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Let them eat Olive Oil (in bowls)

- 24 May 2013

  Following recent media reports and our article of the 20th May a controversial policy, which was due to come into force on 1 January 2014, has been shelved. The policy, if introduced, would have required restaurants to serve olive oil in pre-packaged factory bottles with a "tamper-proof" dispensing...

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Olive oil dipping bowls and jugs to be 'banned' by EU

- 20 May 2013

It is being reported that from 1 January 2014 olive oil "presented at a restaurant table" must be in pre-packaged, factory bottles with a tamper-proof dispensing nozzle and labelling in line with EU industrial standards. The ruling means that traditional dipping bowls and refillable jugs will apparently...

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Premier Inn Property Update

- 17 May 2013

  We are privileged to have been retained by Whitbread over many years as sole advisor in respect of licensing and particularly in respect of their entire and extensive new build programme throughout England, Wales and Scotland.   You may be interested in their recently released Premier...

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Minimum pricing developments both sides of the border?

- 08 May 2013

  England & Wales: Queen's speech: No measures for alcohol and cigarette restrictions No new laws have been set out by the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament in relation to alcohol and cigarette restrictions with immigration stealing centre stage. This has led to speculation that minimum...

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