Produced in Kent, the trade organisation that supports and promotes local independent food and drink businesses in the county is encouraging and supporting a more sustainable attitude to food by sharing helpful tips and advice on how to buy and eat smarter.

For the past four years, Lolly, which delivers innovative PoS, payment and technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has taken on new apprentices who become part of the main team when they have graduated from the apprenticeship programme.

The money was raised when De Vere pledged a proportion of the value of each direct bedroom booking, including VAT, to NHS Charities Together* after the hotels were allowed to open in August 2020.

As schools have had to take lessons online owing to the current lockdown, De Vere Beaumont Estate will donate 15 laptops to Learning to Work to ensure young people have the technology they need to access the learning resources they need during the pandemic.

It’s Lolly, the POS and payments specialist, has made a series of appointments to help support the company’s continued growth. The appointments follow a number of large contract wins, with the business set to expand further in 2021.

The UK has an important role to play within the BMW Group. It is the only place in the world where all three of BMW Group’s brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, are represented by manufacturing operations.

The brewery’s offer is currently being assessed by the Local Resilience Forum, the alliance of councils, police, NHS and other strategic partners which is co-ordinating the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hogs Back’s Surrey and Hampshire heartland.

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Valor had experienced a period of rapid global growth. Now, with a significant pipeline of opportunities and the number of owners and hospitality businesses in need of professional management following the crisis, the company stands poised to further build its international platform, with Tim being the driving force behind the EMEA region.

The third and final #CaringCustomer appeal, launched shortly after the start of the second national lockdown on 11th November as part of the Support Your Local campaign by Produced in Kent and campaign partner Visit Kent.

The British Beer & Pub Association, the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs, has today welcomed an announcement by the Chancellor that pub businesses are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000 per property to help them through the latest lockdown.

The sixteen UK finalists and nine China / South East Asia finalists were chosen by our UK Head Chef Judge Theo Randall, UK Head Waiter Judge Simon King and Chairwoman of China / South East Asia Judges Ching He Huang.

Now you can bring its luxurious lighting into your own home with a stunning selection of floor, table and wall lamps, ceiling lights and dedicated collections in everything from brass and silk to glass and linen.

In terms of lighting specifically, research and development has enabled us to offer a much greater selection of waterproof lighting and this area will continue to grow into 2021. Ideal for bathrooms, it means the days of boring strip lights are gone and bathroom lighting is now just as stylish as for the other rooms of the home.

Covid-19 has proved to be probably the most monumental challenge ever faced by the UK hospitality industry. The sector faces continued upheaval. Yet, hospitality EPoS and payments technology specialist, It’s Lolly, has turned what could have been a disaster into an opportunity for development.

2020 has been quite a year. Our work, home, social and general day-to-day lives have all been impacted in ways that we could have never imagined. At Adactus, we’ve had to adapt in lots of ways. First, we had to find new ways of working to keep everyone in the team safe and do our bit in the country’s response to the pandemic

During the first full Coronavirus lockdown which began in March, the foodservice industry reinvented itself with new contact-free delivery and takeaways models. As lockdown eased, cafés, pubs and restaurants reopened with social distancing and hygiene at the top of the agenda.

As the government is failing to offer a viable support structure at this critical stage of the COVID pandemic. The news has left the hospitality community frustrated with many fearing that they are approaching the point of no return financially.

Christmas however has been seen by so many as the one time of the year when families will ensure they make time to reunite and this news for some will be overwhelming as the thought of a Christmas alone previously was looming.