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UKHospitality: 'Let’s keep the industry's doors open'

UKHospitality: 'Let’s keep the industry's doors open'

18 April 2024 by News

When the cost of running a business is prohibitive, UKHospitality deputy chief executive Allen Simpsons asks why the government is intent on making it even more difficult.

How Karol Ploch won the Roux Scholarship in its 40th year

How Karol Ploch won the Roux Scholarship in its 40th year

18 April 2024 by Emma Lake

This comedy and cooking double act has reincarnated Freak Scene

This comedy and cooking double act has reincarnated Freak Scene

17 April 2024 by Ben McCormack

How Mark Winter is preparing for the summer season at the Holiday Inn Blackpool

How Mark Winter is preparing for the summer season at the Holiday Inn Blackpool

17 April 2024 by Caroline Baldwin

Des Gunewardena reveals details of upcoming Royal Exchange restaurant

Des Gunewardena reveals details of upcoming Royal Exchange restaurant

15 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Featured

'Developing an internal pipeline of people': Dalata's Dawn Wynne shares her HR priorities

'Developing an internal pipeline of people': Dalata's Dawn Wynne shares her HR priorities

Staffing

Hospitality Rising pauses recruitment campaign due to shortage of funding

Hospitality Rising has paused its industry recruitment drive due to a lack of available funding, having reached a “milestone” of 300,000 job applications."

12 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ College Community programme secures £300,000 boost

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ College Community programme secures £300,000 boost

11 April 2024

The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) has received almost £300,000 in funding from the Savoy Educational Trust to support the launch of RACA’s College Community programme.

Hospitality ‘squeezed from both sides’ after National Living Wage rise

Hospitality ‘squeezed from both sides’ after National Living Wage rise

10 April 2024

Hospitality businesses have had to introduce service charge or increase menu prices to cover the substantial rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) introduced on 1 April.

Training

Brian Turner, David Mulcahy and Steve Munkley take top honours at Springboard awards

Twenty winners of the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2024 were revealed at the InterContinental Park Lane, with Brian Turner among those honoured with the Chris Beaumont Outstanding Contribution Award."

12 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Finalists revealed for Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2024

Finalists revealed for Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2024

11 April 2024

Twelve finalists have been announced for the 2024 Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist (YYY) England competition.

Simon Rogan’s apprenticeship scheme opens for applications

Simon Rogan’s apprenticeship scheme opens for applications

27 March 2024

The Academy by Simon Rogan is accepting entries from prospective student apprentices for its September intake of front and back of house staff.

Jobs

How to make it in the wine industry as a woman

Against a backdrop of female sommeliers saying the wine industry has a clear gender bias, a movement to celebrate and encourage women is gaining ground"

07 March 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Hospitality job vacancies fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

Hospitality job vacancies fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

17 January 2024

by Caroline Baldwin

There were 112,000 vacancies in hospitality at the end of 2023, down from 147,000 the year before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Wake-up call: It’s time to check if all your staff have a right to work in the UK

Wake-up call: It’s time to check if all your staff have a right to work in the UK

26 September 2023

The Home Office is cracking down on illegal working – and focusing on hospitality – so ensure paperwork is up to date, says Corrine Bentham

Careers

Loungers accelerates expansion amid plans for ‘over 600’ sites

Loungers has accelerated its site rollout, with an opening every 10 days so far this year. "

18 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Searcys to offer panoramic event catering at Horizon 22 in London

Searcys to offer panoramic event catering at Horizon 22 in London

18 April 2024

Event caterer Searcys has secured a contract with the newly launched Horizon 22 at 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London.

Borough Market restaurant Turnips forced to close

Borough Market restaurant Turnips forced to close

18 April 2024

by Sophie Witts

London restaurant Turnips has said it will close next week after it licence to operate was revoked by the trustees of Borough Market.

Ottolenghi group appoints Elaine Goad as Nopi head chef

Ottolenghi group appoints Elaine Goad as Nopi head chef

15 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Adam Bateman joins Pan Pacific London as executive chef

Adam Bateman joins Pan Pacific London as executive chef

15 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

'Rudding Park is my spiritual home': Peter Banks announces plans to retire

'Rudding Park is my spiritual home': Peter Banks announces plans to retire

15 April 2024 by James Stagg

Dew Drop Inn appoints Alicia Corlett as manager

Dew Drop Inn appoints Alicia Corlett as manager

12 April 2024 by Caroline Baldwin

How Honey & Co cook up their menu when the oven is switched off

How Honey & Co cook up their menu when the oven is switched off

12 April 2024 by Caroline Baldwin

Why Pophams Pasta head chef Rae Arends wears marathon trainers to work

Why Pophams Pasta head chef Rae Arends wears marathon trainers to work

10 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Langham's Bob van den Oord: 'We expect to be managing 100 hotels by 2040'

Langham's Bob van den Oord: 'We expect to be managing 100 hotels by 2040'

10 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Duncan Palmer to step down as MD of the Beaumont hotel

Duncan Palmer to step down as MD of the Beaumont hotel

09 April 2024 by Sophie Witts

Loungers announces three senior appointments

Loungers announces three senior appointments

08 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Fortitude's Dee Rettali: ‘I wouldn’t copy what somebody else was doing’

Fortitude's Dee Rettali: ‘I wouldn’t copy what somebody else was doing’

05 April 2024 by Caroline Baldwin

Mar Hall appoints new culinary team amid multimillion-pound revamp

Mar Hall appoints new culinary team amid multimillion-pound revamp

04 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

James Fisher appointed finance director at Comptoir Group

James Fisher appointed finance director at Comptoir Group

03 April 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Jonathan Parker explains how 1711 caters to thousands of racegoers at Ascot

Jonathan Parker explains how 1711 caters to thousands of racegoers at Ascot

27 March 2024 by Maria Mellor

‘It's time to do something new’: Adrian Ellis to retire after 40 years in hospitality

‘It's time to do something new’: Adrian Ellis to retire after 40 years in hospitality

25 March 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Less than half of hospitality workers paid for overtime, survey reveals

Less than half of hospitality workers paid for overtime, survey reveals

25 March 2024 by Jungmin Seo

David Peevers takes new role at RedCat as F&B director

David Peevers takes new role at RedCat as F&B director

22 March 2024 by Caroline Baldwin

Inspiring Women Lunch: What we learned for International Women's Day 2024

Inspiring Women Lunch: What we learned for International Women's Day 2024

22 March 2024 by Rosalind Mullen

Sonja Vodusek leaves managing director role at the Peninsula London

Sonja Vodusek leaves managing director role at the Peninsula London

21 March 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Institute of Hospitality and Night Time Industries Association enter ‘strategic partnership’

Institute of Hospitality and Night Time Industries Association enter ‘strategic partnership’

20 March 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Hawksmoor boss: overcoming challenges shows 'elite performance'

Hawksmoor boss: overcoming challenges shows 'elite performance'

19 March 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Tom Phillips gets ready for the European Final of the Bocuse D'Or

Tom Phillips gets ready for the European Final of the Bocuse D'Or

19 March 2024 by Jungmin Seo

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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