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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.

Hospitality jobs account for 53% of post-Budget losses, UKH finds

Hospitality has accounted for more than half of all job losses in the UK since the Budget…

UKH unveils new apprentice programme

UKHospitality has unveiled the Hospitality Graduate Apprenticeship Programme for A Level, T…

Hospitality sector has shrunk by 14.2% since March 2020, CGA finds

The hospitality sector is 14.2% smaller in August 2025 than it was in March 2020 before the…

Govt to fast-track new cafes and bars with planning reforms

The government has announced that cafes, bars and music venues could soon replace empty…

Can leadership programmes solve hospitality’s recruitment woes?

The UK hospitality sector is facing one of its most significant challenges in years.…

Hospitality hit hardest by job losses, ONS data shows

Hospitality has been the hardest hit sector of the economy since the Budget, accounting for…

Oasis comeback helps boost hospitality sales, UKH finds

Hospitality operators in Manchester, Edinburgh and London can expect a welcome boost to…

UKH calls upward-only rent review ban a ‘significant win’

UKHospitality has hailed a “significant win” after it was revealed that The English…

Brace for impact: how hospitality must prepare for the Employment Rights Bill

The government has set a phased timeline for rolling out changes under the Employment Rights…

PM urged to act as hospitality loses 69,000 jobs

The hospitality industry has warned the prime minister it risks being “taxed out” of the…
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