VisitEngland guide highlights green hotels and restaurants
VisitEngland has launched a green map of London, which will guide tourists to hotels, restaurants, gastropubs and cafes that run their businesses along ethical lines.
Archives for March 23, 2011
Budget 2011: Impact on the hospitality industry
Today’s budget has delivered good news for small businesses and lower level workers, but offers little hope for hospitality operators as a whole.
EU rules zero VAT on take-away food
A European ruling could mean that restaurants and pubs pay no VAT on take-away food and drink, and they could reclaim some of the tax paid over the past four years.
Pix pinxto bar to open in London’s West End
The late night Spanish pinxto bar , Pix, is to open its third London site, located on the former site of a Korean restaurant in Soho.
Bad restaurant service results in eat-and-run, finds survey
Bad service in restaurants remains the biggest gripe for UK diners, but a new survey has revealed that it also leads many consumers to eat and run.
Budget 2011: The pub industry’s reaction
The continuation of the beer tax escalator will not only cost the Treasury money, but lose the pub industry ten thousand jobs this year alone.
Budget: Beer duty to rise again, fuel duty falls
The price of a pint of beer is set to rise by 10p, after Chancellor George Osborne stuck to plans to increase duty to 7.5 per cent in today’s budget.
Fred Sirieix launches The Art of Service board game
Fred Sirieix, general manager at Galvin at Windows, has designed a new board game to help restaurateurs and hoteliers train their staff to deliver the very best service.