Small businesses struggling to cut out plastics
Small businesses have struggled to cut down on single-use plastics – with just under one third of small hospitality companies having opted for more sustainable alternatives.
Archives for July 4, 2019
Chef calls for more help on mental health
More help is needed to support mental health of those who work in hospitality kitchens, a chef-turned-lecturer has claimed.
The great debate over free tap water at pubs
In recent months, there has been a huge debate around whether tap water should be free for customers in pubs and bars.
Diner demands £75 refund from pub or threatens bad review
A disgruntled customer has threatened to leave a bad Google review of a Wiltshire pub if the licensee didn’t give into her demand of a £75 refund.
Ready player one: how have pub games evolved?
In the past, a drink and a game of dominoes was all a pub had to do to keep a regular’s custom. Now the bar is set much higher and the expected experience is key.
Lionesses’ semi-final attracts Arsenal v Spurs pub sales levels
England’s semi-final against the USA at the Women’s World Cup yielded a sales uplift of 69% across Stonegate Pub Company’s sites.
Former Jamie Oliver Restaurants chef takes on pub
Jamie Oliver Restaurants’ former operations chef Kanwar Gurmohan has taken on the lease of a Surrey pub and is undertaking a joint £272,000 refurbishment of the site.
Calls for Prime Minister contenders to rule out SBR reductions
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has written to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to ask them to rule out reductions in Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR).