UKHospitality

Reporting on the activities, statements, and advocacy efforts of UKHospitality, the trade body representing the interests of restaurants, pubs, bars, cafés, hotels, and catering operators across the UK. From lobbying on business rates, VAT, and staffing policy to sector-wide recovery plans and legislative updates, our coverage distils what UKHospitality’s work means for frontline operators and executives. Whether you’re tracking regulatory shifts, evaluating industry campaigns, or seeking leadership perspectives, this archive delivers vital updates relevant to every corner of the foodservice sector.

  • Sep- 2020 -
    10 September
    CoronavirusHospitalityUnite backs Kickstart initiative

    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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  • 9 September
    Trade AssociationsUKHospitality slams new PHE targets

    UKHospitality slams new PHE targets

    UKHospitality has come out against new calorie and salt reduction targets for eating out and takeaways, which were announced by Public Health England yesterday (8 September). The new targets, while voluntary, aim to reduce excessive calories and salts in everyday foods by up to 20% by 2024. The government is…

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  • 2 September
    BusinessHospitality leaders call on government to help boost London footfall

    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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  • Aug- 2020 -
    20 August
    CoronavirusTrade bodies pen open letter urging for ‘robust’ Test and Trace

    Trade bodies pen open letter urging for ‘robust’ Test and Trace

    Industry trade bodies have penned an open letter calling on the sector to maintain “robust” procedures when implementing Test and Trace or risk seeing guidelines “significantly strengthened”. In the letter, written by UKHospitality, The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the British Institute of Innkeeping, said that Test and…

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  • 13 August
    CoronavirusHospitality sector urged to support customer tracing schemes

    Hospitality sector urged to support customer tracing schemes

    UKHospitality (UKH) has “reiterated” the importance of hospitality businesses to playing their part in supporting the test and trace schemes across the UK. The trade association’s recent member survey results showed that the vast majority  of businesses (more than nine out of 10) are taking appropriate measures to record customer…

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  • 11 August
    Trade AssociationsUKH calls for investigation into hospitality energy market

    UKH calls for investigation into hospitality energy market

    UKHospitality has written to the energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng calling on the Government and watchdog Ofgem to investigate unfair practices in the energy market. The trade body said it has been contacted by hospitality businesses with evidence that they are being “unfairly targeted” by energy firms. UKHospitality chief executive Kate…

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  • 7 August
    CoronavirusEat Out to Help Out boost praised by operators

    Eat Out to Help Out boost praised by operators

    Restaurant and pub operators such as Nando’s, Oakman Inns and Hawksmoor, have praised the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme as a “great example of government support” after seeing sales improvement during its first week. Eat Out to Help Out offers customers 50% off their food or non-alcoholic drinks…

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  • Jul- 2020 -
    28 July
    CoronavirusHospitality sector loses £30bn in Q2

    Hospitality sector loses £30bn in Q2

    Sales across the UK’s hospitality sector plummeted by 87% in the second quarter of 2020, equivalent to nearly £30bn in lost revenue, according to the latest UKHospitality Tracker. The “catastrophic” loss follows the widespread lockdown of restaurants, pubs, bars, hotels, and other hospitality venues from mid-March.  In light of this,…

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  • 27 July
    Coronavirus‘Overwhelming’ number of guests satisfied with safety standards

    ‘Overwhelming’ number of guests satisfied with safety standards

    An “overwhelming” number of consumers (94%) who have visited pubs, restaurants and bars in England in the two weeks since reopening were satisfied with the safety steps in venues they visited. This is according to responses via the ‘We hear you’ initiative, launched by the CGA, UKHospitality and Yumpingo, which…

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  • 27 July
    CoronavirusMandatory calorie labelling ‘slap in the face’ to hospitality

    Mandatory calorie labelling ‘slap in the face’ to hospitality

    UKHospitality CEO, Kate Nicholls, has warned the costs of the implementation of mandatory calorie labelling on menus will be a “slap in the face” for hospitality, after the government revealed a series of measures to target obesity. The measures form part of the government’s new obesity strategy to get the…

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