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Families, Frights and Fireworks

Families, Frights and Fireworks

A potentially busy week in the family dining calendar is looming on the horizon, and savvy restaurants and pubs are getting r...

Hospitals & Hospitality

Hospitals & Hospitality

For over a decade we have been helping a diverse range of businesses in restaurants and pubs, large and small, to improve the...

Football

Don't Fall Foul of the Premier League This Season

As the Premier League takes a short breather for the autumn internationals, it's a good opportunity to take a look at how the...

Is It OK To Mention Christmas In August?

Is It OK To Mention Christmas In August?

Whilst the hospitality industry is working flat out to accommodate the annual influx of tourists, it is simultaneously starti...

The Pub Is Dead. Long Live The Pub.

The Pub Is Dead. Long Live The Pub.

Today's BBC Magazine article 'The Places Where Pubs Are Boarded Up' suggests that the pub trade is struggling and declining, ...

Sports Bars Need To Up Their Game This Season

Sports Bars Need To Up Their Game This Season

Even before the football season has started it's hard to escape the incessant chat and speculation, but as the first day of t...

Grass and sunshine

Don't Bank on an Indian Summer

Just as the kids have broken up from school, and those in the hospitality industry are working flat out to accommodate the an...

From Earthquakes to Blackouts, 5 of the World's Weirdest Theme Restaurants

From Earthquakes to Blackouts, 5 of the World's Weirdest Theme Restaurants

Themed restaurants aren't everyone's cup of tea, but surely with the wealth of them out there, there must be something for al...

Top Tips for the Scorchio Week Ahead

Top Tips for the Scorchio Week Ahead

You might not quite believe this, but the forecast for the rest of the week for most of the country is....wait for it...SCORC...

Barbecue

Breakfast with the Lions?

This summer is a significant one for sports fans, with competition taking on an Antipodean flavour this year.The British and ...

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British Hospitality and Tourism Summit

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is speaking up for the industry ahead of the British Hospitality and Tourism Summit...

Buritto from giraffe world kitchen

#foodtography

The subject of #foodtography is a divisive one both in the hospitality industry itself and between friends and followers on s...

Hospitality Sector Can Bank on a Busy Weekend

Hospitality Sector Can Bank on a Busy Weekend

The sun shone for many of us over the last bank holiday weekend, and it looks like we're set to make the most of the Whitsun ...

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Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2013

It's that time of year again! Hospitality recruitment specialists, Caterer.com, are on the hunt for the Best Employers in Hos...

Laughing All The Way To The Bank Holiday

Laughing All The Way To The Bank Holiday

The bank holiday season is upon us, and towards the end of the week attentions will turn to how to best spend the first bank ...

Dining outside in the cold

Dining Al-frosto 67% of us are left out in the cold this spring

Us Brits love to dine al fresco - but so far 2013 has done little for those who enjoy a salad in the sun or a pizza on the p...

The Eggs Factor

The Eggs Factor

We're all well aware that it's a DOUBLE BANK HOLIDAY this weekend. That delightful time of year which should be heralding the...

Time for a Spring Clean

Time for a Spring Clean

It may not feel like it this week, but spring is on its way (promise!)...and you know what that means? You've guessed it - ti...

Publican Awards 2013

Publican Awards 2013

When we received the call from our friends at the Publican Morning Advertiser, asking if we could be involved in the judging ...

Tracing the Origins of Your Horse Burger

Tracing the Origins of Your Horse Burger

In light of recent news stories regarding the 'mis-labelling' of certain products on supermarket shelves, it's understandable...

Love is in the air – will customers love your fare?

Love is in the air – will customers love your fare?

This week brings that all-important cash cow for the hospitality trade - Valentine's Day.This is your opportunity to aim Cupi...