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- 2019 -24 AprilRestaurants
James Spragg appointed Casual Dining Group CEO
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of c.280 mid-market restaurant brands including Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and Cafe Rouge, has announced the appointment of James Spragg, currently chief operating officer, to the position of chief executive officer, effective from 29 April. Spragg has extensive experience in the restaurant and leisure…
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18 AprilEducation
Ei Group joins HIT Training to launch management programme
Ei Group has enhanced its internal Management Development Programme, which is designed to bolster the skillset of its senior managers. The pub company has joined forces with HIT Training โ apprenticeship provider in the hospitality industry โ to offer the Level 5 Apprenticeship in Operational Management. The qualification is focused…
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17 AprilAdvice
Is it time for your business to use a mobile team app?
The right mobile collaboration apps (also known as digital internal communication platforms) can deliver a wide range of benefits for any catering and hospitality company. Better internal communications creates employees who are more engaged, productive, happier, and more likely to stay with their employer. A team app should be a…
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17 AprilPeople
Jason Atherton rebrands Mayfair’s Little Social restaurant
Jason Atherton and The Social Company have announced a new concept for the groupโs French bistro, Little Social, following six years of trading. The new restaurant is to be called No.5 Social and will celebrate seasonal British produce under the leadership of executive chef, Kostas Papathanasiou and restaurant manager, Nils…
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Mar- 2019 -28 MarchRestaurants
Pizza Express unveils new theatre kitchen at Oxford Circus
Pizza Express, has announced the reopening of its Langham Place, Oxford Circus pizzeria, after a significant redesign as part of its new brand proposition. Extensive customer research conducted by the company resulted in innovation across design, food and drink and the customer experience, which together form a โtest and learnโ…
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15 MarchPeople
Greene King and TRG among firms ‘failing’ on gender diversity
The Investment Association and the Hampton-Alexander Review have written to 69 of the FTSE 350 companies, including pub group Greene King, outlining concerns about the lack of gender diversity on its boards. The letter, which has been sent to companies who have no women or just one woman on their…
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7 MarchRestaurants
Gavin Restaurants parts ways with Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh
Gavin Restaurants has ended its partnership with luxury hotel, Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh, after seven years. The group has two restaurants at the hotel – Pompadour and Galvin Brasserie de Luxe – headed by chef restaurateurs and brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin. Both will remain open and operational. A statement from…
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Feb- 2019 -14 FebruaryRestaurants
The Restaurant Group CEO resigns
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced that Andy McCue, CEO, will leave the company due to โextenuating personal circumstancesโ. The company said it anticipated that McCue would remain in his position while his successor was being recruited and added a search for his replacement would โcommence immediatelyโ. McCue, who joined…
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryCatering Companies
APPG chair for school food samples Sodexoโs new offering
Sodexo has announced it has welcomed Sharon Hodgson, the APPG chair for school food to sample its new Food & Co offering. Hodgson visited Ridgeway Primary Academy in South Shields on 11 January, where she tasted the latest offering from the catering company. The new offeringโs development was led by…
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4 JanuaryRestaurants
Wagamama outperforms sector with 12% sales growth
Asian noodle chain Wagamama has continued to outperform its competitors for almost five years (239 weeks) as it posted a turnover increase of 15.4% to ยฃ81.5m in the 28 weeks to 11 November 2018. The company posted a 11.3% UK outperformance of the market for the period. In Q2 2018/19,…
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