Supply Chain
We cover the supply chain pressures and developments affecting the UK foodservice and hospitality industry, from ingredient shortages and logistics disruption to price volatility, labour gaps, and sustainability goals. Our coverage brings together our reporting on how restaurants, pubs, bars, cafés, and catering firms are adapting procurement strategies, working with suppliers, and maintaining resilience in the face of global and domestic challenges. Whether you’re re-evaluating sourcing models or navigating cost increases, we provide operational insight and real-world examples to support decision-making across the sector.
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Dec- 2020 -1 DecemberCoronavirus
Hospitality supply chains under increased pressure
Pandemic-related disruption has caused supply difficulties for more than nine in ten hospitality operators since they reopened in July, according to a new survey by CGA and Prestige Purchasing. They found that only 8% of operators had “escaped supply challenges” since the end of the first national lockdown, while only…
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Nov- 2020 -4 NovemberCoronavirus
Trade bodies call for plan to secure future of industry and its supply chain
Trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of those sectors. In a letter to the chancellor, UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), Campaign…
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2 NovemberCoronavirus
Hospitality firms on a ‘knife edge’, warns UKHospitality
UKHospitality has warned that the industry is on a “knife edge” following Boris Johnson’s announcement that England will enter into a new national lockdown on 5 November. A statement published by the trade body stressed that the hospitality industry has already been “pushed to the limits”, with many business owners…
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Oct- 2020 -30 OctoberCoronavirus
Hospitality sales drop by 48% in Q3
Hospitality sales in the UK have dropped by 48% in the third quarter, according to trade association UKHospitality and market analyst CGA. Sales for the year totalled £80.3bn, which is £53.2bn less than the £133.5bn that the sector contributed to the UK economy in 2019. This seismic drop in sales…
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19 OctoberCoronavirus
More than 750,000 hospitality jobs under threat without support
Over 750,000 jobs in the hospitality sector are under threat without government support, according to a survey carried out by leading trade associations. UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping and the British Beer & Pub Association found 76% of respondents were loss making before the government’s tier lockdown system was…
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7 OctoberCoronavirus
New Scottish Covid-19 restrictions ‘risk young people’s future’
A member of the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has warned that renewed Covid-19 restrictions are a “risk [to] young people’s future”. Stephen Montgomery, who owns two hotels in Dumfries, said that restrictions being mulled by authorities which may come into force after the furlough scheme ends “will cost jobs”. He…
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Sep- 2020 -29 SeptemberGovernment
Greggs warns of job cuts amid financial uncertainty
Greggs has warned of possible job cuts amid ongoing uncertainty in its third quarter results, despite noting that activity levels have increased as it came into September. While in September like-for-like sales improved to 76.1% of 2019 levels in the four weeks to 26 September 2020, business activity levels still…
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2 SeptemberBusiness
Hospitality leaders call on government to help boost London footfall
Business leaders in the hospitality sector operating in London are calling on the government to help boost footfall in the capital. Over 90 hospitality business owners, experts and representatives signed a letter requesting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan deliver a coordinated campaign to support…
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2 SeptemberComment
Why the food and beverage sector now faces major insurance challenges
Mactavish, the specialist outsourced insurance buyer and claims resolution expert, is warning companies operating in the food and beverage sector that any significant operational changes they have made in response to Covid-19 could place them in breach of their existing insurance policy terms, potentially leaving them unable to access crucial…
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustComment
GMs must be front of house to reassure customers and staff post-lockdown
The best hospitality operators definitely took a ‘glass half full’ approach when lockdown was imposed and looked for the opportunities in a situation that was beyond their control, rather than railing against it. Enforced closure allowed for the reflection and review that are hard to make time for when you’re…
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