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.

  • Nov- 2022 -
    9 November
    Trade AssociationsHospitality sector urges govt to tackle recruitment crisis

    Hospitality sector urges govt to tackle recruitment crisis

    UKHospitality, the BBPA, BII, the Institute of Hospitality and charity Springboard, have addressed MP Mel Stride in a joint letter calling on the minister’s support in an industry-wide recruitment campaign.  The hospitality industry’s letter follows a survey that showed the current vacancy rate for hospitality businesses stands at 11% compared…

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  • 1 November
    Regulations & PoliciesUKH calls for Liverpool City Council to scrap late night levy

    UKH calls for Liverpool City Council to scrap late night levy

    UKHospitality has urged Liverpool City Council to remove its late night levy, warning that continuing to collect the levy alongside additional pressures could lead to closures, discourage new openings and impact on employment in the city. According to the trade body, during the time they have been in operation, levies…

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  • Oct- 2022 -
    17 October
    GovernmentChancellor reverses almost all mini-budget tax cuts

    Chancellor reverses almost all mini-budget tax cuts

    Newly appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reversed almost all of the mini-budget commitments made by previous chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng last month, in a statement made at the Treasury today (17 October). He confirmed the basic rate of income tax will remain at 20% “indefinitely” until the economic situation stabilises, marking…

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  • Sep- 2022 -
    14 September
    NewsNottingham to scrap late-night levy to ease pressure on businesses

    Nottingham to scrap late-night levy to ease pressure on businesses

    A levy on late night licensed premises in Nottingham is set to be revoked from 31 October in a bid to ease financial pressure on local businesses. Nottingham City Council said the economic situation for the hospitality industry has changed since the introduction of the Levy eight years ago, due…

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  • 1 September
    FeaturesAre seasonal visa’s the answer to the hospitality staffing issue?

    Are seasonal visa’s the answer to the hospitality staffing issue?

    To try and raise awareness and tackle some of the issues that many hospitality bosses are facing, a petition was launched by Thiago Luz Togni, a general manager at Temper in Shoreditch, London, calling for the Government to create EU hospitality worker visas. It has reached over 15,000 signatures and…

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  • Aug- 2022 -
    16 August
    Pubs and BarsHospitality bodies call for ‘urgent action’ on pub staff shortages

    Hospitality bodies call for ‘urgent action’ on pub staff shortages

    “Urgent action” is needed on staff shortages in pubs amid new employment figures being released, according to Hospitality bodies BBPA and UKH. In the latest figures, The ONS found that the number of job vacancies dropped for the first time since 2020, falling to 1.274 million, a decrease of 19,800…

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  • Jul- 2022 -
    14 July
    Catering CompaniesLevy UK+I extends contract with The O2 arena

    Levy UK+I extends contract with The O2 arena

    Levy UK and Ireland (UK+I), the sports and hospitality division of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has announced a five-year extension to its current contract with The O2 arena. The contract will continue to see Levy UK+I continue to serve food and drink experiences  at The O2. Core to the…

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  • Jun- 2022 -
    28 June
    Food and DrinkLevy acquires 50% stakes in Peppermint

    Levy acquires 50% stakes in Peppermint

    Levy, a sports and hospitality caterer that is part of Compass Group UK, has acquired a 50% stake in bars and events business Peppermint. The news follows on from its partnership over the past year which saw Peppermint bring its drinks-led support to venues across the Levy portfolio including Tottenham…

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  • 14 June
    RestaurantsHospitality sector experiencing 83% more vacancies, ONS data shows

    Hospitality sector experiencing 83% more vacancies, ONS data shows

    The hospitality sector is experiencing 83% more vacancies across the sector compared to March-May 2019 (the most recent comparable period), according to latest figures released by the ONS. At the same time, the sector has created nearly 300,000 new jobs over the last 12 months,equal to one-in-three of all new…

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  • Mar- 2022 -
    30 March
    FeaturesSunak’s Spring Statement: What it means

    Sunak’s Spring Statement: What it means

    “Businesses are going to be incredibly challenged to sustain themselves, having just begun some recovery after Covid,” reveals Lionel Benjamin, co-founder of AGO Hotels. The hospitality industry was already “decimated” by the Covid-19 pandemic and now, following Sunak’s announcement, the sector is being further burdened with VAT rates going back…

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