Covid-19
Our COVID-19 coverage captures the full impact of the pandemic on the UKโs foodservice and hospitality sector, from lockdown trading restrictions and government support schemes to recovery planning, operational adaptations, and long-term business implications. This includes essential reporting for restaurant operators, pub landlords, caterers, chefs, and F&B directors navigating one of the most disruptive periods in industry history.
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Oct- 2024 -24 OctoberBusiness
UKH appointed sole business voice to Covid-19 inquiry
UKHospitality has been appointed a core participant in the Covid-19 Public Inquiry in London today (23 October 2024), as the preliminary hearing into the economic response to the pandemic began. Chief executive Kate Nicholls and deputy chief executive Allen Simpson were in attendance as the sole private sector representatives at…
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Jul- 2024 -9 JulyPubs and Bars
Marstonโs to dispose of 40% stake in Carlesbeg JV
Marstonโs has announced the sale of its 40% interest in Carlsberg Marstonโs Limited to a subsidiary of Carlsberg for ยฃ206m in cash to create a business entirely focused on pubs. According to Marstonโs, pubs are at the โheart of UK socialising and the UK pub market offers significant opportunities to…
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Jun- 2024 -17 JuneFeatures
A culinary directorโs trends and trials in event catering
Tell us a bit about your background and experience, and what inspired you to become a chef? My passion for cooking started at a young age. Coming from a large family with five brothers, my parents worked long hours, so my nan often spent time in the kitchen preparing meals…
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7 JuneAdvice
Itโs all gravy: cutting costs while maxing sustainability
The hospitality and catering industry experienced a hugely challenging few years during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. With venues and events immediately closed and revenues devastated as a result, keeping the administrators at bay was about as much as most businesses could hope for. However, as the UK returned…
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Feb- 2024 -22 FebruaryPeople
Hospitality confidence dips amid soaring costs
Some 41% of the UKโs top hospitality groups currently feel confident about the hospitality market over the next 12 months, down by 8% since October 2023, an exclusive poll by CGA by NIQ has reported.ย The proportion of leaders who feel optimistic about prospects for their own business in the…
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21 FebruaryAdvice
How hospitality businesses can survive in 2024
2024 has only just begun, and weโve already witnessed a spate of small business closures across the hospitality sector. With the winding up of independent businesses across England, Wales and Scotland, questions have again been raised about the amount of governmental support available to one of the UKโs most beloved…
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Dec- 2023 -13 DecemberComment
How digitisation across the restaurant sector is set to evolve in 2024
As we reflect on the last year, itโs fair to say that the restaurant industry has continued to go through unprecedented digital transformation, as innovation in the sector accelerates. While these changes have presented disruptions and challenges, they have also provided restaurants with the opportunity to get creative and find…
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6 DecemberNews
EG Group to sell 218 KFC franchise restaurants
EG Group has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all its 218 KFC franchise restaurants in the UK and Ireland to Yum! Brandsโ KFC Division. The transaction agreed by EG Group โ the largest KFC franchisee in the UK and Ireland โ is an additional…
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Nov- 2023 -7 NovemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 07/11/23
Oakman Inns reported an EBITDA drop from ยฃ11m to ยฃ9.8m for the year ended June 2023 due to the impact of inflation. Despite this, the group’s sales were 8% higher than the previous year, totaling just under ยฃ70m, as like-for-like sales for the core Oakman Inns business increased by 4.1%.…
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7 NovemberNews
Contract caterersโ Q3 sales rise 15%, CGA says
Contract caterersโ sales in the third quarter of 2023 were 15% ahead of the same period in 2022, the latest Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by NIQ and Bidfood revealed. It continues cateringโs strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, when sales were decimated by lockdowns and widespread working from home.…
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