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Coverage focuses on the strategy, operations, and sustainability initiatives of the UK’s leading sports and entertainment caterer, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland. Reporting includes catering partnerships at major venues such as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Twickenham, ExCeL London, and the OVO Arena Wembley. Topics span net zero commitments, plant-forward food strategy, digital ordering and payments, branded concessions, and premium fan experience delivery — offering insight for professionals tracking high-volume, event-driven hospitality across sport, music, and exhibition spaces.
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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilEducation
Ei Group joins HIT Training to launch management programme
Ei Group has enhanced its internal Management Development Programme, which is designed to bolster the skillset of its senior managers. The pub company has joined forces with HIT Training – apprenticeship provider in the hospitality industry – to offer the Level 5 Apprenticeship in Operational Management. The qualification is focused…
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Mar- 2019 -6 MarchOpinion
How the hospitality industry can protect its future
Current political, economic and social factors are all casting a degree of uncertainty over the hospitality industry. For instance, there isn’t a business within the sector that’s not affected by staff shortages and ambiguity surrounding Brexit – it’s certainly a testing time for operators looking to safeguard for the future.…
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryFeatures
2019’s essential ingredients
2019 is well and truly upon us and with it comes a whole host of ingredients which are set to hit our plates and set our kitchens alight! 2018 was characterised by healthy eating, plant-based cuisine and mocktails as the heath train showed no signs of letting up. 2019 will…
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4 JanuaryFeatures
Creating a sustainable healthy menu
On 8 November the Green Gown Awards, hosted at the National Railway Museum, honoured the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK and Ireland. As an event recognising the sustainability of others, it was only right that we demonstrate these values, so we created a healthy…
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberBeverages
Franklin & Sons sees gin sales double due to ‘demand’ for natural ingredients
Independent drinks company Global Brands has seen sales of its premium tonics, mixers and soft drinks range Franklin & Sons more than double on the back of the gin boom as it says customers “demand natural ingredients”. Total value sales of the range increased by more than double in the…
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberBusiness
Over half of hospitality businesses risk losing their apprenticeship levy fund
With under six months to go until some Apprenticeship Levy funding starts to expire, new research shows less than half of businesses have used up the majority of their funds – meaning thousands of pounds will potentially be lost. The research, commissioned by HIT Training, revealed that despite 66% of…
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22 NovemberPubs and Bars
Nearly 70% of Edinburgh businesses support ‘tourist tax’
A recent survey by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce found that 69% of businesses would support the introduction of a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) in Edinburgh. The survey yielded views from 200 businesses and organisations from across the city, from a range of industries including hospitality, financial services, creative industries…
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6 NovemberRestaurants
Restaurant insolvencies reach highest level in eight years
The number of restaurant businesses going bust has reached its highest level since 2010, jumping sharply in the first three quarters of 2018, according to data by accountancy firm Price Bailey. According to the firm, 1,123 British restaurant businesses became insolvent in the first three quarters of 2018, a 35%…
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Oct- 2018 -29 OctoberBusiness
Autumn Budget 2018: Business rates cut for SMEs and new digital services tax
Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed plans to give smaller retailers a 33% cut to business rates and introduced a new digital services tax for companies with at least £500m in global revenue. The reduction in rates will take place over the next two years and is expected to save businesses…
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11 OctoberOpinion
Apprenticeships reform: Good news for SMEs
“For the past 18 months the Apprenticeship Levy has been firmly in the spotlight. While larger business with a pay bill over £3m now pay monthly into their levy pots, SMEs have been hit by new requirements to pay a 10% contribution to their apprenticeships, where previously they received the…
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