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Getting the basics right: guidance from the BBPA, UKHospitality and Acas will help hospitality businesses

BBPA and UKHospitality publish employment guidance

By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and UKHospitality have published guidance to assist employers in the hospitality sector in collaboration with advisory, conciliation and arbitration service Acas.

Turn up the heat: getting the chefs your pub needs can be a tall order

MA's chef guide

Chef crisis: time to grow your own kitchen talent?

By Claire Churchard

Chefs are hot property. With numerous pan wranglers and kitchen kingpins on television or touring the country like rock stars it’s no surprise that people coming into the profession are ambitious.

When parents bring their children to the pub, it is crucial you take the heat off the adults for a while and play equipment can give a real point of difference to your rivals

Everything to play for: pub play equipment

By Georgina Townshend

The benefits of a beautifully designed pub playground not only keep children occupied for longer – and therefore parents happy – but can also help drive footfall and repeat custom

Whether it's a music festival or a fun day for children, outdoor events can make a huge difference at your premises

Summer lovin': Planning your outdoor event

By Georgina Townshend

Make your garden sing by putting on spectacular outdoor events with advice from pubs that have made it their business to put on a successful show

More jobs available: vacancies in the hospitality sector are on the up

Hospitality job vacancies rise

By Michelle Perrett

Job vacancies rose by 7.7% in the hospitality sector in March, the latest statistics from job website CV-Library has revealed.

History makers? Tiger Woods makes his Augusta return, while Manchester City could set a Premier League record

Sporting history could be made this weekend

By Stuart Stone

Tiger Woods returns to Augusta for the first time in three years and Manchester City look to wrap up the fastest ever Premier League title against their biggest rivals.

Combined effort: businesses and the public are keen to address the problem of plastic waste

Packaging waste targeted by sector leaders

By Michelle Perrett

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality are to spearhead the pub industry’s efforts to tackle packaging waste at a new event.

Plastic is not fantastic: media coverage of the scale of marine waste has been a driver in ethical consumerism

Nine out of 10 Brits believe they are ‘ethical consumers’

By Stuart Stone

Global software partner for the leisure and hospitality industry, Fourth, has revealed that 90% of Brits believe they are ‘ethical consumers’, while a further 67% state they would boycott brands lacking an ethical conscience.

Good causes: according to PubAid, UK pubs raise more than £100m for charity every year

Charity fundraising Pub of the Year shortlist announced

By Stuart Stone

A final shortlist for the inaugural All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group and PubAid ‘Charity fundraising pub of the year’ award has been announced ahead of a ceremony at the House of Commons on 17 April.

The 'Joshua effect': licensees now average an extra £900 of revenue when showing pay-per-view boxing, according to Matchpint

Bumper bank holiday weekend of sport

By Stuart Stone

A big bank holiday weekend of sport sees British boxing history being made in Cardiff alongside the return of top-flight football across Europe.

Game on: The VR Concept and Lost Rivers will open central London's first virtual reality arcade in a new site

New Lost Rivers pub home to first VR gaming arcade

By Stuart Stone

Lost Rivers Brewing Co has teamed up with The VR Concept to launch central London’s only multiplayer virtual reality arcade, Gameboxx and Bar, within the brewer’s new Lost Rivers Elephant site.

Great addition: According to CGA Group chief executive Phil Tate, their latest acquisition

CGA Group acquires CPL Online

By Stuart Stone

CGA Group completed the acquisition of CPL Online, the specialist provider of e-learning, business solutions and interactive services, from CPL Training on 27 March.

Star turn: Robbie Savage and John Hartson will manage teams at Leicester City's King Power Stadium

Still time to enter the 2018 BT Sport Pub Cup

By Stuart Stone

This year’s BT Sport Pub Cup will offer teams the chance to step up and represent their pub at professional grounds across the UK as well as providing former Wales international Robbie Savage with a first taste of managing an 11-a-side team. Though teams...

Learning first: STAR is claimed to be the first training programme built to match the apprenticeship levy

HIT Training and CPL collaborate to launch STAR

By Stuart Stone

HIT Training and CPL Training have joined forces to launch a new virtual learning environment designed to provide hospitality apprentices with access to high-quality learning facilities.

Three generations have run the Oxford Arms in north London

My pub: the Oxford Arms, Camden Town, north London

By Claire Churchard

Licensee Tom Maloney and his daughter and general manager Caroline Maloney explain how things have changed in the 50 years that three generations of their family have run the Oxford Arms in the heart of Camden Town

Lifetime achievement: John Keeling (left) accepts the Silver Tankard from Buster Grant

Fuller’s John Keeling awarded SIBA’s ‘Silver Tankard’

By Stuart Stone

Fuller’s former head brewer, now global ambassador, was presented with the lifetime achievement award by Buster Grant, chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) at the organisation’s flagship event BeerX in Liverpool.

Refurbishment honours: London's Fitzroy Tavern has been recognised for its Victorian aesthetic

Restored Victorian pub scoops design award

By Stuart Stone

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has revealed the best pub designs across the country in the latest Pub Design Awards, including the recently refurbished Fitzroy Tavern in London.

It's in the game: How pubs can tap into esports

How pubs can tap into the world of esports

By Georgina Townshend

From hosting local competitive games to streaming big finals, tapping into the world of esports could be the next big thing for pub entertainment.

Catering kit is ever evolving so make sure you know what's best for you and your kitchen to make time and money savings

Catering equipment: the need for speed

By Stuart Stone

In the past decade, many kitchens have evolved into the fulcrum around which pub businesses operate. So what are the most prized tools in a chef’s arsenal and what trends are shaping the equipment that’s used every day?

New standards: as of 1 April low energy ratings could block the letting of pubs

Low energy ratings to block pub lets

By Stuart Stone

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations are coming into force on the 1 April changing the rules on around whether a pub can be let to a tenant or not.

D-day: New data protection regulations could have huge implications (Image credit: ByoungJoo/iStock/thinkstock.co.uk)

GDPR is coming: data protection regulations

By Andrew Don

New data protection rules are looming with the threat of eye-watering fines for breaching the privacy of individuals. Pubs have much to do ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation coming into force in May.

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