Hospitality employers have been told to stop ‘relying on unskilled and migrant workers’ and invest in quality training for their existing staff if they want to survive the recession
Licensed premises will be banned from running all you can drink style promotions and will have to sell wines and spirits in a range of measures under the Governments proposed new code of practice
MPs are urging the Competition Commission to investigate the big pub companies after a report showed that there were serious problems over the way tenants have been treated
Michele English and Russell Clement, the winners of the second series of the BBC Two series The Restaurant will open their restaurant in Marlow next month
The Real Food Festival kicks off in London tomorrow with 450 small producers showing their products and a host of top chefs demonstrating. Get discounted tickets with our Reader Offer
The Government’s decision to move forward with plans to make it illegal for employers to top up staff wages with tips will land the industry with a high wage bill when it is already struggling says the British Hospitality Association
Warner brothers presents a group of bespoke restaurants in public spaces and a ground-breaking chain of sandwich bars. So how did the Benugo boys do it?
Michel Roux Jr will open a restaurant in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors building with Compass Groups commercial restaurant arm Restaurant Associates later this year
VisitEngland has honoured the ‘Great English Pub’ by dedicating the Enjoy England Excellence award for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism, to the industry
The rise in alcohol and fuel duty will cause more pain to pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels already suffering through the recession, industry members have claimed
Winners of Mondays S. Pellegrino 50 Best Restaurant Awards put meals at their restaurants up for auction on ebay to raise money for Action Against Hunger
Chancellor Alistair Darling ignores pleas from the pub industry not to increase alcohol duty in this years Budget, but announces measures to help businesses
El Bulli and The Fat Duck retain first and second place respectively on the 2009 list while Danish restaurant Noma rises seven places to take the third spot
The latest survey of menus from more than 100 restaurants, pubs and hotels across the UK shows chicken and fish dishes replacing steaks and mixed grills as meat costs spiral
A poll commissioned by the Axe the Beer Tax – Save the Pub campaign has revealed the majority of MPs oppose Alistair Darling’s plans to increase beer tax in next week’s budget
Cash-strapped Brits reluctant to go abroad, the weakening pound and good weather in parts of Britain helped boost trade for many restaurants and hotels this Easter
The worlds top chefs and restaurateurs will come together in London in just 10 days time to find out where their restaurant ranks in this years S. Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best list
The British Beer & Pub Association warns that 10 per cent of jobs in the pub sector could be lost in the next five years if the Chancellor continues to move forward with planned beer tax increases
The Tea Guild calls The Bridge Tea Rooms in Wiltshire Top Tea Place 2009 and gives The English Tea Room at Browns Hotel its Top London Afternoon Tea 2009 award
