Levy
Coverage focuses on the strategy, operations, and sustainability initiatives of the UK’s leading sports and entertainment caterer, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland. Reporting includes catering partnerships at major venues such as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Twickenham, ExCeL London, and the OVO Arena Wembley. Topics span net zero commitments, plant-forward food strategy, digital ordering and payments, branded concessions, and premium fan experience delivery — offering insight for professionals tracking high-volume, event-driven hospitality across sport, music, and exhibition spaces.
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Mar- 2025 -14 MarchCatering Companies
Levy appoints new director of decarbonisation
Levy UK and Ireland, the sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group, has announced the appointment of Dr Vincent Walsh as director of decarbonisation. Walsh, an ecosystems expert, and leader in supply chain innovation and large-scale decarbonisation programmes, has been working with Levy since 2022 as a key advisor on…
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12 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 12/03/25
UKH has called for the government to delay the reduction in employer NICs threshold after hospitality business confidence hit a two-year low. Only 14% of businesses feel optimistic about the hospitality market, according to research from CGA by NIQ’s Business Confidence survey. It also called for the government’s business rates…
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12 MarchGovernment
UKH calls for delay to employer NICs threshold changes
UKHospitality has called for the government to delay the reduction in the employer NICs threshold after hospitality business confidence hit a two-year low. Only 14% of businesses feel optimistic about the hospitality market, according to research from CGA by NIQ’s Business Confidence survey. UKH claimed that the change to employer…
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12 MarchCatering Companies
Levy announces 10-year partnership with Aston Villa
Levy UK and Ireland has announced a 10-year extension of its long-standing partnership with UK football club Aston Villa. The extension builds on a collaboration between Aston Villa and Levy, who most recently partnered on the redevelopment of Villa Park’s hospitality spaces last summer. In the span of a five-month…
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Feb- 2025 -11 FebruaryEducation
UKH welcomes new apprenticeship changes
UKHospitality has praised two key changes to apprenticeships announced by the Department for Education. Under the changes the minimum duration of an apprenticeship will be reduced to eight months, down from the current minimum of 12 months. Furthermore, businesses will be able to decide whether adult learners over the age…
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Jan- 2025 -24 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 24/01/25
Stonegate Group has reported that LFL sales rose 9.7% over the festive season, with the group’s Craft Union business seeing record sales numbers over the Christmas week. Across the group’s managed estate, some 234 sites reported record-breaking sales weeks – with 217 locations reporting record-breaking sales days. KFC UK&I has…
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24 JanuaryCatering Companies
Payne and Gunter partners with Garsington Opera
Payne and Gunter, the specialist event catering arm of Levy, has announced it will cater for Garsington Opera on the Getty’s Wormsley estate. The new collaboration is set to bring “innovative” culinary experiences to the internationally renowned opera festival commencing in 2025. Payne and Gunter will curate menus ranging from…
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Dec- 2024 -16 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 16/12/24
Levy UK&I and Excel London have made a multi-million-dollar agreement, strengthening their long-standing relationship. The partnership aims to build on its 25-year association with a greater emphasis on future investment. In addition, Levy will expand its in-venue food and beverage offer to Excel’s forthcoming 25,000sqm expansion. Levy has been Excel’s…
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16 DecemberCatering Companies
Levy agrees multi-million pound Excel London partnership
Levy UK and Ireland and Excel London have announced a multi-million-pound agreement strengthening their long-standing relationship. The strengthened partnership aims to build on its successful 25-year association with a greater emphasis on future investment. Central to this lies a brand-new dining experience for Excel’s new-look waterfront entertainment district, Immerse LDN,…
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Nov- 2024 -13 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 13/11/24
Fuller’s adjusted PBT jumped by 21% to £17.6m for H1 to 28 September, as like-for-like sales in its managed pubs and hostels rose by 5.2%. Fuller’s has seen growth in all areas of the business, with food like-for-like sales rising 5.5%, and drink and accommodation both rising 4.9%. Excel London…
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