19th & 20th October

Restaurant and Bar Tech Live makes its much-anticipated return to ExCeL, London on the 19th & 20th October, forming THE ultimate event to help you boost your profits, build your brand and grow your business.

51% of UK hospitality employees say job demands are now worse than during the peak of COVID 

64% describe their teams as understaffed

26% want a task management tool to make their job easier

Two thirds (66%) of the UK’s hospitality frontline report feeling so exhausted at the end of their shift that they don’t enjoy their time away from work at least once a week.

From restaurants and pubs, to cafés and takeaways, printed disposable paper products have an important role to play. Sustainable and hygienic, they can convey positive messages, communicate a venue’s brand values via print, and maintain consumer confidence.

We talk to Celebration Packaging Managing Director Nick Burton.

X MUSE, pronounced ‘tenth muse’, the first blended barley vodka inspired by Scottish spirit-making, has just revealed its X MUSE Temple – a new immersive tasting experience at Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh.

Designed by renowned Milan-based studio, Formafantasma, most recently designers of the Central Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, the X MUSE Temple is designed to be the ultimate, bespoke brand experience housing a state-of-the-art tasting workshop. 

The rapid growth and re-growth of bamboo is just one of the main reasons it is considered a “miracle grass”; it is also renowned for being stronger than wood, concrete, and bricks. But what are the health benefits to consuming bamboo water?

Well not only is it sustainable, but it’s also beneficial to our inner and outer health and beauty – and here’s a little insight into why Bamboo Water is the next big health drink…

New report reveals the ways in which operators can reduce their energy consumption by targeting sources of invisible waste

• Over the next five years, two-thirds (66%) of businesses will actively be trying to reduce energy usage
• Perceived challenges to improving environmental impact for businesses include cost (66%), time (42%) and team resource (29%)
• Nearly 40% are looking to train their teams in sustainable practices in the workplace

Jangro launches its Christmas Supplies Catalogue 2022

For the professional catering and hospitality businesses providing celebratory food, drinks, and parties in December, the festive season has already begun. Early planning is essential, so Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial and cleaning distributors in the UK and Ireland, is delighted to announce that its 2022 Christmas Supplies Catalogue is now available to help businesses get ahead.

• Spirits Business Gin Masters 2022 Silver Award – London Dry Gin.
• New product launch – SIXTOWNS Pink Gin – August 2022.
• New facility – relocated distillery, with enhanced operations, at the iconic World of Wedgwood.

Since its launch in November 2020, Stoke-on-Trent based SIXTOWNS has gone from strength to strength in a very short time, now securing its first award for the London Dry Gin at The SpiritsBusiness Gin Masters 2022.

Jolly Good Beer’s Environmental Focus Promotes a Circular Economy in Hospitality Through Empty KeyKeg Collection

Jolly Good Beer uses honest, transparent communication to increase recycling and improve the flow of waste material in the industry. Besides distributing to independent pubs and bars across the Midlands, East and South East England, it educates customers about the bigger environmental picture and the importance of handling sustainable plastics correctly.

“What is there to do around here?”
“What do you recommend?”
“Tell me something interesting.”

All common questions your guests may ask when they visit your hotel, bar, restaurant, shop or other tourism business.

Christmas 2022 is all about creating a ‘social media moment’, according to one of the hospitality sector’s leading Christmas tree providers.

phs Greenleaf predicts a trend towards large ‘Instagramable’ Christmas displays rather than individual trees this festive season, as the hospitality sector leans more towards influencers and social media to drive sales and repeat business.