’s Oxford Circus in mid-January 2015.

The Hospitality Show returns in January

Hospitality Show 2015 preview

By Carina Perkins

In January, the Hospitality Show will return to the NEC Birmingham, with a packed programme to kickstart the industry’s 2015 calendar.

The Sun Inn will open in Chobham this month

Brasserie Bar Co opens fifth pub

By Lauren Houghton

The Brasserie Bar Co is to open its fifth pub under The White Brasserie Company branding next week;  The Sun Inn in Surrey.

The coffee shop sector is expected to reach £16.5bn in turnover by 2020

Bright future for coffee shops

By Melodie Michel

The coffee shop sector is expected to reach £16.5bn in turnover and 27,000 outlets by 2020, according to a report by World Coffee Portal.

Bill's was the highest ranking hospitality business on this year's Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table - which celebrates Britain's fastest growing companies

Hospitality groups among Britain's fastest-growing firms

By Carina Perkins

Bill's, Inception Group, Ed's Easy Diner and Loungers were among the hospitality firms to make it on this year’s Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table – which ranks Britain’s fastest-growing private companies.

The UK is approaching a tipping point where cards will overtake cash as the preferred method of payment

Card payments continue to rise

By Melodie Michel

Credit and debit card transactions rose by over 6 per cent in 2014, leaving hospitality operators that do not offer cashless payments ‘behind the curve’, according to payment processor Worldpay.

The hospitality sector welcomed the review of business rates and the abolition of National Insurance contributions for young apprentices

Hospitality sector ‘pleased’ with Autumn Statement announcements

By Melodie Michel

The hospitality industry generally welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s announcements about business rates and the abolition of National Insurance contributions for young apprentices in the 2014 Autumn Statement, but expressed doubts about the abolition...

Capital allowances are a form of tax relief available to anyone that incurs capital expenditure when buying, building or refurbishing commercial properties

Ask the Experts

How to make the most of capital allowances

By Mark Tighe

If you are in the hospitality sector and own a commercial property, you could be entitled to significant financial benefits due to a little known area of tax-relief called capital allowances. Mark Tighe, managing director of capital allowances specialists, Catax...

The Ealing Tavern will be a British gastro pub with a 60-cover dining room

ETM Group to open 13th London pub

By Lauren Houghton

Pub and restaurant group ETM has announced plans to open new pub The Ealing Park Tavern in South Ealing in mid-December.

The George has re-opened and now houses The Pig & Goose restaurant

London pub re-opens with new restaurant

By Lauren Houghton

The George pub on the Strand has re-opened following an extensive refurbishment and now includes new restaurant The Pig & Goose. 

Hospitality businesses are struggling to find reliable networks and many fear data security risks

Hospitality businesses struggle to find reliable Wi-Fi

By Carina Perkins

Network reliability and security concerns are preventing a third of small and medium-sized hospitality venues from introducing an effective wireless network, according to a new study from Netgear.

There have never been as many start-up funding options as there are now

Restaurant finance: Start-up funding

By Melodie Michel

Every small business will tell you that the toughest part of any business is getting it off the ground in the first place. You’ve identified a niche in the market, have a great idea to fill it and people to help you achieve that, but where do you find...

Chef Claude Compton to open Fulham pub

Chef Claude Compton to open Fulham pub

By James Wallin, M&C Report

Former Petersham Nurseries chef Claude Compton has said he would look to open more pubs if his initial site in Fulham is a success.

Yesterday parliamentary vote will result in the addition of a clause to the Small Business Bill

MPs' pubco vote divides industry

By Melodie Michel

MPs’ vote to allow ‘tied’ pub landlords to order beer from providers outside their brand is dividing the industry.

Elysium will open its first London venue in Chelsea next month

Elysium Group reveals plans for first London venue

By Carina Perkins

Essex-based bar and restaurant operator Elysium Group will open a Japanese fusion venture in the heart of Chelsea next month, with plans to roll the concept out across further sites.

Broadgate Circle will reopen in spring 2015

Five restaurants confirmed for new Broadgate Circle

By Melodie Michel

Hakkasan Group’s Yauatcha, ETM Group’s The Botanist, Aubaine, Shoryu Ramen and Comptoir Libanais have all secured a space at Broadgate Circle, which is due to re-open in spring 2015.

The government is conducting a review of the sharing economy in order to regulate it

Government urged to regulate sharing economy

By Melodie Michel

Pop-up marketplace Grub Club is urging the government to better regulate ‘sharing economy’ businesses like itself in order to ensure their protection.

Simmons Fitzrovia will serve cocktails in teacups

Simmons opens third London bar

By Lauren Houghton

Simmons bar group will open its new cocktail bar Simmons Fitzrovia in central London on 20 November. 

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