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.
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Jul- 2021 -15 JulyBusiness
Hospitality sector still faces ‘very real’ issues, says CGA
Despite some 79% of business leaders expressing optimism for the future, they also face the “very real” issues of staff shortages, rising costs and high debt levels, according to the latest Future Shock report from CGA and UKHospitality. Karl Chessell, CGA’s business unit director for hospitality operators and food, EMEA,…
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13 JulyTrade Associations
UKH welcomes lifting of restrictions on Freedom Day
Yesterday (12 July), prime minister Boris Johnson announced the government will proceed with moving into Step 4 of its roadmap out of lockdown, which will begin as planned on 19 July. As part of the new measures, nearly all legal restrictions will be lifted, however the need to wear face…
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7 JulyTrade Associations
New self-isolation rules ‘don’t go far enough’, says UKH
UKHospitality (UKH) has criticised the government’s updated rules for self-isolation as part of its roadmap out of lockdown, arguing the new rules do not move quickly enough, nor deal with the industry’s staff shortage crisis. Yesterday (6 July), health secretary Sajid Javid confirmed that double vaccinated people will no longer…
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6 JulyTrade Associations
Hospitality sector praises restriction easing announcement
The UK’s hospitality sector has overwhelmingly issued its support behind the government’s decision to scrap almost all existing Covid-19 restrictions in England by 19 July. This includes limits on the number of people who can meet together, legal requirements on wearing face masks, and social distancing in pubs and bars.…
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2 JulyTrade Associations
UKH demands review of isolation guidelines
UKHospitality (UKH) is urging the government to immediately review and amend its test and trace guidelines regarding self-isolation. The trade association revealed that the current guidelines are “massively disruptive” for businesses in the sector, which has led to venue closures and reduced operating hours. Furthermore, UKH warned of the damage…
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Jun- 2021 -29 JuneTrade Associations
UKH calls on Gov for mitigating measures after ‘freedom day’ delay
UKHospitality has urged the Government to consider a range of mitigating measures in relation to mounting costs for hospitality businesses as the easing of lockdown restrictions is delayed. The trade association claimed that the stall to reopening risks further business failures as a result of unsustainable accrued debts on top…
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25 JuneFood and Drink
Junk food ads to be banned on TV before 9pm
Fast food businesses in the UK are set to be banned from advertising junk food before the watershed on television. The government’s new rules will come into effect by the end of 2022 and will affect establishments with 250 or more employees that either produce or sell foods with which…
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22 JuneTrade Associations
UKH calls for delay to mandatory calorie labelling
UKHospitality has called upon the Government to stall its plans for mandatory calorie labelling on menus in the out of home sector. The body has claimed that the additional costs could negatively impact the hospitality industry’s road to recovery, adding that the timeframe will “badly damage” the sector. While the…
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18 JuneTrade Associations
UKH outlines 12-point plan to tackle staffing shortage
UKHospitality has announced a 12-point plan aimed at tackling the “acute” staffing shortage crisis that the industry is facing. The trade body confirmed that widespread staffing issues, particularly in front-of-house and chef roles, has prevented a number of sites from reopening, with many businesses also having to restrict their trading…
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17 JuneCoronavirus
Rent extension will ‘banish grim shadow’ over sector, says UKH
Kate Nicholls, head of UKHospitality, has welcomed the government’s nine month extension of the rent moratorium – stating that the move will “banish a grim shadow” that has hung “menacingly” over hospitality since the pandemic began 15 months ago. The decision, which was announced yesterday by Stephen Barclay MP, the…
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