Worcestershire

Regional coverage of hospitality and foodservice activity across a West Midlands county, including key urban centres, market towns, and rural tourism spots. Tracks restaurant, pub, and café openings, venue refurbishments, and catering shifts driven by seasonal visitor demand, local produce markets, and regeneration initiatives. Also reports on licensing decisions, staffing changes, and operational strategies that support trade in both heritage destinations and community-focused venues.

Jul- 2020 -

14 July

Restaurants

Michelin-starred restaurant Pensons to reopen on 15 July

Michelin Star restaurant, Pensons, has announced the reopening of its site from tomorrow (15 July). The only Michelin-starred restaurant on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire/Shropshire border has revealed the social distancing measures put in place, which includes tables being “much more widely spaced” than the government guidance and the front of house team…
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Jul- 2019 -

1 July

Pubs and Bars

AA Hospitality unveils The Pub Guide 2020

AA Hospitality and Hotel Services has revealed The Pub Guide 2020: 2,000 pubs for great beer and good food, is published today, Monday 1 July, with a brand new look and feel. The 21st edition of the AA Pub Guide is a guide to the country’s best pubs by county,…
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Jan- 2019 -

4 January

Beverages

Man ordered to demolish ‘secret’ garden pub

A Kidderminster man has been ordered to demolish his “secret” pub located in his garden after inspectors claimed it was “not being used for personal use” and that alcohol had been sold on the premises without a licence. Carl Roberts, 49, had spent £6,000 on The Dick Inn, installing pub…
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Oct- 2018 -

19 October

Catering Companies

Sodexo launches ‘wonky veg’ initiative to prevent food waste

As part of its commitment to prevent unnecessary food waste, services company Sodexo has launched its own wonky veg initiative, known as Wasteful to Tasteful, to help reduce the volume of grade B fruit and vegetables being thrown away or left to rot. Grade B produce is vegetables which do…
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