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Kate Nicholls

This archive features our reporting on Kate Nicholls OBE — a key voice in the UK’s hospitality and foodservice policy landscape. As Chair of UKHospitality, Nicholls plays a central role in lobbying government, shaping regulation, and influencing the commercial environment in which restaurants, pubs, bars, cafés, and catering firms operate. Catering Today covers Nicholls’ statements, policy positions, and leadership activity because her work directly affects the trading conditions, labour challenges, and long-term resilience of foodservice businesses. For operators navigating rising costs, staffing pressures, or post-pandemic recovery, her advocacy and insights are both timely and consequential.

Kate Nicholls

This archive features our reporting on Kate Nicholls OBE — a key voice in the UK’s hospitality and foodservice policy landscape. As Chair of UKHospitality, Nicholls plays a central role in lobbying government, shaping regulation, and influencing the commercial environment in which restaurants, pubs, bars, cafés, and catering firms operate. Catering Today covers Nicholls’ statements, policy positions, and leadership activity because her work directly affects the trading conditions, labour challenges, and long-term resilience of foodservice businesses. For operators navigating rising costs, staffing pressures, or post-pandemic recovery, her advocacy and insights are both timely and consequential.

Pubs, politics and power: why hospitality support isn’t equal

Pubs have once again found themselves at the centre of government hospitality policy. From…

UKH warns of over 2,000 closures without business rates relief

More than 2,000 hospitality venues could close over the coming year unless the government…

Govt set to soften business rates rises for pubs in England

The government has announced changes to reduce planned increases in business rates for pubs…

UKH welcomes rise in inheritance tax relief threshold

UKHospitality has welcomed the government’s decision to increase the threshold for Business…

Hospitality warns of ‘mounting pressures’ amid Budget measures

Hospitality and high street groups have warned that the autumn Budget announcement will…

Hospitality faces £1.4bn in extra wage costs from April 2026, UKH warns

Hospitality businesses face about £1.4bn in additional wage costs from April 2026 following…

British catering companies see YoY sales rise 12.2% in Q3

Britain’s leading contract caterers recorded a 12.2% year-on-year rise in sales in the third…

Hospitality job losses deepen ahead of Budget

Employment in the UK hospitality sector has fallen for 13 consecutive months, with new ONS…

345 hospitality businesses urge tax cuts ahead of Budget

More than 340 leading hospitality businesses have signed an open letter to the chancellor…

UKHospitality welcomes Keep Britain Working review

UKHospitality has expressed support for the Keep Britain Working review, led by Sir Charlie…
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