All People articles – Page 2
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NewsPizza Hut UK launches nationwide training programme
The programme will cover every aspect of restaurant operations, from food quality and service standards to teamwork and communication and is expected to become an annual training session
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NewsBoardwalk programme sees five mentees gain first board roles
The hospitality mentor programme for aspiring female leaders has doubled the size of its upcoming second-year cohort, from 22 to 43 women, on the back of the success of its debut intake
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NewsPizzaExpress appoints director of data and analytics
Peter Trew joins the restaurant group following the departure of PizzaExress’ head of data and intelligence, Dan Williams, who stepped down earlier this month
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NewsSoul Foods Group appoints new group CFO
Darren Keats brings more than a decade of experience in finance, corporate strategy, and business transformation to the group, which operates more than 400 franchise restaurants under the KFC, Taco Bell and Starbucks brands.
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NewsCosta appoints new CFO to lead global finance team
Matthew Sisk joins the coffee giant on 1 September after more than 21 years with the Coca-Cola Company, while Jez Langhorn has joined as chief people officer
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News‘A giant of the British culinary world’: Acclaimed chef and restaurateur Bill Poon dies
The Chinese chef is best known for Poon’s of Covent Garden, which launched in 1976 and was among the first Chinese restaurants in London to be awarded a Michelin star
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NewsNew NED at Young’s
Diana Houghton, currently a non-executive director at Marshalls, brings extensive experience spanning retail, leisure, consumer goods, and industrial manufacturing
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NewsGreggs CFO to step down after 28 years
Ben Waldron, formerly of Bakkavor Group, will succeed Richard Hutton, who is retiring as CFO and executive director at the end of the year
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NewsJames Taylor steps down from BrewDog
Taylor has stepped down from his role after approximately 18 months as CEO, as new owner Tilray Brands looks to rebuild and strengthen the business
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NewsNew CEO appointed at Virgin Hotels Collection
Joe Margison has more than 25 years’ experience across investment, finance, real estate and branded businesses, joining Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group in 2015 as its chief commercial officer.
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Analysis & InsightZero-hours consultation: ‘There is still a lot up for grabs’
With the government looking to end ‘one-sided flexibility’, the hospitality sector needs to ‘outshout the unions’ to ensure the employment law changes coming in next year reflect operational reality
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NewsClive Chesser steps down from PureGym
The global gym operator has appointed former CFO Alex Wood as CEO, as Chesser leaves his role after two years with the company
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Analysis & InsightTipping rate falls but value goes up
Analysis of more than one million transactions found that the proportion of UK hospitality customers leaving a tip fell from 10.9% to 5.5% over the period from June 2024 to February 2026, according to Paynt
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NewsMowgli CFO joins Buxton Brewery
Matthew Peck joins the Peak District brewery as it embarks on a new phase of strategic expansion which includes new openings as part of its target to reach £10m in turnover by 2028.
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NewsKFC’s Rob Swain: ‘The ability to create social mobility is one of hospitality’s greatest strengths’
More needs to be done to help young people take that first step into work, KFC’s UK & Ireland GM has said in response to the current NEET crisis.
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NewsGail’s appoints international MD
The rapidly expanding bakery chain has appointed McWin partner and head of foodservice Harry Goss as its first international managing director.
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NewsGeorgie and Sam Pearman step away from Cubitt House
The Pearmans joined the business in 2021 and have helped grow Cubitt House across the capital, before the business was recently acquired by Young’s
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NewsDomino’s NED steps down
Mitesh Patel has stepped down from his role as an independent non-executive director after joining the Domino’s board in June 2024
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NewsGreggs strengths board with new non-exec
Ikdeep Singh will join the board on 1 July 2026, as independent non-executive director, and brings with him significant leadership experience in global consumer businesses
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NewsÉadaoin McDonagh steps down as COO of White Rabbit Projects
McDonagh has also left her role as MD at Lina Stores after more than eight years with the business, where she led multi-brand operations across the UK and international markets