Advice
The latest advice, from industry figures and the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Mar- 2023 -29 March
2023 plastic ban: how can hospitality businesses prepare?
The subject of plastic pollution has become a hot topic over the last five years in the wake of David Attenborough’s Blue Planet BBC series. The hospitality industry is a significant contributor to this problem, and with predictions that there will be as much plastic pollution as fish in our…
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Sep- 2021 -22 September
How hospitality’s ongoing battle with staff shortages could transform the sector
Desperate to make up for months of lost trading, Freedom Day was seen as hospitality’s road to recovery. However, it soon became apparent that restaurants, pubs and bars face a persistent existential threat: staff shortages. The number of job postings in the UK hospitality sector shot up by 46% since…
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1 September
Foraging for beginners – and chefs of luxury hotels!
When we think about foraging food, more often than not, it conjures up images of searching for food that is in short supply in the wild . We certainly don’t associate it with luxury. But foraging can be an invaluable tactic in the playbook of hospitality businesses catering to large,…
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Jun- 2021 -28 June
Hiring a chef from outside the UK post-Brexit
The double whammy of Covid-19 and Brexit have created a recruitment crisis in the hospitality sector, with some businesses reducing their operating hours or closing altogether. Brexit has had a big impact on the ability of UK restaurants and hotels to recruit chefs from overseas. EU nationals can no longer…
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Apr- 2021 -19 April
Gourmet on-demand: The expanding delivery app market
Before the pandemic struck, businesses were lurching towards a new on-demand world, with rising apps making all manner of services available at the click-of-a-button. This was undoubtedly accelerated by Covid-19, as people sheltered at home and businesses looked for ways to adapt and continue to function despite the confines of…
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Feb- 2021 -15 February
Why it’s essential for takeaways/fast food restaurants to clean extract/vents during Covid
We all know the dangers that lurk when extract and ventilation ducting isn’t cleaned. The fire risk from a build up of particles and grease can be catastrophic but did you know there’s now further need to clean your vents and ducting more so and it’s due to Covid? Vents…
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Aug- 2020 -26 August
Five stars: Top tips to get better reviews
Online reputation management – pretty much everyone working in hospitality knows the importance of it. In fact, having a positive online presence can make or break your business, with a staggering 76% of UK consumers admitting to checking internet reviews before choosing an establishment to eat or drink at. Think about it, if a potential customer searches for your…
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19 August
Adhering to GDPR when assisting NHS Test and Trace
Since the hospitality sector was permitted to reopen on 4th July 2020, there has been a heavy emphasis on assisting NHS Test and Trace to support the gradual easing of the social and economic lockdown measures, following the COVID-19 outbreak. This means every hotel, pub and restaurant has been urged…
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5 August
Managing waste in the hospitality industry
With more than 127, 000 hospitality employing more than 3.2 million people, it should come as no surprise that the UK’s hospitality industry is one of the largest. Approximately 10% of the country’s workforce is employed within hospitality, the third largest private sector employer, which also provides five % of…
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Jun- 2020 -26 June
The road to recovery for the hospitality sector
The global pandemic has had a huge negative effect on the global events industry and all its stakeholders, from venues, suppliers of key services such as catering, as well as countless freelancers in the industry. In the UK, the events industry generated £70bn of direct spend in 2019 alone, according…
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