Institute of Hospitality
Coverage of professional development, industry advocacy, and best practice guidance from a leading membership organisation supporting hospitality managers across the UK. This section explores training programmes, accreditation, leadership insight, and F&B operational standards, offering valuable resources for operators, HR leaders, and professionals focused on career progression, team development, and business excellence within the sector.
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Mar- 2025 -17 MarchTrade Associations
CareerScope hub launch to offer lifeline to staff facing closures
Five trade bodies – the Institute of Hospitality, Hospitality Action, the Savoy Education Trust, Springboard and UKH – have officially launched the CareerScope Hospitality Support Hub to help people who have lost their jobs or their businesses due to the number of closures in the sector. The new resource hub…
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Aug- 2024 -29 AugustBusiness
IoH partners with BoE to help businesses combat counterfeit notes
The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has become a strategic partner of the Bank of England’s Banknote Checking Scheme, a free scheme for companies to protect their business from counterfeit banknotes and stay up-to-date on the latest banknote news. Whilst counterfeiting has substantially reduced since 2019, businesses that accept counterfeits can…
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Apr- 2024 -26 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 26/04/24
Loungers revenues rose 24.7% to £353.5m during FY24. During the year to 21 April, the group’s sales performance was accompanied by “disciplined management of costs” and a continued easing of inflationary cost pressures. Loungers also opened 36 new sites, a record number compared to the 29 opened in FY23. At-home…
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26 AprilPeople
IoH appoints Martin Traynor OBE as director
The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has appointed Martin Traynor OBE FIH, the retiring small business crown representative at the UK government’s cabinet office, to its board of trustees as a non-executive director. The appointment comes as a direct result of feedback from His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council that the…
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Mar- 2024 -20 MarchTrade Associations
NTIA and Institute of Hospitality confirm strategic partnership
The Institute of Hospitality has announced its partnership with the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), with the aim that the collaboration will assist both member organisations in better supporting their members on key industry issues. The organisations said the tie up comes with the hospitality profession “still under economic pressure,…
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Feb- 2024 -20 FebruaryTrade Associations
NTIA and IoH join forces on hospitality survival campaign
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and Institute of Hospitality (IoH) have announced they are joining forces on the Leave No One Behind campaign. The campaign is aimed at advocating for the survival and recovery of their collective membership of over 20,000 businesses in the UK. The united campaign comes…
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Jul- 2023 -5 JulyPeople
Restaurant Associates expands team amid strong period of growth
Restaurant Associates have announced a series of promotions and hires based on 18 months of year-on-year growth with several major contract gains globally. Mark Connell, previously head of sales, has been promoted to sales and retention director. Connell will also be supporting the growth agenda for Rapport Guest Services and…
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Jun- 2023 -8 JuneCatering Companies
Former HCI president Paul Foulger dies age 85
Paul Foulger, former president of the Institute of Hospitality and former head of catering and employee services at Sainsbury has died at 85. Foulger joined the Hotel and Catering Institute (HCI) back in 1953, 18 years before the HCI merged with the Institutional Management Association (IMA) to form the HCIMA,…
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Nov- 2022 -9 NovemberTrade Associations
Hospitality sector urges govt to tackle recruitment crisis
UKHospitality, the BBPA, BII, the Institute of Hospitality and charity Springboard, have addressed MP Mel Stride in a joint letter calling on the minister’s support in an industry-wide recruitment campaign. The hospitality industry’s letter follows a survey that showed the current vacancy rate for hospitality businesses stands at 11% compared…
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Mar- 2022 -16 MarchNews
Hospitality leaders launch Lunch4Ukraine to raise £100k for DEC
A collective of hospitality industry representatives have launched Lunch4Ukraine in order to raise £100k for Ukraine appeal, Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). It revealed the money will go to people affected by displacement and conflict in Ukraine and highlight the Homes for Ukraine humanitarian visa pathway. Hosted and organised by JW…
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