Tesco

Coverage explores how the UK’s largest grocery retailer influences food trends, supply chain dynamics, and retail partnerships with relevance to the hospitality sector. Reporting includes updates on Tesco’s Booker wholesale division, food-to-go formats, in-store concession partnerships, and own-brand development. Insight is tailored for operators tracking consumer pricing expectations, retail–hospitality crossovers, and the wider impact of Tesco’s sourcing, logistics, and menu innovation on out-of-home dining.

  • Jun- 2022 -
    8 June
    PeopleMollie’s appoints new head of sales

    Mollie’s appoints new head of sales

    Mollie’s, the fast-growing “hotel and diner concept” with locations in Oxford and Bristol, has appointed Lindsey Williams as head of sales for the South West region. This will span both properties and future earmarked local expansions.   In her new role as head of sales, Williams will “apply her 25 years’…

    Read More »
  • Feb- 2022 -
    25 February
    BusinessYo! owner strengthens advisor line-up amid £750m IPO listing

    Yo! owner strengthens advisor line-up amid £750m IPO listing

    The sushi chain Yo!’s parent company, Snowfox Group, has reportedly picked further advisers for a potential £750m listing. According to Sky News, the Snowfox Group is working with Barclays, Jefferies and Peel Hunt on a prospective initial public offering (IPO). Mayfair Equity Partners, the company’s controlling shareholder, is said to…

    Read More »
  • Nov- 2021 -
    10 November
    RestaurantsRetail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto

    Retail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto

    UK industry leaders from 27 major businesses, including all of the biggest UK grocery retailers and a group of restaurant brands, including Nando’s, McDonald’s and KFC, have signed the UK soy manifesto. This commits them to cutting deforestation and habitat destruction out of UK soy supply chains as soon as…

    Read More »
  • Aug- 2021 -
    17 August
    PeopleDeliveroo names Adam Bishop as VP of strategic restaurant partnerships

    Deliveroo names Adam Bishop as VP of strategic restaurant partnerships

    Deliveroo has announced the appointment of Adam Bishop as vice president of strategic restaurant partnerships.  Bishop will have responsibility for leading the group’s global enterprise account management, global new business, Deliveroo signature platform and commercial partnerships divisions within Deliveroo.  In his new role, he will report to Eric French, Deliveroo’s…

    Read More »
  • May- 2021 -
    11 May
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsPret to trial stores inside Tesco supermarkets

    Pret to trial stores inside Tesco supermarkets

    Pret a Manger is reportedly set to trial opening stores located inside Tesco supermarkets in a bid to attract a new type of customer to its offering. According to The Times, the cafe chain will open its first in-store site at the Tesco Superstore in Kensington in June, with another…

    Read More »
  • Jan- 2021 -
    19 January
    RestaurantsPrezzo’s chair joins Build Back Better Council

    Prezzo’s chair joins Build Back Better Council

    Karen Jones, the executive chair of Prezzo, will represent the hospitality industry on the government’s new Build Back Better Council. The new business council will be co-chaired by the prime minister and chancellor, with the business secretary as a standing member and other cabinet ministers attending as required. Jones is…

    Read More »
  • Dec- 2020 -
    4 December
    GovernmentUKHospitality calls for hospitality and tourism recovery fund

    UKHospitality calls for hospitality and tourism recovery fund

    UKHospitality has appealed for the formation of a hospitality and tourism recovery fund that would support businesses who are yet to receive any form of government grant. The industry body is pushing for the fund as many businesses face increasing pressure to close, due to both the second lockdown and…

    Read More »
  • Mar- 2020 -
    26 March
    Pubs and BarsJD Wetherspoon boss bows to pressure and agrees to pay staff

    JD Wetherspoon boss bows to pressure and agrees to pay staff

    The boss of JD Wetherspoon has bowed to public pressure, including calls from over a 100 MPs, and has agreed to pay his staff before his company receives financial support from the government’s wage reimbursement scheme. Yesterday (25 March) the government urged JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin to support his…

    Read More »
  • 25 March
    CoronavirusGovernment urges JD Wetherspoon to support employees

    Government urges JD Wetherspoon to support employees

    The government has urged JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin to support his employees after reports he claimed they would face delays in payment and “should consider getting a job at Tesco instead”. Martin said the company would not cover wages from this week and employees would have to wait to…

    Read More »
  • 2 March
    Pubs and BarsArc Inspirations announces two new appointments

    Arc Inspirations announces two new appointments

    Bar operator Arc Inspirations announced it has made two key appointments as it “gears up” for the next stage of the company’s growth.  Laura Lewis was announced as the group’s head of marketing, while Tim Knockton is the new financial director. Arc Inspirations operates a number of premium bar brands…

    Read More »
Back to top button