Kate Nicholls

Industry reacts: ‘More is needed’ from Autumn Statement 

The hospitality industry has warned that the chancellor’s Autumn budget, unveiled yesterday (17 November), does not go far enough with…

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Contract catering Q3 sales up 41% but remain below 2019 levels

Sales in the contract catering sector have increased 41% between July and September this year, however still remain below pre-Covid…

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Hospitality faces £900m business rates hike 

Hospitality businesses will face a £3.6bn bill next April if business rates increase in line with inflation and current relief…

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UKH calls for urgent investigation into energy suppliers’ pricing

UKH chief executive Kate Nicholls has written to the Business Secretary Grant Shapps urging him to instigate an investigation by…

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UKH calls for Liverpool City Council to scrap late night levy

UKHospitality has urged Liverpool City Council to remove its late night levy, warning that continuing to collect the levy alongside…

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Hospitality loses 2,200 sites in three months amid cost challenges

Britain’s hospitality sector saw a net decline of one closure every hour in the third quarter of 2022, including pubs,…

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Rising food prices push inflation back to 10.1%

Inflation has returned to the 40-year high of 10.1% in September, up from 9.9% in August, with rising food prices…

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UKH launches net zero Sustainability Programme

UKHospitality (UKH) has launched a new Sustainability Programme aimed at guiding the sector to net zero by 2040.  The commitment…

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UKH welcomes Energy Prices Bill

UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has welcomed the Government’s new Energy Prices Bill adding that it will provide “relief to…

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Hospitality sector calls for Hospitality Apprenticeships Week support

Hospitality trade bodies, charities and training providers have united to help promote Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2022, calling on the wider…

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