Department for Business Innovation and Skills

  • BHA pushes for tipping transparency law

    THE BRITISH Hospitality Association has called for a new law to ensure restaurants and hotels provide clearer information on tips and service charges. The move raises questions about the success of the industry’s voluntary code on tipping transparency, which has… Read More

  • Footprint Forum Report: Cut the clutter

    CATERING FIRMS are faced with myriad eco-labels. But are they an essential part of communicating their ethics?                   Ask a student what factors determine the food they buy and price will invariably… Read More

  • Low-carbon procurement is high value

    NEW COMMITMENTS made by leading UK companies and government departments in three joint ‘Procurement Compacts’ will drive low carbon sourcing in more than £1bn of spending.   The new initiative, spearheaded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)… Read More