Leon
Coverage focuses on the strategy, product development, and brand positioning of a UK-born fast food chain known for its health-led approach. Reporting includes menu innovation, sustainability initiatives, retail product lines, digital ordering, and expansion through partnerships and new formats, offering insights for operators tracking fast casual trends and evolving consumer demand in the high street and travel sectors.
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Jul- 2022 -28 July
Leon to roll out self-serve coffee kiosks
Leon has announced its intention to launch self-serve coffee kiosks in 68 EG-owned petrol forecourts across the UK. Using the group’s own branded, triple-certified coffee, customers will receive the same barista-quality coffee “at the touch of a button”. The roll-out of self-serve coffee kiosks has come about due to the…
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Jun- 2022 -24 JuneBusiness
Scottish hospitality businesses losing £50m due to rail strikes
Hospitality businesses across Scotland could lose an estimated £50m due to the impact of industrial action taking place on the railways this week, industry bosses say. Leon Thompson, executive director of UKHospitality Scotland, said: “Members of the organisation have been reporting bookings being cancelled by customers as strike action by…
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22 JunePeople
UKH Scotland appoints new chair
UKHospitality Scotland has announced that Chris Wayne-Wills, CEO of Crerar Hotels, has taken on the role of chairman from Calum Ross, the owner and proprietor of Loch Melfort Hotel in Argyll. Elected by the UKHospitality Scotland Committee, Wayne-Wills becomes chairman at what is described as a “crucial time for the…
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20 JuneNews
Rail strikes to cost hospitality £540m in lost sales
The three days of rail strikes set to take place this week will reportedly cost the hospitality sector £540m in lost sales across the week, according to UKHospitality (UKH). This is based on a 20% drop in sales where a typical June week sees takings in the UK of £2.75bn.…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilRestaurants
Scottish Government urged to listen to businesses over calorie labelling
UKH Scotland has called on Scottish businesses to “take the opportunity to get involved” in the consultation on calorie labelling, after the introduction of the scheme in England received a mixed response. It has also said it is important that the Scottish Government “hears views from businesses on the impact…
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Jan- 2022 -18 JanuaryNews
UKH Scotland calls for end of restrictions by 24 January
Ahead of today’s (18 January) update regarding Covid-19 restrictions by the first minister, trade and membership body UKHospitality Scotland is calling for the current restrictions on businesses to be lifted by Monday 24 January at the latest. With Christmas and Hogmanay cancelled for hospitality businesses, the group said that “hospitality…
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12 JanuaryRestaurants
UKH Scotland criticises continued restrictions
UKH Scotland has criticised Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to keep restrictions on indoor hospitality. The Scottish Cabinet said it will next review the state of the epidemic on Tuesday 18 January and consider whether it may be possible to lift capacity caps on indoor live events, including theatre performances and concerts,…
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7 JanuaryRestaurants
UKH welcomes Scotland’s reduced isolation period
UKHospitality Scotland has welcomed the decision from Scotland’s government to reduce the self-isolation period from 10 to seven days, but have warned without reversing restrictions in place until 17 January livelihoods “remain in the balance”. First minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement that people who test positive for Covid in…
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Dec- 2021 -20 DecemberRestaurants
Leon to open 50 new sites in 2022
Leon has announced plans to more than double the pace of its store rollout programme, with more than 50 restaurants to be opened in 2022, creating 1,000 jobs next year and 4,000 jobs over the next three years. Earlier this year, the business announced plans to open 20 restaurants over…
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10 DecemberNews
UKH Scotland criticises Christmas party cancellations
UK Hospitality Scotland has criticised guidance from public health officials in Scotland to cancel Christmas parties. People in Scotland have been urged to cancel Christmas parties due to the rising number of cases of the Omicron Covid variant, after Public Health Scotland said a number of outbreaks caused by Omicron…
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