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ScotHot 2015 will include the Scottish Culinary Championships and the UK Barista Championships

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The definitive guide to ScotHot 2015

By Carina Perkins

ScotHot – Scotland’s food, drink, hospitality and tourism show – will return to Glasgow’s SECC on 4 to 5 March 2015.

A consultation into alcohol licence fees found that restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars were against them being set at a local level

Alcohol licence fees to continue to be set nationally

By Emma Eversham

Alcohol licence fees will continue to be set at a national level until the Home Office can source more evidence that allowing local authorities to do so wouldn't put 'an undue burden' on pubs, restaurants and hotels. 

Regional hotels enjoyed 9.2 per cent revenue per available room growth in 2014

Regional hotel growth set to continue in 2015

By Carina Perkins

Regional hotels performed strongly last year and there is ‘considerable headroom’ for further revenue and profit growth in 2015, according to the latest report from CBRE Hotels.

ALMR and BII back Budget Drop the Duty campaign

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ALMR and BII back Budget Drop the Duty campaign

By Mike Berry

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) have both backed the ‘Drop the Duty’ campaign which calls for a 2% cut in wine and spirits duty in next month’s Budget.

18 chefs will now go through to the regional finals of the The Roux Scholarship 2015

Roux Scholarship 2015: Regional finalists revealed

By Emma Eversham

The chefs who have made it to the regional finals of the 2015 Roux Scholarship competition have been announced with judges reporting a 'particularly strong year' for entries.

glh plans to open another three of its limited-feature, four-star 'every hotels'

glh opens every hotel Piccadilly

By Carina Perkins

London-based group glh has today opened every hotel Piccadilly, the first of four locations for its new limited-feature four-star brand.

Half of diners concerned about food safety

Half of diners concerned about food safety

By Sophie Witts

51 per cent of diners are ‘fairly’ or ‘very’ concerned about food safety in UK restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways, a report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found.

Strong demand in the capital meant occupancy rose 2.8 per cent to 71.5 per cent

UK hotels enjoy strong January trading

By Sophie Witts

UK hotels have beaten the New Year slump and seen the strongest January in five years, with both room occupancy and yield increasing year on year in London and across the regions.

Nigel Haworth promotes Eblex QSM scheme

Nigel Haworth promotes Eblex QSM scheme

By Carina Perkins

Great British Menu chef Nigel Haworth has appeared in a new video promoting Eblex’s Quality Standard Mark (QSM) for sourcing meat for pubs, restaurants and hotels.

Accor has posted its full year results for 2014, showing strong growth across its business

Accor delivers record performance in 2014

By Carina Perkins

Accor said its dramatic restructure paid off in 2014, with net profits up 77 per cent year-on-year on the back of strong operating performance across its business.

Happy meal? McDonald's scored highly on animal welfare

McDonald's outperforms on animal welfare

By Ruth Williams

McDonald’s has been rated the highest in a benchmarking of global restaurant brands for implementing farm animal welfare practices in its policies, while M&B, Burger King, SSP and Whitbread are among the worst.

Effective upselling can boost sales on the day and help you attract future business

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Top 10 tips for successful upselling

By Steven Pike

Upselling is the life blood of your business. It maximises average spend per head, increases your turnover, but most importantly, enhances the guest experience. Here, Steven Pike, managing director of HospitalityGEM, gives his top 10 tips for successful...

Bistrò by Shot is the latest venture from the founders of Shot Espresso and Ice&Slice

Bistrò by Shot to open in Parsons Green

By Carina Perkins

The founders of coffee concept Shot Espresso and ice cream and pizza joint Ice&Slice are opening a new all-day restaurant in Parsons Green this Spring.

ASAP is targeting leisure travellers to drive further serviced apartment growth

ASAP confident of serviced apartment growth

By Carina Perkins

The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) expects to double in size by the end of the year as the sector continues to show strong growth.