Kate Nicholls

Kate Nicholls appointed disability ambassador for hospitality

28-Jul-2021 By BigHospitality

UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has been appointed the hospitality sector's disability ambassador.

Kate Nicholls receives Live Your Life Award

05-May-2021 By BigHospitality

The British Institute of Innkeeping has awarded CEO of UK Hospitality Kate Nicholls with the Franca Knowles Live Your Life Award, for 'devotion of energy, spirit and life to the hospitality sector’.

More than 333,000 jobs at risk if rent protections removed this summer

05-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The £2.5bn in rent debt 'hanging around the neck of the hospitality industry' is a threat to the future of thousands of businesses and more than 330,000 jobs, new analysis by UKHospitality has revealed.

GDP figures highlight damage to sector but also bounce back potential

12-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

GDP figures published by the Office for National Statistics reiterate the economic importance of the UK’s hospitality sector, and the urgent need for it to be supported by Government as it reopens.

Think tank calls for London ‘College of Food’

20-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

A world-beating College of Food should be established in London with a mission to transform culinary education and support the hospitality industry to recover from Coronavirus and Brexit.

Kate Nicholls awarded OBE in New Year Honours list

04-Jan-2021 By Cameron Henderson

UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has been awarded an OBE in a New Year Honours List that has recognised a number of figures in the hospitality industry.

UKHospitality demands immediate support for ailing sector

24-Dec-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Trade body UKHospitality has called on the Government to immediately announce relief measures to ‘save hospitality’ as the sector faces its toughest ever winter.

Kate Nicholls: "Businesses are in a far less resilient place than during the first lockdown"

17-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said it is 'imperative' the current lockdown in England is time limited so that as many businesses as possible can reopen in December.

Eat Out to Help Out boosts treasury coffers by £250m

09-Sep-2020 By Finn Scott-Delany

The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme benefitted the Government to the tune of £250m, data revealed by leading hospitality trade bodies shows.

Mandatory calorie labelling for out-of-home food businesses employing more than 250 confirmed

27-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The Government is pushing ahead with plans to force restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways with more than 250 employees to add calorie labels to menus.