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Calorie labelling to be mandatory under new law described as a ‘slap in the face’ for hospitality

27 July 2020 by

Listing calories on menus will be mandatory for restaurant, café and takeaway businesses with more than 250 employees under new laws being drawn up by government, in a move that UKHospitality has said “could not come at a worse time”.

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Revised National Time Out rent plan delivered to chancellor as government warned that time is running out

08 June 2020 by

Jonathan Downey has today sent chancellor Rishi Sunak a revised proposal for a National Time Out (NTO) rent deal for commercial landlords and tenants as he warns time is running out for the government to act.

 Beer duty ‘huge blow’ to pubs and brewers after government refused to defer payment News

Beer duty ‘huge blow’ to pubs and brewers after government refused to defer payment

27 April 2020 by

Brewers are under further financial strain after the government rejected a blanket deferral of £750m beer[...]

Aggressive landlords should 'back off and suck it up' or risk empty sites News

Aggressive landlords should 'back off and suck it up' or risk empty sites

30 March 2020 by

As the coronavirus crisis continues, swathes of tenants are engaged in fierce negotiations with landlords over[...]

Oklava founders launch petition in response to immigration policy News

Oklava founders launch petition in response to immigration policy

21 February 2020 by

Oklava restaurant founders Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie have set up a petition in response to[...]

Ask Italian fined £40,000 for serving wrongly labelled lobster dish News

Ask Italian fined £40,000 for serving wrongly labelled lobster dish

15 January 2020 by

Ask Italian has apologised for misleading customers over wrongly labelling a popular lobster dish at the[...]

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