As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, Mitchells & Butlers, the company behind leading pub and restaurant brands All Bar One, Harvester, Toby Carvery, Browns and Sizzling Pubs, is unveiling an innovative Apprentice Scheme designed to recruit its managers of the future. Leading the way in the hospitality industry, this career advancing apprenticeship scheme will be … [Read more...]
Romantic venue, restaurant or bar? Then enter ‘The Mills & Boon Romantics’
The Romantics, taking place on 29 April, is the very first awards to recognise and honour the businesses, services, people and moments that make us all go weak at the knees! Now, the judging panel for these inaugural awards has been announced, with ten professionals who are each experienced and relevant to the various award categories: Tracey Cox, international expert in … [Read more...]
Pub and restaurant groups maintain post-recession revival
Leading managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales edge up 1.6% in February, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker figures - continuing an almost two-year trend of consistent post-recession growth. Total sales for the month among the 30 companies in the tracker sample were up 5.8% on February 2014, reflecting the sector’s investment in … [Read more...]
BII Scotland Drink Driving Study reveals dramatic impact of new limit
Research carried out among BII Scotland members has shown a dramatic impact on pub businesses following the introduction of the lower drink-driving limit with 65% of licensees seeing the new law as a backward step for the licensed trade. The trade body, which represents publicans across the country, has carried out a snap study following feedback that the lower limit was … [Read more...]
SRA to launch sustainability training for hospitality businesses
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) is set to launch a new training programme to increase knowledge and change behaviour across the hospitality industry. The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited SRA Sustainability Training will help improve sustainability practice across the food service sector – as the two million strong workforce becomes better … [Read more...]