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.

Oct- 2018 -

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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13 July

UKHospitality commends Brexit white paper for acknowledging sector

UKHospitality has welcomed the government’s acknowledgement of the importance and prioritisation of the food and drinks industry in its Brexit white paper, published on 12 July. The trade body praised the government for its proposal of a free trade area, which will see a “friction free” trade at the border…
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12 July

Food awareness organisation calls for ‘major shake up’ to school meals

Food awareness organisation Proveg UK has called for a “major shake up” in school meals saying that changes could “improve the health of their pupils, help save the planet and save money”. Proveg has set out a plan of five changes to the meals, increasing their intake of healthy food,…
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6 July

UKHospitality issues warning following European listeria outbreak

UKHospitality has issued a warning following a listeria outbreak in Europe that has seen the contamination of many frozen vegetable products. It is urging people to cook all frozen vegetables before eating, and says the products most affected are salads, smoothies and dips. Dr Lisa Ackerley, UKHospitality food safety expert,…
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4 July

UKHospitality warns against PPL music licence tariff increase

UKHospitality has cautioned that any increases to the UK music licencing body’s ‘SFE’ tariff will place considerable burdens on venues and limit their ability to offer recorded music. The organisation which provides businesses with licences to play recorded music, PPL, has begun formally consulting on a revised Specially Featured Entertainment…
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