Leadership
We spotlight leadership across the UK foodservice and hospitality sector, from executive appointments and strategic decision-making to crisis management and cultural change. This gathers our reporting on the individuals and teams shaping the direction of restaurant groups, pub chains, catering companies, and food-led businesses. Whether you’re a founder scaling up, an F&B director guiding brand evolution, or an operator navigating market headwinds, our leadership coverage explores what effective management looks like in a fast-changing industry, with real-world lessons for decision-makers at every level.
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Apr- 2024 -12 AprilCatering Companies
Freemans Event Partners makes four senior appointments
Freemans Event Partners has announced the appointment of four people to its senior leadership team. Luke Buckle has been appointed as the companyโs new head of food, responsible for heading up the food department. Buckle most recently worked at RedCat Pub Company as a regional operations manager. Furthermore, Jamie Coleman…
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9 AprilNews
Todayโs news in brief – 09/04/24
RedCat Pub Companyโs net losses after tax have widened to ยฃ31m during the year ending 2 April 2023, up from ยฃ5.4m in the year before. This comes despite the pub group achieving a turnover of ยฃ120.5m, up from ยฃ62.8m in 2022, and gross profits of ยฃ89.2m, rising from ยฃ47.2m. Group…
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9 AprilPubs and Bars
Nine Stonegate Group managers gain leadership roles
Stonegate Group is celebrating the graduation of nine managers from its diverse pubs across the UK. The graduation ceremony, held at Stonegateโs Academy in Birmingham, celebrated six new regional managers, one area manager, one general manager and a pub support team manager. The milestone also marks the first-ever Aspirations cohort…
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5 AprilPeople
Greggs appoints non-executive director
Greggs has announced the appointment of Tamara Rogers as an independent non-executive director on its board, effective from 1 June.ย From June of this year, Rogest will also join Greggsโ audit, remuneration and nominations committee.ย Rogers, who has over 30 years of experience across a range of commercial and marketing…
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3 AprilRestaurants
Comptoir Group appoints new finance director
The Comptoir Group has announced the appointment of James Fisher as its new finance director. Fisher, who joins from Wahaca, will start at Comptoir in Summer 2024 and will be appointed to the board. He brings more than a decade of experience in senior financial roles across the consumer and…
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2 AprilNews
Todayโs news in brief – 02/04/24
Revolution Bars shares have been suspended after it failed to produce interim results. It follows the closure of eight Revolution bars across England in January with the company blaming the cost of living crisis. The group confirmed it was in talks with shareholders and investors, including hospitality entrepreneur Luke Johnson,…
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2 AprilCatering Companies
Foodbuy appoints new commercial director of hospitality
Foodbuy, the procurement division of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has announced the appointment of Carl Howells as its new commercial director. With โextensive experienceโ in the field, Howells will oversee all aspects of Foodbuyโs hospitality operations. He will look to specifically grow this arm of the business. This involves…
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2 AprilPeople
RedCat Pub Company appoints new exec team amid strategic review
RedCat Pub Company has announced the appointment of a new executive team, which will be led by CEO Richard Lewis.ย The new executive team will take leadership of both RedCat and Coaching Inn Group, as Kevin Charity retires.ย As part of the leadership shuffle, several promotions have been made, including…
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Mar- 2024 -28 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee appoints new CEO
Cooks Coffee Company, the international coffee focused cafรฉ chain which includes the brand Esquires Coffee, has announced that Aiden Keegan has been appointed as the new chief executive officer, effective from 1 April 2024. Keegan commenced his role as operations manager at Esquires in Ireland (ECHI) in January 2004. Before…
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22 MarchPeople
RedCat appoints new director of F&B and area manager
RedCat Pub Company has announced the appointment of David Peevers as the new director of Food and Beverage, and James Killick as area manager within the operations team, effective from 25 March.ย Peevers, who takes up a newly-created role at the group, has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, particularly…
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