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Wahhab: NLW will lead to restaurant closures
Iqbal Wahhab, founder of the Cinnamon Club and Roast restaurants, has said the National Living Wage will lead to the closure of “thousands of restaurants”
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Analysis & Insight
What is the true cost of the National Living Wage?
Flemming Hansen, director, Hospitality & Leisure, UK & EMEA Board Practice at PSD Group, considers the effect of the National Living Wage on the hospitality and leisure sector and says that middle brands in the hospitality and leisure sector will feel the squeez
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Calls for creation of Scottish pubs minister role
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association has called for the introduction of a pubs minister position in the new Scottish Government.
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NewsYO! Sushi extends NLW to under-25s
YO! Sushi has confirmed that it is extending the National Living Wage rate, which comes into force today, to its entire workforce, regardless of age.
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‘Flawed’ USA menu labelling scheme delayed again
Delays to the enforcement of menu labelling in the USA show the pitfalls of a “well-intentioned but ultimately flawed policy”.
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NewsLess than half of companies budgeting for NLW
Less than half of companies in the retail and leisure sector are budgeting in preparation for increases in the National Living Wage
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AG Barr: Government has no idea how sugar tax will work
AG Barr cheif executive Roger White has told MCA the Government has no idea how it implement a sugar tax and stressed the industry was already responding to shifts in consumer attitudes.
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Liverpool rejects late-night levy
Liverpool City Council has rejected plans to adopt a late-night levy.
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Call for more action on cutting salt consumption
Restaurants, cafes and takeaways have been called on by Public Health England (PHE) to do more to help cut the nation’s average salt consumption
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Collyer: Will BEPS changes hit pubcos?
Leading analyst Geof Collyer, of Deutsche Bank, has highlighted a key area of the budget for pub groups.
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NewsBudget reaction: Alcohol duty freeze; sugar tax; business rates relief
Operators and trade bodies have given their reaction to George Osborne’s Budget announcements including a freeze in alcohol duty and the introduction of a sugar tax.
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New legislation to protect venues against noise complaints
New legislation that will require developers to take into account existing music venues before converting a building to residential use, has been approved.
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Row over pubs code adjudicator appointment
Accusations from British Pub Confederation chair and Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland that newly appointed pubs code adjudicator and Fleurets director Paul Newby will not be independent have been branded a ‘disgraceful set of slurs’ by business minister Anna Soubry.
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Fleurets director appointed as pubs code adjudicator
Fleurets director Paul Newby is understood to have been appointed as the pubs code adjudicator.
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Government issues warning over fake online reviews
Businesses which arrange for third parties to write fake positive reviews about them online are at risk of falling foul of consumer protection law, according to new guidance.
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Study says MUP more effective than alcohol taxes
A new study has concluded that minimum unit alcohol pricing and strength-based taxation have larger impacts on health inequalities than increasing current alcohol taxes.
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Poll shows 31% support beer duty cut
Less than a third of voters want the Government to cut beer duty, a poll conducted for the British Beer & Pub Association has shown.
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Whitbread, GK and Diageo back UK to stay in EU
Whitbread, Greene King and Diageo have all come out in support of the UK remaining in the EU.
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CAMRA responds on beer duty row
The Campaign for Real Ale has reiterated its support for the campaign to cut beer duty for a fourth time but has called on brewers to pass the savings on to pubs.
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OpinionBig boys have craft credentials
Heineken UK managing director David Forde was appointed the new chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association at the end of last year. He tells James Wallin why the sector deserves the Government’s support and explains why he thinks the great British pub is well-placed to see off competition from any corner