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Elior’s seven ways to a sustainable catering offer
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VAT campaign updates operator shop as it hits 250,000 signatures
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Streets Ahead Live entrepreneur series: Baytna Syrian Burgers
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Arsenal FC signs Legends Global as Emirates Stadium caterer
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Accessibility forum: Promote accessible provision to access £274b ‘purple pound’
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Dominus sells Marriott Oxford for £74m
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Andreas Antona made MBE in King's Birthday Honours
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Hotel booking stable across summer driven by domestic travel
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Editor’s comment: VAT’s the Problem is a real chance to make a difference
ao link This is Hospitality The Caterer’s campaign celebrating our amazing hospitality industry Subscribe Start a subscription today from just £5.99 Menu x You are viewing 1 of your 2 articles To continue reading register for free, or if you’re already a member login Let’s get behind Tom Kerridge and his campaign and make the longed-for reduction in VAT in hospitality a reality bookmark_borderSave to Library We repeatedly hear from politicians about how hospitality is vital for the economic...
‘I was ready for a bigger stage’: Charlie Mellor brings the drama at Soho’s Osteria Vibrato
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Contract caterers report double digit sales growth
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Catering titan Sir Garry Hawkes dies
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Houston & Hawkes awarded King’s Award for Enterprise
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Former Wilson Vale ops manager launches independent catering business with first win
ao link This is Hospitality The Caterer’s campaign celebrating our amazing hospitality industry Subscribe Start a subscription today from just £4.99 Menu The Caterer People Summit 2026 Thu May 14, 2026 The Line, London The Caterer is bringing together HR hospitality leaders to learn, debate and collaborate on topics including artificial intelligence, burnout and how to effectively engage the board, to help protect your people, strengthen your teams and prove why HR is central to business...
Hilton’s Esther Brittan, the Savoy and Dishoom recognised at Springboard’s Awards for Excellence
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Alex Kristall joins Houston & Hawkes as commercial director
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Young’s reports 4.7% like-for-like sales increase
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Richard Caring sells Ivy Collection, Annabel’s and Scott’s for £1.4b
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Young’s buys Cubitt House pubs for £30m
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Best Western boss: Wage increases will cost us £40k per hotel
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‘We wanted something like nothing else’: Simon Drake on how the Store is standing out in Oxford
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Just Eat under investigation for fake reviews
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Compass launches new brand as it bids to hit £350m turnover for sports and events
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Compass launches new brand as it bids to hit £350m turnover for sports and events
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Genuine Dining commits to regenerative beef as London site makes three-star SRA status
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UKHospitality calls on operators to complete survey to inform energy support
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Kate Skinner named 2026 FutureChef champion
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UKHospitality calls on operators to complete survey to inform energy support
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Genuine Dining commits to regenerative beef as London site makes three-star SRA status
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Bennett Hay achieves B Corp accreditation as turnover hits £20m
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Compass wins 20 year Jockey Club contract having committed to £100m racecourse investment
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Plans approved for 95-suite extension of Stock Exchange hotel
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Caterer Pinch starts year with £3m worth of business wins
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Sodexo secures £4m Leyland Truck contract extension
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Northcote’s Obsession raises £85,000 for charity
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Newly formed Coppa Collective acquires four pubs with rooms for £11.25m
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Solid performance from UK hotels boost revenue for PPHE
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Editor’s comment: No more restaurants? How about protecting the ones we already have
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Julian George launches Future Plate at Somerset House
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Miller Prada joins Evolv as group culinary consultant
ao link This is Hospitality The Caterer’s campaign celebrating our amazing hospitality industry Subscribe Start a subscription today from just £4.99 Menu x You are viewing 1 of your 2 articles To continue reading register for free, or if you’re already a member login Prada joins chef talent including Pierre Minotti and Craig Johnston at Evolv Collection as it pursues further Michelin recognition bookmark_borderSave to Library L to R: Miller Prada, Craig Johnston, Martin Williams, Pierre...
From Manchester to the Middle East: How San Carlo is finding fans around the world
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Leon lost £60m in five years
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This is Hospitality: Time to look after our own
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Joel Pennington named 2026 Gold Service Scholar
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Why we must stand together and shout This is Hospitality
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Why we must stand together and shout This is Hospitality
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Pascal Aussignac to close Club Gascon
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Green & Fortune lands 10-year London Museum deal
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Jason Atherton and Adam Smith among heavyweight chefs taking on charity boxing challenge
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‘It’s amazing how resilient our industry has become’: Nick Smart on why Hilton is betting on new brand Spark
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