Regulations & Policies

UK takeaways increase 34% in eight years despite anti-obesity push

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that despite the government’s anti-obesity push, UK takeaways have increased by 34%…

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Hospitality sector ‘faces £113m business rates hike next April’

UKHospitality (UKH) is warning that a large part of the UK economy, including hotels, pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and cafes, face…

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Restaurants ‘getting away with fish fraud’ experts claim

Restaurants have been “getting away” with passing off catfish as cod due to the seafood testing being intelligence-led, experts have…

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Pub industry pleas for no rise in beer duty

Britain’s Beer Alliance, made up of brewers and publicans has issued a plea for the chancellor not to rise beer…

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Calorie cap introduced for some restaurant dishes

Public Health England is set to announce calorie caps for certain restaurant dishes, the cap would see the limit for…

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Tesco to end ‘best before’ dates on fresh produce

Tesco has announced it is to end best before date labels on 116 items as it aims to cut down…

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Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo hold demonstration

Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo are holding a demonstration in Leicester Square from 11am, with some…

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Restaurants and bars to be banned from taking employees’ tips

New legislation banning restaurant bosses from deducting or keeping employee tips is set to come into force, Theresa May has…

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Coroner calls Pret A Manger labelling ‘inadequate’ in allergy death

Pret A Manger’s allergy labelling has been deemed “inadequate” by the coroner investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl who…

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York Brewery fined £44,600 after man fell through pub trapdoor

York Brewery has been fined £44,600 after a man fell through a trapdoor in its Last Drop Inn pub located…

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