Regulations

Reporting focuses on legal and compliance developments affecting restaurants, pubs, caterers, and hospitality operators, including food safety rules, employment law, environmental standards, licensing, labelling, and allergen requirements. Coverage offers practical guidance and analysis to help businesses stay compliant, manage risk, and adapt operations in line with evolving national and local policies.

  • Apr- 2020 -
    16 April
    RestaurantsKFC reopens 11 UK branches for takeaway amid Covid-19 crisis

    KFC reopens 11 UK branches for takeaway amid Covid-19 crisis

    KFC has announced it is reopening 11 of its 900 stores across the UK for takeaway orders. The fast-food restaurant made the decision to temporarily close its doors last month “protect the wellbeing and safety” of its customers and staff, following government regulations of a lockdown to help stop the…

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  • 8 April
    Pubs and BarsPunch launches ‘Pub Shop’ initiative amid the coronavirus pandemic

    Punch launches ‘Pub Shop’ initiative amid the coronavirus pandemic

    Punch pubs has launched its new ‘Pub Shop’ initiative allowing customers to buy staple groceries from their local Punch pub, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pubs up and down the country will offer a range of food boxes to local customers, providing a “safe, hygienic and accessible way” for people to…

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  • Mar- 2020 -
    23 March
    CoronavirusPM bans ‘non-essential retail’, instructs public to stay at home

    PM bans ‘non-essential retail’, instructs public to stay at home

    The UK public are only allowed to venture out of their homes for essential supplies and one exercise outing per day, or face fines, under new measures introduced this evening by the prime minister. In a recorded address filmed in No 10 Downing Street, Boris Johnson said the police will…

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  • 12 March
    CommentHow will the new immigration laws impact the catering and hospitality industry? 

    How will the new immigration laws impact the catering and hospitality industry? 

    New government immigration laws outlined on Friday the 21st of February promised to permanently end so-called ‘unskilled’ immigration into the UK from abroad. A new points-based system with a minimum annual salary threshold of £26,500 is set to be introduced on January 1st, 2021.  As an HR technology platform that…

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  • 12 March
    CommentCoronavirus: How to mitigate revenue and footfall declines

    Coronavirus: How to mitigate revenue and footfall declines

    This week, UK trade body UKHospitality called on the government to support the hospitality industry as it deals with the ongoing and wide-spread threat of the coronavirus. Latest figures released by the trade body state that eating and drinking out has declined by 7%, while forward bookings across hotels, restaurants,…

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  • 3 March
    NewsRestaurant fined £44k for ‘unsafe’ living conditions

    Restaurant fined £44k for ‘unsafe’ living conditions

    A Worthing restaurant that housed its employees in conditions that “risked their lives” has now been fined over £44,000 following action by Worthing Borough Council. China Place had created 12 small rooms that breached fire safety regulations in the premises above the restaurant. Last month, the restaurant pleaded guilty to…

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  • Feb- 2020 -
    17 February
    Regulations & PoliciesTakeaway owner fined £4,500 over poor hygiene conditions

    Takeaway owner fined £4,500 over poor hygiene conditions

    A business owner has been banned from operating a food business and ordered to pay £4,430.00 following “continued” poor hygiene conditions and food safety regulations, despite previous convictions. According to York Council, Di Wu appeared at York Magistrates on 11 February 2020 and pleaded guilty to “multiple food safety charges”…

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  • 11 February
    Business BitesYes, the trade barriers are coming

    Yes, the trade barriers are coming

    I think both Leavers and Remainers probably expected this in the long run – Michael Gove announced yesterday that businesses should “accept” that frictionless trade with the EU will be impossible whatever agreement is finally reached by the deadline of 31 December this year. This is the cost, he says, of making…

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  • 3 February
    Business BitesWhat’s Nissan driving at with Brexit plans?

    What’s Nissan driving at with Brexit plans?

    Now that the technical aspect of leaving the EU has happened on paper, we are into the implementation period, but the negotiations will soon get going once again. The pound fell today as in a speech which actually overlapped Michel Barnier’s opening salvo with competing coverage, Boris Johnson reiterated his…

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  • Dec- 2019 -
    9 December
    CommentTransparency in the food supply chain

    Transparency in the food supply chain

    Creating transparency in the food supply chain is nothing new, but it has now become inevitable thanks to rapidly growing consumer pressure. Today, consumers want to know exactly where food products come from: 94% believe that transparency fosters brand loyalty, 81% are willing to try a brand’s entire portfolio of…

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