Welcome to the June Tip Jar, your quick round-up of the biggest stories shaping Brighton’s hospitality landscape. First, a massive thank you to everyone who celebrated and was celebrated at the BRAVO party - congratulations to all the winners!
Here is what's on the radar this month:
- The FIFA World Cup: We analyse exactly what those late-night, North American kick-offs mean for Brighton’s pub and dining operators.
- Festival Recycling: A guest piece by Recorra on how sustainability rules are shifting at events.
- Plastic-Free Sea Lanes: The ongoing single-use plastic free journey down on the beachfront.
- The Toast Interview: We sit down with Ash from Toast to discuss how their point-of-sale and restaurant management platform is streamlining local venues.
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World Cup: Food for Thought for Brighton’s Hospitality Operators |
The North American World Cup brings late-night kick-offs and complex scheduling. Discover how Brighton’s hospitality operators can navigate staffing, weather shifts, and the choice between sports bar or summer haven. |
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Our Single-Use Plastic Free Journey |
Since opening in 2023, Sea Lanes has prioritised protecting the coastal environment and reducing single-use plastic. A 2025 packaging audit drove site-wide changes across all on-site businesses, replacing plastic bottled drinks with glass or cans, introducing reusable Huskee cups and glassware, and moving products into glass jars or compostable packaging. In 2025, more than 290 volunteers took part in Sea Lanes beach clean-ups with Leave No Trace Brighton, collecting over 229kg of coastal waste. Poolside, partnerships with Leisure Loop has recycled 63.95kg of end-of-life swimming equipment, saving 37.74kg of CO₂. |
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Built For Busy: Meeting Toast’s Ashley Saunter |
We sit down with Ashley Saunter from Toast to discuss his journey through the hospitality trenches and explore how Toast's cloud-based platform is helping Brighton's independent venues streamline their operations. |
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Changes are in Store for Brighton’s Biggest Events |
Brighton’s premier event landscape is shifting. Recorra explores how changing dynamics, venue updates, and evolving local trends are restructuring the city's biggest cultural highlights, festivals, and major summer gatherings. |
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The Main Course June, by The Menu Partners |
Summer arrives with sun-drenched flavours. This issue explores Mexican heritage with Casa Azul, celebrates June’s vibrant produce, and goes inside Kim Woodward’s newly refurbished Salt Room theatre. |
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BRAVO! Celebrating the Best of Brighton at the SpiegelTent |
What a night. The BRAVO Party was more than just an event; it was a celebration of the people who make this city taste, look, and feel so good. One of the highlights for us is always the mix of people – we loved meeting the new faces entering the scene and catching up with old friends who have been part of the BRAVO journey since the beginning. |
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Exclusive Hospitality Discounts |
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Enjoy amazing hospitality discounts across Brighton, Hove, and Sussex, with special perks just for industry workers. Here are just a few examples:
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Wishing you and your team an incredible June!
Team Restaurants Brighton |
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