All Operators articles
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Weekend PressCan Starmer’s late-night World Cup openings help Britain’s struggling pubs?
While venues could stay open until 2am, rising costs remain a far bigger concern for many landlords, reports The Guardian
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NewsChancellor calls on sector to continue working constructively with government
Addressing UKHospitality’s Summer Conference this week via video message, Rachel Reeves claimed ’the best days are ahead of us’ while acknowleding the sector’s tough trading conditions
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Analysis & InsightWho will be the winners of the government’s summer VAT cut?
While complexities around implementation hardly feel tailored to benefit operators, there are notable opportunities for businesses across the sector to make hay while the sun shines this summer
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NewsOperators urged to respond to government consultation on employment rights changes
The consultation, which closes in August, will be used to shape the eligibility and scope of new policies related to zero and low-hours workers
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InterviewsBlend Family: ‘We want to be the number one food hall company’
Co-founder Matt Bigland says the group is ‘hungry for growth’ and ‘wants to be known as the standard setters’ in the industry
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NewsHospitality VAT cut petition passes 100,000 signatures in first 72 hours
The campaign said the scale of support it has received so far is ‘a clear demonstration of the strength of feeling across hospitality for a lower rate of VAT’
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NewsIndustry leaders back VAT cut petition
More than 25,000 signatories have already given their support to the sector-wide campaign, which is calling for the government to cut hospitality VAT to 10%
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NewsTop chefs call for VAT cut
Tom Kerridge, Yotam Ottolenghi, Ravneet Gill and Simon Rogan told BBC Newsnight VAT should be slashed to 10% to ease pressure on businesses and bring rates closer to European levels
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Analysis & InsightWhat brands get wrong about launch parties
As rollout brands compete to be bigger, better and more viral than their rivals, could this all-guns-blazing approach to hard openings be putting undue stress on teams and costs?
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Weekend PressBusinesses in hospitality among those left in “total survival mode” by surging energy prices
The Times reports many businesses in rural areas are at breaking point as a surge in the price of heating oil and diesel adds to pressure from rates rises and the minimum wage
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Weekend PressReeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs
The Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’ to the industry, operators have told The Guardian
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NewsLate-night venues ‘bearing the brunt of hospitality closures’ as segment continues to contract
The latest Night Time Economy Market Monitor shows the space has shrunk by 28.9% in the six years since Covid-19 first hit, equating to nearly three net closures every week
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NewsCalls for ‘radical changes’ to business rates appeal system amid ‘tsunami’ of challenges
Colliers warns that ratepayers are facing ‘carnage’ as the number of business rates appeals registered in Q1 2026 is nearly five times higher than those submitted in Q4 2025
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NewsVAT on children’s restaurant meals cut to 5% for summer
UKHospitality says the move, which will apply to eat-in restaurant dishes served from a children’s menu, reflects government recognition that a lower VAT rate delivers immediate benefits for the economy
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NewsHospitality sees ‘some of the largest falls’ in payroll numbers as UK unemployment rises
UKHospitality has said rising unemployment and fewer job opportunities in the sector are the results of ’endless cost increases’
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NewsShaftesbury Capital reports ‘positive start’ to 2026
The West End landlord says it is ‘well-positioned’ for growth, expansion and investment having completed 151 leasing transactions in the year to date
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NewsUKHospitality warns holiday tax bill could add £100 to the cost of a family break
The trade body has warned the holiday tax, announced in yesterday’s King’s Speech, is deeply unpopular with the public
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Analysis & InsightGeopolitical shocks threaten to drive foodservice cost increases despite March price dip
The latest data from NIQ and Prestige Purchasing suggests that despite a 1.4% fall in food and drink prices in March further rises are likely in the coming months
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NewsUKH urges government to provide hospitality energy support
The trade body has set out proposals for clear, targeted measures to support the sector through increased energy costs
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NewsJason Atherton: ‘I am trying to sustain our business by opening abroad’
The chef behind two Michelin-starred London restaurant Row on 5 has said his group is now much more cautious about expanding in the UK due to the tough market