Summer Revivals, Fresh Ideas & Local Wins
Welcome to the July edition of Tip Jar, your round-up of industry news from across Brighton and Sussex. This month, the Hove Food Trail makes its much-anticipated return, we share highlights from this week’s sustainability workshop, explore key summer trends with Alliance, and celebrate successes from Love Food Share Food and the Black Rock Restaurant Group. |
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Hove Food Trail 2025, 10-12 July. Hove's Food Festival |
The Hove Food Trail returns 10–12 July 2025, celebrating Hove as a top food and drink destination. Founded by David Toscano (Cin Cin) in 2023, the event is supported by Restaurants Brighton. Highlights include Wild Flor, Little Fish Market, Oeuf, Nostos, Market, and more across Hove’s vibrant dining scene. |
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Summer Sustainability Workshop |
Yesterday’s Sustainability in Hospitality workshop at Platf9rm Brighton brought together a brilliant mix of local venues and partners. We explored waste management with Recorra and had great discussions about tackling waste and the ongoing challenge of communicating change to customers. |
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- Effective Techniques for Successful Hospitality Businesses, hosted by Stephen Logue. Join this workshop to learn how to increase your revenue, cut your costs, make more money, enjoy more time and experience less stress. Monday 14th July. Free to Attend. More Details
- Meet the people behind Brighton's Rugby World Cup - Friday, July 25 · 7:45 - 9:30am - Brighton Chambers
- July Food & Drink Events - See all the July food and drink events in Brighton, Hove and Sussex.
- The Brighton Community Kitchen - Embark on a culinary adventure with cookery classes, parties, and team-building events led by some of Brighton and Hove’s top chefs and cookery teachers. You can also get involved by hosting your own courses and sharing your passion for food. Get 25% off at their most popular classes this July with code SUMMER25. See July Classes.
- Post your Brighton and Sussex food and drink events for free here on our Facebook Group with 3.3K+ members.
- Brighton Cocktail Festival - 19 to 28 September 2025.
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Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign Survey - Results 2025 |
Since 2012, the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign has helped lift over 5,000 salaries, with nearly 1,000 local employers now signed up. This year’s survey, run by Brighton Chamber, highlights why businesses - including those in hospitality - continue to join and what impact the campaign is having. |
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As summer unfolds, Alliance South East looks ahead to key hospitality trends shaping the rest of the year. This article highlights emerging ideas for Brighton’s bars and restaurants, with expert tips to help owners stay ahead. If you're planning fresh updates for the summer rush, this guide is for you. |
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Meet Claudia Spichtig from SHIFT, sustainable workwear for hospitality. |
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At this month's Sustainability Workshop at Platf9rm, we were joined by Claudia Spichtig, founder of SHIFT - an inspiring sustainable workwear brand. We spoke to Claudia about what led her to start the company, her vision for the hospitality industry, and why sustainability matters. Read on to learn more about Claudia’s story. |
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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.
- 20% industry discount on food and drink at Kindling - pictured below
- 50% off à la carte food at Furna - first Wednesday of every month.
- 20% discount off the whole bill at Chilli. Either show a payslip, or DM on Instagram to book.
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Got hospitality news to share or want to see your business featured in Tip Jar? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us a message on hello@restaurantsbrighton.co.uk and let’s keep celebrating this amazing industry together. Stay in the loop by updating your mailing preferences - whether you're interested in industry news, consumer updates, sustainability, women in hospitality, or the BRAVOS, you can choose what you'd like to hear about here.
Enjoy July, and here’s to another fantastic month in hospitality!
Nick, Ivanka, & Torsten |
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