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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Aug- 2021 -26 AugustPeople
McDonaldโs names new UK&I CEO amid leadership shakeup
McDonaldโs has named a trio of senior leadership changes, including the transition of Alistair Macrow to CEO at McDonaldโs UK and Ireland (UK&I) effective 1 November 2021. Macrow moves to the new position from his current role as global chief marketing officer at the global fast food chain. Having joined…
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17 AugustPeople
Deliveroo names Adam Bishop as VP of strategic restaurant partnerships
Deliveroo has announced the appointment of Adam Bishop as vice president of strategic restaurant partnerships.ย Bishop will have responsibility for leading the groupโs global enterprise account management, global new business, Deliveroo signature platform and commercial partnerships divisions within Deliveroo.ย In his new role, he will report to Eric French, Deliverooโs…
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Jul- 2021 -23 JulyTrade Associations
WSTA welcomes three new board members
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA)ย has welcomed three new board members to its executive team this July.ย Caroline Thompson-Hill, european managing director at Accolade, Alexei Rosin, managing director for UK and Ireland at Moรซt Hennessy UK Ltd and James Miles, chairman and managing director at Liv-ex Ltd, have…
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Jun- 2021 -15 JuneFood and Drink
Just Eat Takeaway.com enters US market with Grubhub acquisition
Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Grubhub for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition follows the clearing by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the ยฃ6.2bn merger between Just Eat plc and Takeaway.com. The merger was previously under investigation…
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11 JuneFood and Drink
Dominos CFO to step down
Domino’s has announced that Neil Smith, CFO, will step down from the company on 26 November 2021 and move over to pub group Fuller, Smith and Turner to become its newest finance director. Smith will continue to work with Dominic Paul, CEO, and the board to ensure an orderly transition…
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May- 2021 -27 MayPubs and Bars
Hawthorn appoints new chairman
Hawthorn has announced the appointment of Colin Rurtherford as its new chairman. Rutherford has served in chairman and non-executive director roles in the past, including at Mitchells and Butlers where he has been a non-executive director for eight years. He joins CEO Mark Davies, Matt Ward (CFO), Edith Monfries (COO)…
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Mar- 2021 -29 MarchFood and Drink
VFC secures ยฃ2.5m seed funding
VFC Foods, a newly formed vegan fried chicken company, has secured ยฃ2.5m seed funding to support its domestic and international growth. Led by Veg Capital, a vegan investment fund, the funding round was also joined by the firmโs senior leadership team and Johnson Resolutions. Launched in December 2020, VFC has…
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24 MarchRestaurants
The Big Table Group CEO to step down
The Big Table Group has announced that after six years with the business, CEO James Spragg will step down from his role in April 2021. Spragg will be succeeded by Alan Morgan, the current CEO of GLH Hotels. As well as GLH Hotels, Morgan has held senior roles at Rank…
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16 MarchPubs and Bars
Brewdog and The Skills Network launch employee learning academy
Online learning solutions provider, The Skills Network has launched the โBrewDog Academyโ to host online courses for employees at Scottish-based brewery and pub chain BrewDog –ย to help them access and gain national qualifications.ย The fully-funded courses – which will reach 2000 of the chain’s employees – are also available…
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3 MarchComment
Is enough being done to upskill the UKโs hospitality sector?
On 22 February Boris Johnson announced the governmentโs roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England. The plan, which he described as a “one-way road to freedom”, came almost exactly 11 months after the UK became submerged in a national lockdown that disrupted life as we know it. For business…
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