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Two audio podcasts on TV programmes showcasing the hospitality industry made our top five list of the most-listened to audio on BigHospitality this year - Gordon Ramsay's Hotel GB topped the list

Top five BigHospitality audio of 2012

By Peter Ruddick

From TV programmes showcasing the hospitality sector featuring Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay to an investigation of restaurant no-shows; our top five list of the most-listened-to audio of 2012 reveals just how busy a year it was for the industry.

Bedford-based brewer and pubco Charles Wells has announced a small profits increase across its estate of pubs

Charles Wells' pubs increase profits despite drop in turnover

By Peter Ruddick

Bedford-based brewer and pubco Charles Wells has revealed its financial results for the last year; its UK pubs operation has reported an increase in profits per pub of 3.8 per cent driven by a 1.2 per cent rise in like-for-like sales.

Top 10 most-read stories of 2012: Chicken and pub food

BigHospitality’s 2012 look-back: Chicken restaurants and pub food

By Emma Eversham

As we approach the end of the year we take a look-back at our most-read articles to find out what the hot topics were that got you clicking on and sharing in 2012. In our first instalment we look at the rise of the chicken restaurant and the evolution...

Hundreds of licensees and breweries came from across the UK to take part in the beer tax lobby on Wednesday (12 December)

Beer tax rally gives pub industry hope for 2013

By Luke Nicholls

Camra’s mass lobby calling for an end to the damaging beer duty escalator has been hailed as a ‘great success’ after over 1,200 of its members descended on Parliament in what was the biggest campaigning event in its 40-year history.

Alea Leeds as entertainment venue

Alea Leeds' 'entertainment hub' re-positioning pays off

By Emma Eversham

The boss of casino and entertainment venue Alea Leeds says a repositioning of the business as an entertainment hub rather than a gambling destination has helped the business survive through a recession.

InterContinental London Westminster video

InterContinental London Westminster: BigHospitality's video tour

By Emma Eversham

Last month global hotel company the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) opened the doors to its second InterContinental hotel in London and BigHospitality was given the rare chance to take an in-depth look at the property and speak to some of those who...

Stop the escalator: Over 400 MPs will be lobbied by Camra members about the controversial beer tax escalator throughout the day

Pub industry descends on Parliament for mass lobby on beer tax

By Luke Nicholls

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has today organised the biggest campaigning event in its 40-year history as over 1,200 of its members and other key figures from the beer and pub industry descend upon Parliament for a mass lobby calling for an end to...

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How to get the best value from food and drink suppliers

By Shabaz Mohammed

With ingredients continuing to creep up in price there has never been a better time for restaurant, pub and hotel operators to seek out the best value from their suppliers to ensure profit margins don't get squeezed too much. Here, Pelican Buying...

Rewarding staff in the right ways can improve service levels without requiring any significant capital investment

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The Jewel in the Crown: How to reward your staff

By Luke Nicholls

That age-old cliché of staff being your most important asset is as true now as it ever has been in the hospitality industry. In such a difficult economic environment, rewarding staff for above-average performance could be an effective way of your business...

(L-R): Burton and Uttoxeter's MP Andrew Griffiths; Pub is the Hub chief executive John Longden and Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis at the 'Ten Years On’ celebration earlier this week

Pub is the Hub launches Community Services Fund to help pubs diversify

By Luke Nicholls

Pub is the Hub, which provides advice and support for licensees, rural pubs and community services, has today announced the launch of the Community Services Fund to help raise money to allow UK pubs to diversy into new services for the benefit of their...

Hospitality businesses have welcomed extra cash in the Autumn Statement to spend on capital investments and the scrapping of a planned rise in fuel duty but argued the Government still needs to do more

Lukewarm welcome: Hospitality businesses react to the Autumn Statement

By Peter Ruddick

Businesses, the main beneficiaries of the small amount of good news delivered in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement yesterday, have begun giving their reaction, welcoming tax cuts and increased spending but calling on more to be done for the hospitality...

In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne warned there are no 'miracle cures' and admitted more drastic action is needed to balance Britain's books

Autumn Statement 2012: Osborne delivers good news for businesses

By Luke Nicholls

“The British economy is healing,” proclaimed George Osborne in his Autumn Statement earlier today as the Chancellor made a number of big pledges in a bid to help businesses, despite the nation facing a longer-than-expected battle to reduce its debts.

Greene King's portfolio of brands includes Hungry Horse, Old English Inns, Eating Inn and Loch Fyne Restaurants

Greene King serves up higher profits despite challenging environment

By Luke Nicholls

Pubs, restaurants and hotels business Greene King shrugged off the wet weather and a difficult regulatory environment by posting a strong set of financial results for the half-year to 14 October as the Suffolk-based company achieved a 7 per cent rise...

Tom Davies, chief executive of Brakspear, told BigHospitality why he thinks chefs should look to run pubs in order to start their own food businesses

Tom Davies on Brakspear, beer tax and why chefs should run pubs

By Peter Ruddick

Tom Davies, the chief executive of leased and tenanted pubco Brakspear, is currently at the helm of the company at an exciting time as acquisitions continue and innovative projects, such as a partnership with Michelin-star chef Claude Bosi, start to develop.

Tiger Tiger operator Novus Leisure has posted a strong set of financial results which include a 32 per cent jump in food sales within the last year

Novus Leisure reports 32% growth in food sales

By Peter Ruddick

Premium bar and restaurant operator Novus Leisure has reported a strong set of financial results for the last year with big jumps in both sales and earnings while food sales have seen a 32 per cent improvement.

In its public house sector report, Fleurets has said the industry is currently in a very 'positive environment' despite the impact on pub of taxation

UK pubs: 'Bad news is behind us', says Fleurets

By Peter Ruddick

Leisure property firm Fleurets has said the positives for the future of the pub industry outweigh the negatives as the company predicts the sector will continue to recover from the recession with large property deals expected to surface next year.

Wolverhampton-based brewer and pubco Marston's has reported a jump in pre-tax profits and described its 'F-Plan', which includes a focus on food, as being 'transformational' to the business

Marston's hails the food-led 'F-Plan' as profits jump by 9.2%

By Peter Ruddick

Leading brewer and pubco Marston's has said its 'F-Plan', which includes a focus on food, has had a 'transformational' impact on its pub business as the company's pre-tax profits jumped by more than 9 per cent in the past...

Steve Cox, managing director of Faucet Inn, has committed his company to paying all of its employees the living wage

Faucet Inn makes living wage commitment

By Peter Ruddick

London-based pub operator Faucet Inn has announced it is to become the latest hospitality employer to pay its employees the official living wage; the first UK pub company to commit to the scheme, it says.

Twitter: hospitality's saviour or downfall? Following Claude Bosi's well-publicised altercation on Twitter we run down five top do's and don'ts for the social networking site

Tweeting Hospitality: Top 5 Twitter Do's and Don't's

By Peter Ruddick

When Michelin-starred chef Claude Bosi took to Twitter to vent his understandable frustration at a negative review of his restaurant from a blogger he can't have known how big the story would become - so how can hospitality professionals make sure...

The coloured ChefWorks uniforms are now exclusively available at Nisbets in a range of colours

Nisbets introduces coloured ChefWorks uniforms

By Peter Ruddick

Catering equipment supplier Nisbets has expanded its range of chef uniforms and has now exclusively introduced coloured uniforms courtesy of the new Colour by ChefWorks range.

Chefs involved in the Mince Pie Project

Mince Pie Project: More chefs to take part in 2012

By Emma Eversham

The number of chefs involved in the Mince Pie Project, an event introduced last year to raise money for industry initiative Galvin's Chance and homeless charity Crisis, has increased this year with 84 of the industry's finest ready to bake their...

Alcohol strategy consultation pub views

Pub industry responds to Government's alcohol strategy consultation

By Emma Eversham

Trade bodies representing the pub sector have given their views on the Government's alcohol strategy consultation, putting forward a positive response to plans to cut red tape for the licensed sector and a ban on multi-buy promotions while questioning...

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