Red Oak Taverns has acquired its second pub package in 2021, increasing its estate to 190. The package of ten leased and tenanted pubs, acquired from regional family brewer, Wells & Co are all based in the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas. Mark Grunnell the Co-founder and Chief Executive of Red Oak said: “We are delighted to secure a further … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2021
Zero rates 2021/22 for hospitality businesses in Scotland
SNP Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes MSP in a Scottish budget update at the Holyrood parliament building today announced hospitality businesses in Scotland are to have their rates waived for a further year. In her draft 2021/22 budget last month the Finance Secretary announced a three-month extension of rates relief for hospitality, retail, and leisure businesses in … [Read more...]
Arne Sorenson, Marriott International President and CEO, dies unexpectedly
Marriott International has announced that their President and CEO, Arne Sorenson unexpectedly passed away yesterday, February 15, 2021. Sorenson was a Japanese-born American and a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. Becoming the head of Marriott, the largest publicly traded hotel chain in the world on March 31, 2012. He previously practiced law in … [Read more...]
The Belfry donates crèche to newly opened Alternative Learning Project Nuneaton
The Belfry Hotel & Resort has donated its entire crèche to Alternative Learning Project Nuneaton, which specialises in placements for children with complex learning and behavioural difficulties. ALP Nuneaton, which opened on 11th January 2021, caters for children with Autism, ADHD, challenging behaviour, or complex learning needs, within an Ofsted registered school. The … [Read more...]
Call on hoteliers to stand together and commit to new charter
The Hoteliers’ Charter, designed to raise the profile of the hospitality industry and promote hospitality as a profession of choice to parents, schools, colleges, universities and careers influencers, has launched today. The idea for the Hotelier’s Charter was conceived by Sally Beck, general manager of the Royal Lancaster London, who founded it to help dispel the notion that … [Read more...]
60% of UK pubs unable to open outdoor only service viably
The British Beer & Pub Association has today revealed that it believes 60% of all pubs in the UK will remain closed if only outdoor service is permitted at pubs from April. The trade association says this is because the majority of pubs in the UK do not have enough outdoor space to re-open and serve customers without opening indoors too. The figures come as speculation … [Read more...]
#SeriouslySocial: winning with Pavlova & Cream
Social media for many remains a folly, something those ‘quirky’ young folk do, but for the informed it has become the communication channel of choice. However much you may abhor Ex - President Donald Trump, his use of twitter was effective. Think about it. Brands across the world have become ever so more influential from not just understanding how to apply strategic and … [Read more...]
PM to deliver a roadmap straight down the middle of the road
The Prime Minister yesterday confirmed more than 15 million people in the UK have received their first Covid-19 vaccination. A remarkable total achieved in just over two months. Shortly after the PM’s announcement, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that government would now focus on delivering 'jabs' to all nine top priority groups before the end of April. Ministers and … [Read more...]
Hawks and Doves pressure PM ahead of roadmap
Ahead of Boris Johnson's unveiling of his much anticipated roadmap to recovery tomorrow, growing pressure is mounting from both cabinet and party colleagues. The anti-lockdown Covid Recovery Group (CRG) are insisting that all restrictions are lifted before the end of April. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show earlier today rejected those calls … [Read more...]
Sodexo Social Impact Pledge 2021
Sodexo UK & Ireland has committed to a series of pledges forming its ethical manifesto to help improve quality of life for society and our planet. These pledges include gifting up to 25% of its apprentice levy to SME suppliers, enabling them to create 100 new apprenticeships; cutting food waste by 50% across all its sites by 2030; and ensuring 40% of the business’ spend is … [Read more...]
Planned Preventative Warewashing Maintenance
The Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme from MEIKO offers hospitality and catering businesses the best after-sales warewashing support in the UK. MEIKO offers: The best breakdown support in the market. Tailored maintenance packages by factory-trained dedicated warewashing engineers. MEIKO has accredited ISO 9002 and BSI Quality Standard recognition. … [Read more...]
Being hospitable to hospitality colleagues
In media when your inbox is unusually full and most correspondence as well as phone calls relate to one thing, you know you have touched on an issue people feel strongly about. We recently published - The need for young people at the heart of a hospitality reset. The article brought what one correspondent called “the industry’s ever present conundrum” alongside a … [Read more...]
ONS figures demonstrate the urgent need for extended hospitality support
Data released from the ONS today shows the UK’s worst economic performance in more than 300 years, with GDP in 2020 falling by 10%. Hospitality was on the front line of the impact as a consequence of being closed for much of the year, or adjusting to restrictions limiting trade within it. Just as hospitality was the first and worst affected in 2020, it can, with sufficient … [Read more...]
Levy transfer scheme not being utilised enough by hospitality
The hospitality sector must do more to use the levy transfer scheme in order to tackle the pending skills crisis post-Covid-19, according to a panel of experts speaking at a high-profile virtual event, hosted by Umbrella Training. The discussion, marking National Apprenticeship Week, saw leaders from five major UK organisations come together to discuss how they have … [Read more...]
Cook at home alongside 54 of the UK’s best Chefs for Hospitality Action
54 of the UK’s most respected chefs, including Michel Roux Jr, Angela Hartnett and James Martin have contributed to a unique collection of home-cooked recipes, in aid of charity Hospitality Action, to mark the one-year anniversary of the first national Covid-19 lockdown. Chefs at Home is a compilation of the dishes our nation’s most renowned chefs prepared at home with their … [Read more...]