Category: News

A new gin launching in the UK is the first to be distilled in Aberdeen in 100 years. The idea for Porter’s Gin came when…

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Taking over the bar at City Social was the occasion for Tim Laferla to give the menu a little bit of a shake-up, and half…

View More One From The List: City Social

Restaurant group D&D London has announced a 4.2% increase in UK like-for-like sales for December 2015. Following the group’s successful 2014-15 financial year with revenues…

View More D&D London announces strong December results

LEADING workplace equipment supplier Slingsby says that newly introduced sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences mean it’s more important than ever that employers stay…

View More NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY FINES ARE A DANGER TO NON-COMPLIANT WORKPLACES

South African winemaker Boschendal has released three wines that focus on the food occasion, within its Sommelier Selection range. The South African Sommeliers Association and Boschendal’s…

View More Boschendal launches food-friendly wines for the on-trade

A new hospitality recruitment mobile phone app called Syft has launched to provide cost-effective solutions for temporary workers in the UK. Describing itself as the ‘Uber…

View More Temp hospitality work app Syft launches

We have run as a family company since 1988 and have acquired more space to fulfil the needs for clients who understand good service with…

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Growth in consumer spending slowed in February to 3.3 per cent, continuing a downward trend since the start of the year Valentine’s Day treats and…

View More Growth in consumer spending slows as confidence fades in the face of economic uncertainty

Alcoholic iced tea brand Harry Brompton’s has launched a bid to raise £300,000 through crowdfunding to help make it a ‘world leading brand’ and launch…

View More Harry Brompton’s launches Crowdcube bid

One side of wine I have never really got is the endless paraphernalia to help you enjoy it. Funnels, extravagantly shaped decanters and pumps do…

View More Opinion: The role of sommeliers needs to move on as the dining scene does

Performance textile brand, Hilden, has announced the launch of a new table linen range to complement its existing range of quality linens. The new ‘Riegel…

View More Hilden Launches US Best Selling Table Linen Range to UK Market

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chairman Bob Ivell has been appointed as the new president for trade group, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR). Ivell,…

View More M&B chairman Bob Ivell named ALMR president

Following the merger of New Generation Wines and McKinley Vintners, which came into effect on 1 January, Imbibe caught up with Peter McKinley and MD,…

View More McKinley and New Generation to launch new list in February

Hilden has released its annual Style Guide; featuring the latest interior design trends for the boutique and independent hospitality sector. The 70 page document showcases…

View More Hospitality Design Trends for 2016; Hilden Style Guide Now Available

Venues are invited to sign up for ‘The World’s Biggest Quiz’, a yearly cross-industry event raising money for charities. Now into its seventh year, organisers…

View More Charity cross-industry quiz returns

As 2015 draws to a close, we’re looking back on a year punctuated by a number of top-notch Imbibe panel tastings, with everything from beer and curry, England’s finest…

View More Tasting and matching 2015: a year in review

The Great Aussie Taste-Off, a new initiative from Wine Australia for this year’s Australia Day tasting, will attempt to demonstrate the diversity of Australian wines by pitching…

View More Food and wine focus of new Australia Day taste-off

Leading bed manufacturer, Hypnos, has been crowned Associated Independent Stores (AIS) ‘Bed Supplier of the Year 2015’, bringing the grand total of prestigious industry awards…

View More Hypnos scoops yet another prestigious award

Leading pub company Enterprise Inns has announced it is to further develop its 172-strong managed tenancy arm Beacon, backed by a £2m investment. The funds…

View More Enterprise invests £2m in Beacon pubs

It’s a fact that some independent hotels simply don’t have the resource or financial firepower to compare with those owned by larger groups, at Crafted…

View More The challenges facing Independent Hotels in the Digital age…