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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Nov- 2021 -16 NovemberNews
Eurest appoints joint managing directors
Eurest, the UK workplace food service provider and part of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has promoted two of its most senior business directors to joint managing directors. Paul Williams and Nick Haynes, who have both worked for Compass for nearly 10 years, take up the positions, effective immediately, and…
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10 NovemberRestaurants
Retail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto
UK industry leaders from 27 major businesses, including all of the biggest UK grocery retailers and a group of restaurant brands, including Nandoโs, McDonaldโs and KFC, have signed the UK soy manifesto. This commits them to cutting deforestation and habitat destruction out of UK soy supply chains as soon as…
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2 NovemberRestaurants
Wasabi founder to take step back from business
Wasabi has announced that Dong Hyun Kim, who founded the business in 2003, will be stepping away from the business. Whilst Kim will no longer play an executive role in the company, he will remain a minority shareholder and director in Wasabi. Following the investment by Capdesia in May 2019…
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Oct- 2021 -28 OctoberRestaurants
The Restaurant Group appoints new chairman
The Restaurant Group plc (TRG) has announced the appointment of Ken Hanna as its new chairman with effect 1 January 2022. The appointment follows the decision by the groupโs previous chairman Debbie Hewitt who has decided to stand down at the end of the year to pursue her new role…
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Sep- 2021 -21 SeptemberBusiness
Hospitality business optimism rises, CGA reveals
Some seven in 10 (70%) restaurant, pub and bar leaders have expressed their optimism about their businessesโ prospects for the next 12 months, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA. The survey showed that nearly three in five (58%) leaders felt optimistic about prospects for the general market…
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9 SeptemberPeople
Itsu appoints new CCO
Itsu has announced the appointment of Neil Miller as its new chief customer officer (CCO). In the newly created role, Miller will lead the development and strategy of Itsuโs customer proposition, marketing, digital transformation and management of the brand. Prior to joining the group, he spent 25 years as a…
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8 SeptemberPeople
Elior UK adds Julia Edmonds to board
Elior UK, the contract catering and services provider, has announced the appointment of Julia Edmonds to the groupโs board of directors. In her role as corporate business development director, Edmonds will be responsible for the sales development of the UK arm, delivering a development strategy across all of the groupโs…
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1 SeptemberBusiness
SSP Group appoints new deputy CEO
SSP Group, an operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has announced that Jonathan Davies has been appointed as deputy CEO. He will step into the position with immediate effect, and will also continue in his current role of CFO. This follows the recent announcement that Simon…
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Aug- 2021 -27 AugustFood and Drink
Spirit of Speyside Festival appoints new chairman
Spirit of Speyside, the annual whiskey festival, has appointed George McNeil as its new chairman.ย Previously managing director of Johnston’s of Elgin retail division, McNeilโs appointment comes ahead of the return to an in-person festival in November. McNeil will officially take over as chairman from James Campbell, who had held…
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26 AugustBusiness
Just Eat to create over 1,500 new jobs in North East
Just Eat has announced it will create more than 1,500 new customer service jobs over the next 12 months, in collaboration with Sunderland City Council.ย The new roles will be based in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland. Overall, Just Eat is investing more than ยฃ100m into the region across the next…
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