NEW PODCAST OUT! This week we hear from Justine Lorriman, owner of The Royal Dyche, talk about how she came to winning LOYA 2024" 📷 Watch the podcast or listen on Spotify from: bit.ly/BIIWorkforcePo… #Behindthebar #Hospitality #Burnley #TheRoyalDyche #Football #SeanDyche

We were asked to create a Chocolate Garden’ for the new cocoa gardens at the former Rowntree’s site…. Inspired with confectionery from the days of Rowntree. The whole piece sits on a 2x4metre base…. It’s massive 🤣😋Ye Old Sun Inn the home of Fairfax Distillery YorkMix BBC Yorkshire #mypub

Meet the next group of industry experts judging our upcoming NITAs!⭐️ They are ready to come together and award the innovate individuals and businesses throughout our hospitality sector! Tickets- tinyurl.com/TicketsNITAs More information- tinyurl.com/NITAs24

Meet the finalists for this year's Hospitality Apprentice of the Year Award! 💜 Category A - Kitchen Dani Policane - Shepherd Neame Charlotte Rollason - Shepherd Neame Lewis Weygang - Shepherd Neame Handerline Morency - life Jamie Lee - The Windmill - Southport Category B

Kelly’s just kicking off the welcome at the York College training restaurants Gin Night…. Looking forward to an amazing meal paired with 4 Fairfax Gins! Great to see the next batch of hospitality students working well… York College & University Centre Ashley McCarthy YorkMix #mypub

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Pubs and restaurants warn of closures if taxes rise and business rates relief ends Joint statement by lobby groups calls on chancellor to make Covid-era rates relief for hospitality permanent #MyPub The BII theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Today’s budget has missed a huge opportunity to provide real support for pub businesses in every community. Increased staff costs, BR relief down to 40% & increases in duty, with only 1p off draught products, leaves members facing additional costs & hard choices for their pubs.

She might be cutting a penny off the pints in her mind, but with the increases in NI and wages, the only thing customers will see is pint prices rising as businesses struggle to stay afloat. #budget24

Steve Alton BII CEO “We are calling on the Chancellor to recognise the incredible pressure her Budget has placed on small community businesses,& the impact it will have, including the reduction of team & opening hours, as well as higher prices at the bar.” telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

💤We’re blown away by everyone’s support for this year’s CEO Sleepout UK An incredible £50,000 has been raised so far. These vital funds will go into our grants pot🙌✨ Thank you to everyone who slept out and donated!!

Hearing about the impact of the outstanding work of Only A Pavement Away in providing a bridge between hospitality employers & charities to employ talented individuals who face barriers to employment. As a proud Trustee I see their work first hand transforming lives. Get involved 🙏

Meet our LOYA Head Judges for 2025! 📷 Ashley McCarthy was a LOYA winner in 2013 alongside his wife and BII Trustee, Kelly McCarthy, they are operators of Ye Old Sun Inn, Tadcaster. He is a Chef, chocolatier and BII Ambassador. Amanda Hemming was a LOYA winner in 2022 alongside

Can you remember the Chocolate Shop I made at last years YorkChocolateFestival, well I’ll be doing another live sculpture over the week on a #Viking theme….Have you got any ideas you feel I should think about? Planning the piece very soon! 😋🍫 Ye Old Sun Inn the home of Fairfax Distillery YorkMix

Might be #OldSchool but there’s a sense of pleasure in being able to ‘turn’ a mushroom… Ye Old Sun Inn the home of Fairfax Distillery #cheflife #localpub

BII Licensee of the Year 2025 finalists unveiled ift.tt/La0XPgO

With our LOYA finalists now announced, Summer Event is around the corner! You don't want to miss out on the biggest celebration of the season☀️ Expect a day full of networking, celebrations and of course drinking🍻 Get your tickets today 🎫 bit.ly/SETickets2025

It’s never too warm for chocolate… ok that is a lie, but only when making it! Eating is perfect in any weather 😎🍫

Former BII LOYA winner to leave the pub trade morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025/0… They’re not the first BII LoYa winners to leave the industry or the last, If the best in class operators can’t see the light what hope do others have

In the last 12 months, Hospitality has seen more job losses than any other sector. The UKs fifth biggest industry is crumbling away…and yet, we are still being ignored.