People
The People section on Catering Today highlights the leaders, teams, and professionals shaping the UK hospitality and catering industry. It features executive appointments, career moves, leadership insights, and profiles of influential figures across restaurants, pubs, and catering businesses. With coverage of workforce trends, recruitment, and management strategies, Catering Today provides hospitality professionals with updates and inspiration from the individuals driving innovation, growth, and excellence across the sector.
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Nov- 2018 -1 November
Hospitality wages ‘significantly outstripping’ new NLW thresholds
The average hourly pay of workers over 25 in the UK hospitality industry is currently £8.60 – 39p above the new £8.21 threshold for over 25s outlined in the Autumn Budget. This is according to the latest statistics from Fourth, global software provider for the leisure and hospitality industries. The…
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Oct- 2018 -30 October
Quique Dacosta to open Fitzrovia site
Chef Quique Dacosta has announced he is to open one of his Arros QD restaurants in London’s Fitzrovia. The restaurant would follow on from sites in Valencia and Alicante for which Dacosta has earned three Michelin stars. Backed by by the London-based Spanish restaurant group behind Iberica, the restaurant was…
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29 October
Patisserie Valerie CFO resigns amid fraud investigation
The chief financial officer of crisis-hit cafe chain Patisserie Valerie has announced his resignation with immediate effect. On 9 October, Chris Marsh was suspended by the company after its directors discovered “accounting irregularities” and investigated potentially fraudulent activity. The company found that it had an unpaid tax bill of £1.14m…
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29 October
New head chef at The Cavendish Hotel
The Cavendish Hotel, at Baslow on the Chatsworth Estate has appointed Adam Harper as head chef.A graduate of Derby University, Adam’s apprenticeship course resulted in a position as comis chef at the Michelin starred Fischer’s in Baslow. Then after writing to a number of world renowned chefs, he received a…
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25 October
M Restaurants’ CEO to lead Gaucho through next phase
Martin Williams, CEO of restaurant group M Restaurants, will be leading steak chain Gaucho through its next phase after the business was bought out of administration. Gaucho was acquired by newly formed company Lomo Bidco – owned by Gaucho creditors Investec and SC Lowy – and the firm will support…
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25 October
Deliveroo to display allergy information in menu overhaul
Deliveroo has announced changes to how the platform displays allergen content on menus in an effort to increase transparency for consumers and promote restaurant action. Until now restaurants and takeaways have not been able to display granular information for each dish on delivery apps, instead it has tended to be…
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24 October
Licensee celebrates 60 years in pub trade
Jean Thompson, 83, is celebrating 40 years at The Sea View in Whittle, a pub she ran with her husband Frank, who died earlier this year and is now run by her son Lee. Thompson, who was brought up in Chorley and visited The Sea View as a child, said…
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23 October
UK chef numbers drop by 17%, ONS stats show
An analysis of Office of National Statistics (ONS) employment data from 2018 by luxury hospitality recruiter The Change Group showed a 17% drop in the total number of chefs reported to be working in the UK compared with the same time period in 2017. Overall, the data indicated the number…
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22 October
Study finds uplifting music prompts more restaurant tips
New research has found that customers are more likely to tip restaurant staff when they hear uplifting music. The study by the University of Innsbruck also found that sad music prompted customers to leave slightly larger tips than “neutral” music. The university named The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby as one of…
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18 October
Hungry Horse looks for ‘pub-licist’ to be paid to spend time in its pubs
Hungry Horse has announced it is looking for a ‘pub-licist’ to visit its pubs and sample food, drink and entertainment. The pub chain says it will pay the chosen drinker £500 to attend pub quizzes and play pool and darts amongst other tasks, whilst reporting back to Hungry Horse bosses…
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