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How Retailers Can Solve the GDPR Puzzle

On 25 May 2018 the greatest sea change relating to personal data in the digital age will come into effect. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will give citizens greater control over their data and will enforce data seekers such as retailers to be more open, transparent and secure when handling an individual’s personal information. The penalties for non-compliance are severe, with potential fines running as high as €20m, or 4%...

Asian Catering Federation welcomes ‘takeaway tax.’

Announces Tiffin Club with reusable containers Yawar Khan, the Chairman of the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which represent the interests of 35,000 restaurants and takeaways in the UK, has given a guarded welcome to Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s proposal to introduce a levy on single use plastic packaging.  On Wednesday, the Chancellor is expected initiate a debate into the issue which Greenpeace has deemed “a global emergency”. However, Khan is...

The Migrant Business Show comes to the UK

The Great British Business Show has formed a partnership with London’s leading business event supporting Migrant Entrepreneurs. The Migrant Business Show will be taking place at Olympia London on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 November 2016. Over 25,000 businesses will soon congregate at London’s Olympia for one of Europe’s fastest growing business shows. The Great British Business Show will see over 350 exhibitors and feature 250 seminars with talks...

Vote Leave Result: What Can #SMEs Expect?

As part of its commitment to the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business community, the UK200Grouplaunched its Campaign for Clarity ahead of the EU referendum. The UK200Group asked its members and their clients to contribute their most important business questions to a document that was then submitted to Vote Leave. The answers were received on May 12 2016 and are documented in the report. The UK200Group, established in 1986,...

1.8 million UK jobs at risk in next 5 years as 370,000 small businesses plan to cease trading

The research, conducted by Opinium, found that over 370,000 small businesses are planning to cease trading in the next five years With 1 in 5 businesses struggling to handle the increased burden of red tape, is it time for further support for the nation’s small businesses? LEEDS, UK – Thursday 5 May 2016 – Over 1.8 million jobs are at risk as 370,000 small businesses plan to cease trading...

Legacy of Taste awards now in its 9th year announced its award winning restaurants for 2016

Yu Alderley Edge in Cheshire was voted one of 2016’s best Chinese restaurants by The Legacy of Taste, the world-class grading system for Chinese cuisine. Yu scooped the ultimate three-tier Pagoda trophy, bestowed to those restaurants demonstrating a groundbreaking Chinese dining experience, comparable on a global scale. Restaurant A.Wong in London’s Victoria also picked up a three-tier award for the first time. Yu is the only restaurant outside of...