Staff Shortages This Christmas For 62% of Hospitality Businesses

Three quarters of operators say they are expecting a shortage of kitchen staff and 74% say they are expecting not to have enough front of house staff this Christmas. Over 60% (62%) said they were expecting a shortfall in both. The new findings, from major sector initiative Hospitality Rising, in partnership with hospitality research consultancy […]

Hospitality Rising Meets… Tom Kerridge

Initially inspired to be a chef by Marco Pierre White’s ‘White Heat’ cookbook, Tom Kerridge is now one of the best known and best loved faces in British cooking. He made history with his gastropub The Hand & Flowers being the first pub to hold two Michelin stars and was named UK Restaurant of the […]

Hospitality Rising Meets… Raymond Blanc, OBE

Hospitality Rising Raymond Blanc, OBE

It was an exciting day when we went to chat with Raymond Blanc, OBE… a genuinely iconic name in UK hospitality. Michelin-starred chef, TV host and champion of the industry, Raymond has a wealth of experience and knowledge to draw upon and we were super chuffed to spend some time with him. Merci Raymond!

Hospitality Rising Meets… Angelina Hartnett, OBE

Hospitality Rising Angelina Hartnett

In the next installment of our ‘Hospitality Rising Meets’ series, where we sit down and chat with our favourite chefs and hospitality leaders, we were over the moon to spend some time with all round hospitality hero Angela Hartnett, OBE. Michelin-starred chef, food writer and TV presenter, Angela has most recently formed a hugely fun […]

Hospitality Rising Meets… Thomasina Miers, OBE

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As part of our ‘Hospitality Rising Meets’ series, where we shoot the breeze with inspirational chefs and hospitality leaders, we were delighted to sit down with Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers, OBE. Chef, entrepreneur, food writer and TV presenter, Thomasina wears many hats but is perhaps best known for Wahaca, the restaurants that bring us delicious, […]

We Takeover UK Cities

Hospitality Rising Campaign

Our campaign launched on 24 October with TikTok videos, digital advertising across social media, video channels and Google Adwords, and, with digital out of home advertising screens across the UK. From Glasgow to London, Cardiff to Leeds we had the UK hot cities covered. Our ‘rise fast, work young’ campaign was seen by thousands of […]

We takeover BrewDog Waterloo for our launch event

Hospitality Rising Campaign

Some of the biggest names in hospitality attended a spectacular launch event held in London last night (November 2) to kick off the industry’s biggest ever recruitment campaign. Industry leaders and colleagues turned out in their droves to support the launch of the Hospitality Rising (HRUK) movement at a special networking event held in Brewdog […]

Meet Our Characters

Hospitality Rising Campaign

On 18 October our Founder Mark McCulloch took our ‘rise fast, work young’ characters to the Peach 20/20 conference to meet the great and the good of the hospitality industry. Held in the iconic Roundhouse in Camden our characters certainly had a fantastic venue to make their debut. Alongside the fantastic range of speakers and […]

Top Chefs Get Behind The World’s Biggest Hospitality Recruitment Drive

Tom Kerridge, Rick Stein, Angela Hartnett and Raymond Blanc are just some of the leading chefs backing the launch of the world’s biggest hospitality recruitment initiative. Tom Kerridge said: “My whole life has been immersed in hospitality, from cooking for my little brother as a kid, to starting The Hand & Flowers and growing my […]

UKHospitality & Kate Nicholls Support Hospitality Rising

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As we push on in our mission to unite the industry, we are grateful for the backing of UKHospitality and CEO Kate Nichols. Representing over 740 companies and around 10 000 venues, UKH are a powerful voice in hospitality and we thank them wholeheartedly for their support. As CEO of UK Hospitality, Kate Nicholls OBE […]