Trade Associations

The latest news and updates on trade associations, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Nov- 2018 -

13 November

Falling migrant-worker numbers will ‘undermine’ hospitality sector

UKHospitality has warned that restricting the number of migrant workers entering the UK will “severely impact” the hospitality sector. The warning follows the publication of figures by HR body CIPD that show the number of non-UK-born workers in the UK decreased by 58,000 between April to June last year and…
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6 November

Hospitality costs reach 12-year high

Government-implemented costs are taking a significant toll on businesses in the eating and drinking-out sector, new data by UKHospitality and business property adviser Christie & Co suggests. According to the 2018 UKHospitality Christie & Co Benchmarking Report, controllable costs have risen to an average of 52.5% of turnover, the highest…
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Oct- 2018 -

18 October

Keanan Pattison wins North East Young Chef of The Year 2018

Keanan Pattison, junior sous chef at Rockliffe Hall’s Clubhouse restaurant, has won the coveted title of North East Young Chef of the Year 2018. The 21-year-old was one of seven finalists to compete for the accolade on 11 October at the Lancastrian Suite, Gateshead. Organised by NECTA (North East Culinary…
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12 October

Calorie cap introduced for some restaurant dishes

Public Health England is set to announce calorie caps for certain restaurant dishes, the cap would see the limit for pies set at 695 calories and pizzas at 928 calories. Under the new measures Pizza Express would breach the regulations on all but four of it classic pizzas. With the…
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1 October

Restaurants and bars to be banned from taking employees’ tips

New legislation banning restaurant bosses from deducting or keeping employee tips is set to come into force, Theresa May has announced. Speaking at the Conservative Conference today (1 October), the prime minister named high street chains Prezzo, Strada and Zizzi as some of the worst offending restaurants for taking staff…
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Sep- 2018 -

13 September

Brewer and hospitality company SA Brain & Co joins new Welsh hospitality hub

Brewer and hospitality firm SA Brain and Co has joined Hospitality Cymru’s portfolio of high street household licensing names. Hospitality Cymru, part of UKHospitality, was forged earlier this year from a merger between hotels and restaurant representatives, British Hospitality Association (BHA) and the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR). The…
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7 September

Jackie Marlow named as new UKHospitality chief operating officer

Trade association UKHospitality has appointed Jackie Marlow as its new chief operating officer. Marlow joins UKHospitality from ISBA, the voice of British advertisers, where she has 30 years of experience and will formally take up the position on Monday 10 September. Marlow said: “In under a year, UKHospitality has established…
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5 September

Mandatory calorie labelling could cause ‘serious burden’, warns UKHospitality

UKHospitality has warned that the introduction of inflexible mandatory calorie labelling could present a “serious burden” for hospitality businesses. The warning follows reports that the government is preparing the launch of a consultation on a requirement for businesses to provide calorie labelling on menus. The Department of Health is proposing…
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Jul- 2018 -

17 July

UKHospitality expresses concern over ‘dwindling immigrant’ numbers

UKHospitality has reacted with “considerable alarm” at the news that net EU migration has fallen to 100,000. According to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), migration to the UK from the EU reached its lowest point in four years. This figure is still higher than the government’s aim…
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16 July

BPC head says UK will need to build more chicken ‘mega-farms’

The CEO of the British Poultry Council (BPC), Richard Griffiths, has said that more chicken ‘mega-farms’ are “the way that we’re going to feed the country” in a recent interview with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The poultry sector has recently seen a 27% increase in farms holding 40,000 birds…
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