Appointment
This archive covers key leadership, executive, and senior chef appointments across the UK foodservice and hospitality industry. From CEOs and MDs at restaurant and pub groups to head chefs, operations directors, and F&B leaders at catering firms and multi-site operators, our reporting provides context on who’s moving where — and why it matters. We focus on how these appointments signal shifts in company direction, brand evolution, and strategic priorities. Whether you’re tracking talent across the industry or benchmarking organisational structure, this coverage is essential for business decision-makers.
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Mar- 2024 -28 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee appoints new CEO
Cooks Coffee Company, the international coffee focused café chain which includes the brand Esquires Coffee, has announced that Aiden Keegan has been appointed as the new chief executive officer, effective from 1 April 2024. Keegan commenced his role as operations manager at Esquires in Ireland (ECHI) in January 2004. Before…
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22 MarchPeople
Loungers appoints new CFO
Loungers has announced the appointment of Stephen Marshall to the role of chief financial officer and as a director of the hospitality operator, effective 23 April. The news comes as current CFO Gregor Grant will step down from the board in April. However, he will remain with the company to…
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22 MarchPeople
RedCat appoints new director of F&B and area manager
RedCat Pub Company has announced the appointment of David Peevers as the new director of Food and Beverage, and James Killick as area manager within the operations team, effective from 25 March. Peevers, who takes up a newly-created role at the group, has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, particularly…
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15 MarchNews
The Buxton appoints new head chef and launches new menu
Brick Lane’s bistro and wine bar with bedrooms The Buxton has announced the appointment of new head chef Oliver Sharpe. Sharpe’s arrival marks a new chapter for East London’s bistro, which will offer a newly devised menu serving hyper-seasonal small plates and natural wines, focusing on quality ingredients including produce…
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15 MarchPeople
Incipio Group names Hippo Inns co-founder as chairman
Incipio Group has announced the appointment of Hippo Inns co-founder Ian Edward as its new chairman, having joined the board as non-executive director in 2022. Edward, who has advised and invested in leisure businesses for over 30 years, was a co-founder of Hippo Inns and is a founding investor and…
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Feb- 2024 -23 FebruaryPeople
Tortilla names new CEO
Tortilla has announced the appointment of Andy Naylor as its new incoming chief executive officer, following news that Richard Morris will be stepping down from the role at the end of March. Morris has had a 35-year career within hospitality, with 10 years being spent at Tortilla. Naylor has worked…
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21 FebruaryFood and Drink
Bam Karaoke Box appoints new consultant culinary director ahead of UK launch
Bam Karaoke Box, the Parisian-born “premium luxury” karaoke brand, has announced the appointment of chef Sabrina Gidda as consultant culinary director, ahead of its UK debut. The new site, which will open this Spring, will become the “largest karaoke venue in Europe” with 22 private karaoke rooms, the Bam Bam…
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15 FebruaryPeople
Coaching Inn Group founder and CEO to retire in March
RedCat Pub Company has revealed that founder and CEO of the Coaching Inn Group, Keving Charity, will be stepping down from his role at the end of March to retire after 28 years. As a result, RedCat has announced that Richard Lewis will step up to the role of CEO…
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2 FebruaryPeople
UKH appoints first deputy chief executive
UKHospitality has announced the appointment of Allen Simpson as its new deputy chief executive, bolstering its senior team at “critical” time for hospitality. Simpson joins the trade body from London and Partners, the Mayor of London’s tourism, inward investment and city marketing agency, where he served as executive director, and…
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Jan- 2024 -30 JanuaryFeatures
The forgotten effect of insolvencies on a premises licence
Can you explain how an insolvency event can cause a premises licence to lapse, and at what point in the process does this typically occur? Before there’s any sign of going into insolvency, I think it’s important for operators to consider not just their wider business, but specifically their licences…
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