Regulations & Policies

Oct- 2018 -

1 October

Restaurants and bars to be banned from taking employees’ tips

New legislation banning restaurant bosses from deducting or keeping employee tips is set to come into force, Theresa May has announced. Speaking at the Conservative Conference today (1 October), the prime minister named high street chains Prezzo, Strada and Zizzi as some of the worst offending restaurants for taking staff…

Sep- 2018 -

28 September

Coroner calls Pret A Manger labelling ‘inadequate’ in allergy death

Pret A Manger’s allergy labelling has been deemed “inadequate” by the coroner investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl who died of an allergic reaction to a baguette she purchased from the store. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a sandwich at Pret A…

26 September

York Brewery fined £44,600 after man fell through pub trapdoor

York Brewery has been fined £44,600 after a man fell through a trapdoor in its Last Drop Inn pub located in Colliergate, York. The incident happened as a delivery driver was delivering gas cylinders to the pub, the driver was led into a pitch black room where he stepped aside…

25 September

Michelin-starred restaurant hit with backlash from villagers over expansion plans

A Michelin-starred restaurant in County Durham has been hit by a backlash from locals who claim the restaurant’s traffic makes them “prisoners” in their own homes in an objection letter to Darlington council. The Raby Hunt restaurant, the only Michelin-starred restaurant in England’s north east, plans to combine the restaurant…

14 September

Government announces £70,000 funding for rural pubs

The government has announced it is to give rural pubs £70,000 in funding to provide new or expanded services. More than 30 rural communities are set to benefit from new or expanded village services from libraries, shops to post offices all delivered by their local pub. The government says the…

14 September

Xiabu Xiabu chain loses £145m after dead rat found in pregnant women’s soup

Chinese restaurant chain Xiabu Xiabu has lost £145m in market value since a pregnant woman found a rat in her soup at a branch in Weifang, China. After video footage of the woman fishing the dead rat out of her soup went viral, the Weifang restaurant was temporarily shut down…

13 September

Incipio Group’s Royal Festival Hall rooftop bar plans condemned as ‘shocking’

Incipio Group’s plans to open a rooftop bar called Pergola on the River, on the top of the Royal Festival Hall have been described as “shocking” by conservation group Twentieth Century Society. The Southbank Centre alongside the bar operator has applied for planning permission to erect the temporary transparent pavillion…

11 September

Locals ‘devastated’ as Norwich pub forced to close by major chain

A Norwich pub has been forced to close after it claims it was denied a renewal of its licence by landlord Enterprise Inns which plans to run the pub under its Craft Union Pubs brand. The Garden House announced the news on Facebook with a statement which read: “It is…

6 September

UK dog owners demand dog-friendly restaurants after Wetherspoons ban

New research has found that 46% of British dog owners would actually dine out more often if they could bring their pet. According to the findings from Compare the Market, the majority of those asked 62% said that there are not enough dog friendly restaurants in the UK. Over two…

5 September

Mandatory calorie labelling could cause ‘serious burden’, warns UKHospitality

UKHospitality has warned that the introduction of inflexible mandatory calorie labelling could present a “serious burden” for hospitality businesses. The warning follows reports that the government is preparing the launch of a consultation on a requirement for businesses to provide calorie labelling on menus. The Department of Health is proposing…