British Institute of Innkeeping
Coverage focuses on the work of the UK’s leading membership organisation for licensees and pub operators. Reporting includes training and accreditation programmes, policy consultation responses, sector surveys, and business support initiatives led by the organisation. Insight is tailored for independent landlords, tenants, and pub managers seeking professional development, operational guidance, and advocacy on licensing, staffing, and sustainability across the on-trade.
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May- 2024 -10 MayTrade Associations
Over 70% of venues to invest in refurbs despite rising costs
Some 71% of hospitality operators are set to invest in venue refurbishments in the next year, a new survey from trade organisations has revealed. Despite cost pressures, 95% of operators are planning to invest in customer service, 92% in staff training, all up significantly on last quarter. The survey was…
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Jul- 2023 -20 JulyPubs and Bars
BII urges all pubs to engage MPs ahead of Autumn Budget
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced the launch of its #MyPub campaign, calling on pubs across the UK to write to their MPs, and invite them to visit their vital local businesses at the heart of their constituencies. It said this will allow them to show MPs the…
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May- 2023 -30 MayTrade Associations
Hospitality trade bodies urge gov to act against ‘worrying’ energy costs
A number of hospitality trade bodies have renewed calls for the government to act on rising energy costs. The BII, BBPA, UKHospitality and Hospitality Ulster have penned a joint letter after industry-wide data shows just 29% of hospitality businesses feel optimistic about the next 12 months, with energy their biggest…
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Apr- 2023 -3 AprilPeople
UKH urges hospitality to sign new wellbeing and development promise
UKHospitality has urged hospitality firms to sign up to a new wellbeing and development promise. The new Hospitality Wellbeing and Development Promise, set up by the sector, spearheaded by the Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board and supported by Government, is designed to ensure all team-members are given the “opportunity to…
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Feb- 2023 -1 FebruaryBusiness
Hospitality braces for 101% rise in energy bills this quarter
Hospitality businesses are bracing for a 101% increase in energy bills this quarter, compared with the same period last year, according to the joint Q1 Hospitality Members Survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and Hospitality Ulster. The figures have been raised directly…
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Dec- 2022 -1 DecemberPubs and Bars
Hospitality associations call for ‘urgent resolution’ amid rail strikes
Hospitality bodies have written an open letter to the negotiating parties in the rail dispute stressing the “urgent need for a resolution” ahead of the festive period. The British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping, Night Time Industries Association, Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and the…
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Oct- 2022 -31 OctoberBusiness
Third of hospitality businesses at risk of going bust amid soaring costs
Over a third of the UK’s hospitality sector is at risk of business failure in early 2023 due to soaring energy costs and the rise in the cost of goods, according to a new survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII)…
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Aug- 2022 -12 AugustNews
Rapidly escalating energy bills are killing pubs, says BII
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has written to the secretary of state for BEIS and the chancellor to highlight the “devastating” impact of the energy crisis on its members running independent pub businesses and calling for urgent, essential support from the government. The news comes as licensees across the…
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Jul- 2022 -4 JulyNews
John Lewis launch chef academy to help hospitality sector
John Lewis Partnership (the Partnership) has launched its own Chef Academy to help address the current shortage of qualified chefs in the UK A joint survey released last week by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, and the British Beer and Pub Association, revealed that staff shortages in the hospitality…
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Jun- 2022 -28 JuneNews
Just 1 in 3 hospitality business running a profit, industry leaders find
The profitability of hospitality businesses across the UK is “plummeting” with only 37% currently turning a profit, according to a survey conducted by the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality. The survey comes almost one year after the Government released its hospitality recovery strategy which…
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