News
8/1/2025
Launching a chef‑less curry pilot in 3 weeks
How venues can trial Curry Club with minimal training and kit.
7/15/2025
Ambient‑stable sauces: what, why, and how
A quick explainer on shelf‑stable curry sauces and food safety.
7/10/2025
One pub a day set to close in 2025, BBPA warns
BBPA forecasts ~378 pub closures in 2025—about one per day—unless costs are addressed.
8/5/2025
Hospitality shrinks in H1 2025 as cost pressures bite (CGA/AlixPartners)
Britain recorded 374 net closures in H1 2025—about two licensed premises a day.
2/17/2025
Nearly 300 pubs closed in 2024—six a week
BBPA reports 289 pub closures across England and Wales during 2024.
8/1/2024
CGA Market Monitor: closures slowed to four a day in early 2024
Closures eased from eight per day in 2023 to four per day in Q1 2024.
1/1/2025
UKHospitality: chef shortages range from 10% to 21%
Member evidence shows persistent gaps: 10% for head chefs up to 21% for production chefs.
12/1/2024
Calls to expand Youth Mobility as chefs not on shortage list
UKHospitality urges mobility expansion after MAC did not recommend chefs for the shortage list.
7/22/2025
Skilled Worker: Immigration Salary List (official guidance)
Guidance on roles eligible for reduced salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker route.
8/2/2025
‘Overheads have gone up’: hospitality faces tough summer
Rising input and labour costs, fewer seasonal staff; venues adapt with reduced hours and menus.
4/24/2025
Hospitality closures rise amid new cost pressures
Trade analysis shows closures accelerating in 2025 as inflation and wage costs squeeze operators.
8/12/2025
ONS vacancies: accommodation & food services (time series)
Official vacancy series for accommodation & food services—track trends over time.