Kent
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice activity across this key South East region, including restaurant and pub openings, local supply partnerships, tourism-driven trade, and independent operator growth. Reporting provides insights for businesses navigating seasonal demand, commuter town dynamics, and rural-urban market opportunities in one of the UK’s most diverse regional economies.
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Oct- 2023 -2 OctoberTrade Associations
UKH calls for no Christmas strikes amid ongoing rail dispute
Hospitality businesses such as Wasabi, Greene King and Fuller’s have signed an open letter alongside UKH to the Transport Secretary, RMT, ASLEF and Rail Delivery Group, urging them to resolve the ongoing disputes to avoid strikes over the Christmas period. It comes as fresh rail strikes, which began on Saturday…
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Sep- 2023 -13 SeptemberPubs and Bars
The George pub opens new community café
The George in Bethersden, Kent, has opened a new community café to help bring local people together, creating new ways for them to connect and bringing new meaning to the phrase ‘popping to the local’. The George Café, which launched a month after the pub reopened as a community enterprise,…
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Jul- 2023 -20 JulyCatering Companies
ESS secures Bedfordshire Police catering contract
The Energy, Government and Infrastructure sector of ESS, part of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has secured the Bedfordshire Police as its latest catering contract. ESS said that key to the award was the company’s “commitment to welfare through a variety of food offerings and environments that enable officers and…
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5 JulyCatering Companies
BaxterStorey secures five-year football club catering contract
BaxterStorey has secured a five-year contract to be Wycombe Wanderers Football Club’s official food and beverage provider. Collaborating closely with the club, the caterer will be responsible for curating the F&B offerings for match days, club events, and private hire events. According to BasterStorey, its mission is to “rejuvenate” the…
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May- 2023 -5 MayCatering Companies
Q Catering wins sole supply agreement with ICM
Q Catering has announced that it has won a sole supply agreement with Independent Catering Management (ICM). After 15 years of sharing the business with Brakes, Q Catering has been awarded a sole supply agreement for frozen and chilled products. ICM is a school meal provider in the Southeast of…
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Apr- 2023 -3 AprilCatering Companies
Q Catering joins Caterforce as ninth member
Buying group Caterforce has announced that Kentp-based Q Catering has joined the foodservice buying group as its ninth member as of 1 April. Q Catering, which was established in 2003, offers grocery, chilled, and frozen food products to more than 800 businesses across the Southeast of England, including 175 schools…
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Mar- 2023 -24 MarchPeople
Shepherd Neame appoints GM of The Evenhill Inn
Shepherd Neame has announced the appointment of Hannah McDonough as the new general manager of The Evenhill in Littlebourne, near Canterbury. McDonough joins the pub with rooms in the heart of the Kent countryside from The Royal Albion Hotel where she has been assistant manager since 2019. She also served…
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Jan- 2023 -17 JanuaryCatering Companies
Q Catering awarded ICM contract
Kent-based wholesale distributor Q Catering has announced that it has been awarded a sole supply agreement with Independent Catering Management (ICM). ICM has been around for over 26 years and provides meals to over 90 schools in Kent, Surrey and Sussex cooking thousands of meals a day. Furthermore Q has…
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16 JanuaryCatering Companies
The front of the Q: Q Catering’s plans to hit £20m turnover by 2023
Q catering appointed three new members of staff from Kent Frozen Foods towards the end of 2022; Tony Blake as commercial director, Caroline Martin as sales director and Nick Jennings as financial director. How pleased are you with your recent appointments? These were people that I worked with at KFF.…
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11 JanuaryBreweries and Distilleries
Curious Brewery acquires Wild Beer Co
Premium brewer Curious Brewery has announced the acquisition of Somerset-based brewer Wild Beer Co. Wild Beer Co ceased trading and went into administration in December 2022 as a result of rising costs. The acquisition of Wild Beer Co will double the size of the existing Curious operation. Curious has a…
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