Springboard
Coverage of employment, training, and skills initiatives led by a leading UK charity focused on supporting careers in hospitality, tourism, and F&B. This section reports on job placement schemes, industry education programmes, employer partnerships, and campaigns aimed at tackling recruitment challenges and promoting long-term workforce development. Ideal for operators, HR leaders, and hospitality professionals committed to attracting and nurturing new talent across the sector.
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May- 2021 -14 MayCoronavirus
April pub and restaurant sales down 60% against 2019
Managed pub and restaurant groups recorded a 60%% drop in total sales in April compared to the same month in 2019, according to the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Restaurants performed marginally better than pubs, with declines of 51% and 67% respectively, due to strong delivery and…
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Jan- 2021 -6 JanuaryNews
UKH Cymru calls for Welsh government support
UKHospitality Cymru has called on the Welsh government to use the new treasury support funds of £227m to provide economic backing to the hospitality sector. David Chapman, executive director for UKHospitality Cymru, reiterated that the treasury announcement reflects the “serious position” that businesses are in now that once again they…
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Oct- 2020 -22 OctoberCoronavirus
17% of hospitality firms at ‘severe risk’ of insolvency
Some 17% of accommodation and food service companies are at a “severe risk” of insolvency, according to the latest Business Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey (BICS) from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The latest data covering the period 21 September to 4 October, shows that across all industries, 5%…
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Sep- 2020 -10 SeptemberCoronavirus
HospitalityUnite backs Kickstart initiative
HospitalityUnite, an initiative set up to help hospitality workers find alternative employment during lockdown, has teamed up with UKHospitality, Springboard, The Scottish Tourism Alliance and The Youth Group to back the Government’s Kickstart scheme. It will provide a free online service to make it easy for both hospitality businesses and…
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustRestaurants
Nando’s launches food donation and employment programme
Nando’s has announced the launch of a new food donation and employment programme entitled Fuel Your Future. The initiative will see Nando’s restaurants across London, Birmingham, the North East and East Midlands serve free meals once a week to vulnerable young people and their families. The programme aims to help…
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11 AugustGovernment
10.5 million meals claimed under ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme
Some 10,540,394 million meals have been claimed under the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme, according to new research from HMRC. Will Broome, founder and CEO of retail tech firm Ubamarket, said that with 83,068 restaurants now having signed up to the scheme the figures from the first week are…
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Jul- 2020 -6 JulyPubs and Bars
Footfall returns as hospitality reopens
Footfall in England’s high streets rose by 19.6% on Saturday and 28.3% on Sunday in comparison to the weekend before, according to Springboard as Brits celebrated the reopening of the hospitality and leisure industry. Springboard found that post 5pm footfall in England rose by more than the 24 hour period…
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Apr- 2020 -24 AprilComment
Skills redeployment in the Covid-19 age
Hospitality businesses and people are used to fielding knocks from world events but CV19 has dealt a staggering blow. Everyone is responding in their own way, as best they can, with the resources they have, and the UK hospitality sector is doing a seriously impressive job of it. Businesses have…
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Jun- 2019 -13 JuneAwards & Events
MBE awarded to Bidfood director
Dr Andrew Kemp, group sales and marketing director at food wholesaler Bidfood, has been awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list, announced on 8 June. Kemp has been in the industry for over 40 years, and has used his platform to work alongside industry bodies and charities, and…
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Mar- 2019 -6 MarchOpinion
How the hospitality industry can protect its future
Current political, economic and social factors are all casting a degree of uncertainty over the hospitality industry. For instance, there isn’t a business within the sector that’s not affected by staff shortages and ambiguity surrounding Brexit – it’s certainly a testing time for operators looking to safeguard for the future.…
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