New Hospitality Academy Launches to Tackle Industry Challenges and Raise Service Standards

HIT Training is proud to announce the launch of its new Hospitality Academy — a pioneering training initiative designed to help hospitality businesses raise service standards, develop future leaders, and build long-term success through exceptional customer experiences. The launch comes at a critical time for the industry. Hospitality businesses across the UK are grappling with […]

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Heavy headwinds threaten to blow independent breweries off course according to new report

A new report published today has shown that whilst demand for independent beer remains strong, UK brewers face “heavy headwinds” from increased taxation, market access restrictions and reduced alcohol consumption facing breweries which threaten to blow the industry off course. This means that whilst average production climbed 10% last year, nearly half (46%) of independent […]

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Utopian Brewing and Moor Beer named Champions of the South West at inaugural Indie Beer Awards 2025

Utopian Brewing and Moor Beer Co have taken home the top two awards at the newly launched Indie Beer Awards, which took place lastnight at the MaltingsFest beer festival in Newton Abbot. It was Utopian Brewing’s big and rich German-style ‘Doppelbock’ which took home the Overall Champion Gold in the keg beer competition and Moor […]

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Third of young people now recognise the Indie Beer campaign – as inaugural UK-wide Indie Beer Week begins

New research released today shows almost a third (31%) of young beer drinkers surveyed now recognise the Indie Beer campaign, which has set out to promote beer from genuinely independent breweries and help people make an informed choice when purchasing a beer in pubs, bars or retailers. The YouGov research of over two thousand consumers, […]

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Cellar to Seller Returns with a Bigger and Better Programme for 2025.

Cellar to Seller is hosting a one day knowledge exchange, aimed at brand owners and cellar service technicians, both experienced and new to keg dispense. The event will deliver: BFBi, Brewing, Food & Beverage Industry Association, has launched a new Cellar to Seller event taking place at Holywell Conference Centre in Loughborough on the 16th […]

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Northern Ireland’s Bullhouse Brewing Co named Brewery Business of the Year 2025 in ‘Oscar’s of the Beer Industry’ – SIBA Business Awards 2025

Winners in the SIBA Business Awards 2025 have today been announced, highlighting the UK’s very best brewing businesses, pubs and retailers of independent beer – in an awards known as the Oscars of the beer industry. Northern Ireland’s Bullhouse Brewing Co took home the evening’s top award – being named Brewery Business of the Year […]

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