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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Feb- 2020 -19 FebruaryGovernment
New immigration laws will be ‘disastrous’ for hospitality, says UKH
Kate Nicholls, the CEO of hospitality trade body UK hospitality, has said the government’s proposed pos-brexit immigration laws will be “disastrous” for the sector. The new proposals unveiled by the government today (19 February) are aimed to “urge” employers from moving away from “cheap labour” in favour of investing in…
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17 FebruaryAwards & Events
Casual Dining 2020 confirms over 65 keynote speakers
Casual Dining, the restaurant, pub and bar event, has confirmed it has added CEOs, founders and senior directors from YO!, London Union, Loungers, Carluccio’s, Byron, Flat Iron, Imbiba, Pizza Pilgrims, Wahaca, Dishoom, Busaba, Yard & Coop, and Hippo Inns to its lineup of over 65 keynote speakers. The event, which…
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Jan- 2020 -23 JanuaryTrade Associations
Sustainability key to hospitality’s prosperity, says CGA
Consumers are demanding more engagement on sustainability from hospitality operators, according to CGA and UKHospitality’s latest Future Shock report. The new report includes data from a major survey of environmental and ethical issues across restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels. It found that 83.1% of people now expect hospitality brands to…
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6 JanuaryComment
How the blue planet effect is greening the hospitality industry 2010-2030
At the start of a new decade it seems only fitting to look back on the previous decade and forward to the next. If there is one defining movement of the last ten years, it’s got to be a growing concern for the environment and how we transition to doing…
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Dec- 2019 -19 DecemberPubs and Bars
UKH ‘applauds’ gov commitment to business rates review
UKHospitality has welcomed the Government’s commitment to a fundamental review of the UK’s business rates system, after it revealed additional support to pubs. The Government has confirmed its intention to review the system in today’s Queen’s Speech announcing additional rates support for pubs that could see their business rates halved…
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Nov- 2019 -20 NovemberTrade Associations
UKHospitality launches new manifesto supporting UK’s hospitality sector
UKHospitality has published its new manifesto which outlines its desires of change from the incoming Government and the new Parliament in support of the UK’s hospitality sector. The document, Menu for Change, outlines “opportunities” for the incoming Government to support, and work collaboratively with, a sector that employs 3.2 million…
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Oct- 2019 -10 OctoberTrade Associations
UKHospitality warns blanket calorie cap would be ‘impractical’
Hospitality trade body UKHospitality has warned against the introduction of a calorie cap for out-of-home food and drink calling it “impractical”. The chief medical officer has published a report containing a series of proposals aimed at tackling childhood obesity. Among the proposals are a calorie cap per serving of food…
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Sep- 2019 -12 SeptemberRegulations & Policies
UKHospitality welcomes deferral of Redbridge Late Night Levy
UKHospitality has welcomed the London Borough of Redbridge’s Licensing Committee’s decision to defer the introduction of a Late Night Levy until further notice. UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said it was a “sensible decision” and is pleased the committee took the trade organisation’s “views into account”. She added: “There is…
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Aug- 2019 -28 AugustTrade Associations
UKH calls for sector support ahead of Spending Review
Ahead of the Spending Review, UKHospitality has called on the government to “act decisively” to support hospitality and tourism. UKH has identified four key areas in which the government spending can support the country’s hospitality industry: Business rates UKH said the government can begin to fix the broken business rates…
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19 AugustTrade Associations
UKHospitality welcomes government consultation on UK’s food industry
UKHospitality has welcomed the government’s consultation on England’s food industry. The government opened a call for evidence, led by Henry Dimbleby of the Sustainable Restaurant Association and co-founder of Leon, which will investigate the entirety of England’s food system from “farm to fork”. UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said: “Not…
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