UKHospitality has created a guide to help affected businesses get ready before the April 2022 deadline. The guidance, which is available to anyone in the sector, includes a summary of the legislation as well as frequently asked questions.
The advice will be updated on a rolling basis as additional questions and details emerge. The document covers the following questions:
- Which foods and business are exempt from the requirements
- Examples of food and meals that will need to display calorie information
- How the legislation affects franchised businesses and tied pubs
- What calorie information must be shown, and how it must be displayed
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said: “These new rules come into force at a very challenging time for our industry. Not only are businesses battling a workforce crisis and operating cost pressures – at the same time as managing crippling debt levels and depleted cash reserves – this April will see the triple whammy of a rise in VAT, business rates, and labour costs.
“While working to ensure the sector is prepared and able to comply with the new guidance, we at UKHospitality are working hard to press the case for a delay in implementation and a light touch on enforcement of the rules post-April.”