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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Jan- 2024 -8 JanuaryPeople
Thomas Franks appoints new non-executive director
Independent, bespoke catering company Thomas Franks Ltd has appointed Zac Toumazi as its non-executive director on the main board, effective 22 January. Toumazi brings an extensive background in facilities management, with a focus on business and industry as well as stadia at the โhighest levelโ. In his new role, Toumazi…
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Dec- 2023 -18 DecemberNews
Todayโs news in brief โ 18/12/23
Hackney Gelato has secured a substantial ยฃ1.3m follow-on investment from Pembroke VCT. The funding is set to bolster production, team recruitment, and consumer-oriented marketing efforts. The brand plans to diversify by venturing into new out-of-home spaces like cinemas, theatres, and airlines. Co-founders Enrico Pavoncelli and Sam Newman express their commitment…
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18 DecemberPubs and Bars
Liberation Group promotes three to leadership roles
Liberation Group has announced the internal promotions of Alice Bowyer as the new director of food, Fred Vanderplank in the newly-created role of sales and commercial director and Ollie Fleming as the head of Free Trade in the UK.ย Bowyerโs promotion comes after she joined the company in 2016, in…
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12 DecemberNews
Shake Shack CEO to retire in 2024
Shake Shack has announced that Randy Garutti, the companyโs chief executive officer for more than two decades, will retire in 2024 upon the selection of his successor.ย He will continue to lead the company as its CEO and as an executive board member through that time. The company intends to…
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6 DecemberNews
EG Group to sell 218 KFC franchise restaurants
EG Group has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all its 218 KFC franchise restaurants in the UK and Ireland to Yum! Brandsโ KFC Division. The transaction agreed by EG Group โ the largest KFC franchisee in the UK and Ireland โ is an additional…
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1 DecemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 01/12/23
The RMT Union has approved a pay deal from the Rail Delivery Group, halting strike actions until at least spring 2024. The accepted offer includes a 5% pay rise retroactively applied to 2022/23 and a guarantee against compulsory redundancies until the year-end in 2024. While RMT has ceased strikes, Aslef,…
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1 DecemberPeople
Hell Yeah Hospitality Group appoints three new directors
Hell Yeah Hospitality has announced the appointment of James Richardson in the newly-formed role of director of operations and people, David Moffat as the new commercial director, and Louise McCabe as sales, marketing and brand director. The group has strengthened its senior team ahead of its next stage of growth,…
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Nov- 2023 -23 NovemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 23/11/23
Ole and Steen has appointed Joachim Knudsen as its new CEO, commencing January 2024. Formerly the MD of McDonaldโs Sweden and Denmark, he joins as the bakery chain has doubled in size over the last five years, expanding to London and New York. The board anticipates Knudsen’s leadership will drive…
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21 NovemberPeople
Liberation Group adds Pubs MD to its board
Liberation Group has announced the appointment of Jayson Perfect, the companyโs managing director of pubs, to its board of directors.ย Perfect first joined the group in 2017 as the managing director of UK managed pubs, before progressing his role to encompass firstly the Channel Islands followed by the tenanted division…
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17 NovemberNews
Hydes brewery appoints new laboratory manager
Leading North West brewery and pub retailer Hydes has appointed family member and brewery employee Tom Allkins to laboratory manager Hydes brewery premises in Salford. Allkins, who is the nephew of Adam Hyde, the longest serving employee and family member in the business as company secretary, had recently passed his…
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