With new legislation around the management and distribution of tips and service charge expected to achieve royal assent by spring hospitality operators need to understand what changes will be required to be compliant
Should you charge for plant-based milks?
You can encourage take-up of dairy alternatives by making them free, but are they always the sustainable choice, asks Shane Kavanagh
Accor launches midscale soft brand to appeal to independent hotels
Hospitality group Accor has launched its latest brand, Handwritten Collection, with 12 signings already secured.
How to create a vegan pub
Vegan pub grub in the form of lentil pie and mushroom wellington, with vegan wine and beer, means nobody feels excluded in their local. Millie Milliken sees how landlords are tempting diners into vegan pubs
Medirest secures five-year Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust contract extension
Medirest, part of the healthcare sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has extended its contract with the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust for a further five years.
Cyrus Todiwala confirms closure of Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen
Chef Cyrus Todiwala has confirmed his Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen restaurant at the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 has now permanently closed.
Veganuary has been the catalyst for fresh new products
Veganuary has been the catalyst for a range of fresh new products and ideas to grace forward-thinking menus in the plant-based space
Hotel and restaurant price inflation hits 31-year high
Price inflation in hospitality businesses rose to the highest level for more than 30 years in December as operators were forced to pass on surging costs to customers.
Hospitality job vacancies fall to 149,000
The number of job vacancies in the hospitality sector fell to 149,000 between October and December last year, a 5.7% drop on the previous quarter.
Minute on the clock: Chao Zhag, founder, Tofu Vegan
The founder of three Tofu Vegan branches in London talks about versatility in veganism, regional Chinese specialities and his latest opening in Spitalfields

