Are you ‘Food Allergy Aware? You’ll need to be... Changes to the ‘Food Labelling Regulations’ are going to impact your business. The Food Information Regulation (FIR) 1169/2011 was introduced in December 2011, but do you realise that your hospitality business needs to be compliant by December 2014? · Local trading standards have stated the regulation is “The … [Read more...]
Staycation trend booms: UK’s top 20 holiday hotspots to receive £12 billion boost
The Staycation trend is bigger than ever this year and as a result, the UK’s top 20 favourite holiday locations will see an economic boost of more than £12 billion between them - as 41 million Britons opt for a great British holiday this year. These findings have been revealed in a new travel report: Budget hotel chain Travelodge surveyed 3,000 Britons to investigate their … [Read more...]
Convivial London Pubs for sale
The Board of Convivial, which owns a portfolio of primarily freehold, managed pubs in London , has engaged Christie & Co to offer the company for sale on a share, or individual asset basis, with offers in excess of £16.9m sought. The Company recently exchanged contracts for the sale of the Pakenham Arms for cash of c£1.4m, with completion expected in October 2013. The … [Read more...]
Pubs are GREAT posters revealed by pubs Minister Brandon Lewis
The British Beer & Pub Association and Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis MP joined forces 29 July to launch the key images for their new campaign: Pubs are GREAT. The campaign is a new feature of the successful and high profile GREAT Britain initiative, led by the Number 10 team, Visit Britain and UKTI. The GREAT campaign sets out to promote Britain abroad as a place to invest … [Read more...]
Government admits 6 out of 7 supermarkets sell alcohol below cost
Figures released by Home Office Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach in the House of Lords last week revealed that almost all the major supermarkets are selling large volumes of alcohol below cost. 220 million litres of alcohol sold below cost Commenting on the finding in the latest available figures (for 2008) that 6 out of 7 supermarkets sold alcohol below cost, with a … [Read more...]