The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on consumers to help fund a legal challenge against the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) report that ruled out action against the beer tie.
Restaurateur Jamie Barber, owner of the Villandry and Kitchen Italia brands, has called for large restaurant companies to do more to persuade the government to support the industry
The Academy of Food & Wine has highlighted the importance of good communication between front and back-of-house teams as it starts the search for the Gastronomy Team of the Year 2010
The Orchid Group has bought 43 former Premium Bars & Restaurants (PBR) sites taking its portfolio to 292 pubs, bars and restaurants across the UK and safeguarding more than 1,500 jobs
The Chancellor confirms that alcohol tax increases will remain in place after announcing in his Pre Budget Report that the VAT rate will return to 17.5 per cent in January
The Vineyard Group, operator of The Vineyard at Stockcross and Donnington Valley Hotel, are to manage the seven former Folio hotels owned by sister company Sonoma Ltd
The Forum of Private Business is urging the government to give help to small firms in employment and training after 22 per cent of bosses said they were forced to provide staff with basic skills training themselves because of a lack of external providers.
Calorie information appearing on menus could soon become commonplace across the UK according to the Food Standards Agency following a trial involving 21 restaurants and other catering businesses
Newly formed company Akkeron Hotels has acquired eight former Folio properties, which went into administration in December last year, as a platform for building a portfolio of 150 regional hotels across the UK
The Scottish Government has published its controversial Alcohol Bill, which will give ministers powers to impose minimum pricing, introduce a new tax for retailers and ban off-trade promotions
The Food Standards Agency has come under attack for failing to give the industry proper guidance on how to introduce nutritional information onto menus
The British Hospitality Association is to look at the impact a reduction in VAT would have on hotels following calls to bring the rate down while members of the industry have their say
The sector skills council predicts college-based learning will be hit hard because the government is likely to favour apprenticeships and work place-based learning courses next year
Accountancy firm PKF calls for the re-tabling and support of an Early Day Motion that looks at lowering the VAT rate for hotels to give the industry 'a much needed boost'
A joint working group has been set up by some of Britain's biggest tourism and accommodation groups to help ensure hospitality businesses make the most of the 2012 Olympic games
Michael Winner, food critic for The Times, has named The River Café as the Best Restaurant in London after publishing a guide on the best and worst restaurants and hotels in the world
Oak Taverns plans to install microbreweries at seven of its pubs following the opening of one at its most recent acquisition, the Cross Keys in Oxfordshire
Von Essen wins the ultimate accolade for the hotel sector in the British Travel Awards with Hilton and The Dorchester also among the hotels picking up awards
The Conservative party leader David Cameron has praised Britain’s curry restaurants for demonstrating what can be achieved when communities collaborate
Geronimo Inns has eschewed a one-size-fits-all approach to pubs, opting instead to tailor each of its 28 sites to its location. And it's working, according to its founder Rupert Clevely
Reducing energy and water use and cutting down on waste could save the industry £6.4bn a year, the government estimates as Defra launches its Saving money - it's your business campaign
People 1st and Business Link are holding a series of free employer masterclasses to help hospitality businesses deliver better customer service and marketing
The Cinnamon Club in Westminster has been named Restaurant of the Year in the first annual World Food Awards in a ceremony held at London’s Hilton Park Lane
Plans for a £250m leaf-shaped InterContinental Hotel and complex in Edinburgh have been rejected by the Scottish Government over fears that views of the city would be obstructed
Applications are now being invited for the British Culinary Federation’s 2010 Chef of the Year competition, as the finalists for the Young Chef competition are revealed
Simon Hulstone, chef/proprietor of The Elephant in Torquay, will join a Le Cordon Bleu graduate as they compete in the 2010 International Escoffier Challenge
