UN-backed Green Earth Appeal partners with leading ePOS Lightspeed for major launch of cutting-edge Carbon Free Dining initiative. Lightspeed and Green Earth Appeal have partnered to launch the first event for Carbon Free Dining, a ground-breaking initiative aimed at introducing a more sustainable model for UK restaurants. Under the program, Carbon Free Dining plants a … [Read more...]
JD Wetherspoon to offer more drinks from UK and non-EU producers
Pub company JD Wetherspoon is to offer more drinks from UK and non-EU producers and brewers across its 880 pubs from Monday July 9 in the run up to Brexit. It is switching from a range of drinks including Champagne and wheat beers, which are produced in France and Germany. Wetherspoon will replace Champagne with sparkling wines from the UK; Denbies Sparkling Whitedowns … [Read more...]
SSP partners with Welcome Break to open new store at Oxford services
SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has granted a franchise to Welcome Break for an Upper Crust unit at its Oxford Services site, where customers will be offered hand-filled baguettes baked fresh throughout the day. The new concession, which opened in April, was enhanced for the motorway forecourt market with the addition of … [Read more...]
Ei Publican Partnerships joins forces with Star Pubs & Barsto grow National Pub Fortnight 2018
Ei Publican Partnerships, the UK’s largest leased and tenanted pub business, has partnered with Star Pubs & Bars to grow this year’s National Pub Fortnight – a two-week celebration taking place between 20 July and 5 August. Returning for a second year, the initiative aims to highlight and stimulate consumer interest in Great British pubs and provide publicans across the … [Read more...]
The hospitality industry could face significant staff shortages as one in ten sector workers consider leaving the UK due to Brexit
1 in 5 hospitality businesses are finding recruitment harder than last year with serious concerns raised about fulfilling staff requirements over the next 5 years 3% of businesses predicted to close as a result of Brexit, which would mean a loss to the UK economy of around £1.1bn 53% of workers think that Brexit has made the UK a less welcoming place to live and … [Read more...]