New data suggests Eat Out to Help Out has resulted in staff receiving higher tips.   TiPJAR, a QR-coded tipping platform that enables the digital payment of tips directly to staff members, has experienced an increase in both tip transactions and their average value, the Morning Advertiser has reported.   Over three days of the…

Pubs swifter than restaurants to reopen following the lifting of lockdown restrictions with two-thirds of licensed premises back trading by the end of July.     Around 62% of Britain’s licensed premises are now back to business having reopened by the end of July after months of closure. Following the lifting of lockdown restrictions, almost…

We can all agree that 2020 has been a tough year and with Covid-19 forcing us into lockdown the hospitality industry has been hit particularly hard. An industry that thrives off community spirit and socialising, with lockdown restrictions and months of closure, they have not been able to do what they do best. Despite this,…

The top ten finalists have been revealed for the National Chef of the Year 2021 competition with the talented chefs battling it out next month to be the overall winner.   Despite the early stages of the competition being affected by COVID-19 with the semi-final unable to take place, it has not stopped The Craft…

Pub Chef, Jamie Stone, from Cotswolds Inns and Hotels (recently acquired by Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC) is raising funds for ingredients and delivery of meals for vulnerable, NHS & care homes.   He has cooked 250 meals last week but he is keen to try and reach a couple of thousand meals.   Jamie…

Michelin-starred pub chef, Tom Kerridge, has been finding new ways of operating his pubs during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Butchers Tap in Marlow, Kerridge’s iconic butcher’s shop and pub in one, has remained open as a butcher. Kerridge’s expert team of chefs have also been providing a takeaway service, as well as providing frontline workers…

A recent article in The Morning Advertiser revealed Young’s is helping homeless people “get back on their feet” by donating old laptops that can help them reconnect with the community. The pub company has teamed up with SocialBox.Biz, a London-based community interest venture and technology hub, to help with their ‘Laptops for the Homeless’ campaign….

To mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, the Government have announced that pubs in England and Wales licensed to trade until 11pm, will be able to extend their serving times by an extra two hours. This will take place across Friday 8 May with pubs who have a curfew of 11pm,…

Mitchells and Butlers, the 1,700 strong pub and restaurant chain has been awarded a royal accolade for its ‘Chefs Academy’. An insightful response to the chef shortage caused by Brexit, ‘Chefs Academy’ was set up to recruit and develop chefs by offering Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeships. The apprenticeships allow candidates to get a…