Food Safety
Food safety is a fundamental concern for UK hoteliers, directly impacting guest wellbeing, brand reputation, and regulatory compliance. Our reporting covers key legislation such as the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, alongside practical guidance on HACCP implementation, allergen control, kitchen hygiene, and staff training. We also explore digital tools and audit processes that help hoteliers maintain high standards across all food and beverage operations.
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Apr- 2025 -2 AprilSponsored
Enhancing food safety in hotels: how technology is revolutionising compliance and guest trust
Food safety is a cornerstone of success in the hotel industry, impacting compliance, guest satisfaction, brand reputation, and overall operational efficiency. From bustling breakfast buffets to fine dining restaurants and 24/7 room service, hotels must navigate a complex food safety landscape to maintain the highest standards. With foodborne illnesses costing…
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Jan- 2025 -22 JanuaryAdvice
Balancing food safety and sustainability in hotels: can you have both?
Meeting food safety regulations while achieving ambitious sustainability goals is one of the biggest challenges hotels face today. Whether managing fine dining restaurants, all-day buffets, or room service, ensuring compliance and reducing environmental impact can feel overwhelming. But here’s the good news: food safety and sustainability in hotels aren’t opposites.…
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Oct- 2024 -2 OctoberSponsored
Safety audits in hotels: how to pass with flying colours
In the hospitality industry, maintaining high safety standards is not just a legal requirement – it’s crucial for protecting your guests, staff, visitors and reputation. While running a hotel is already riddled with numerous daily challenges, regularly carrying out safety audits should be one of your top priorities. Not staying…
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Sep- 2024 -9 SeptemberFeatures
How to reduce food waste in hotel operations
Food waste is a major issue across the hospitality sector, with UK hotel operations being no exception. In recent years, there has been growing awareness of the environmental and financial impact of food waste, especially in hotel restaurants and kitchens. The UK hospitality sector discards approximately 1.3 million tonnes of…
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Jul- 2024 -1 JulySponsored
Food safety in hotels: Top tips for exceptional guest experience
Food safety in hotels is crucial. From hotel restaurants to room service and minibars in guest rooms, maintaining high food hygiene standards is essential to delight your guests. No one wants to face a low hygiene rating, like a luxury Oxfordshire hotel recently did. Despite its opulent setting and popularity…
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Aug- 2022 -4 AugustHotels
English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues launches training academy
English Lakes Hotels Resorts and Venues has established a new hospitality training academy in partnership with Kendal College to deliver nationally recognised qualifications. The launch of Hospitality Academy comes as the group looks to invest in its staff development, broaden career experiences and improve customer service. Training will be available…
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3 AugustOpinion
How technology can transform the hotel kitchen
Like most industries, technological advancements have positively impacted many in the hospitality sector. Technology has provided businesses with the ability to navigate challenges such as no-contact food deliveries and check-ins throughout the pandemic, Brexit, staff shortages, and other disruptions, but with hotels facing further tests due to rising living and…
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Jun- 2021 -30 JuneCoronavirus
Food safety in jeopardy due to hospitality staff crisis, says health expert
Food safety standards are in “jeopardy” due to the hospitality industry’s staff crisis, according to a leading health expert. Kirstie Jones, environmental health expert at Navitas Safety, is warning that the pace in which both waiting on and back-of-house hospitality staff are being positioned into new roles could mean that…
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Nov- 2019 -25 NovemberHotel Brands
Whitbread pledges a ‘plastic-free’ future
Hospitality business Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, has revealed “firm” plans to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic by 2025. The first motion of the pledge is to change all christmas crackers in the run-up to Christmas. Plastic toys will be switched for wooden ones, and this step marks “just one element”…
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Oct- 2019 -22 OctoberAdvice
Is the current food operator grading scheme fit for purpose?
Every year when the list of Michelin Stars is published, the scheme comes under criticism for various perceived misdemeanours, from being too exclusive, to favouring French cuisine and classic training, and even to creating standards that are so difficult to retain they actually stifle innovation and creativity. I’ll leave others…
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