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Eurostar School of Pizza recently welcomed specialist pizza chef Marco Greco for a hands-on masterclass, bringing together pizza professionals from across the industry.

To support foodservice operators during the busy summer season, Booker has locked prices on over 600 products alongside its Summer 2026 Food and Drink Guide.

UK foodservice growth is increasingly driven by differentiation, according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest Operator Data Index.

A student from Loughborough College has been named winner of the Riso Gallo UK & Ireland Young Risotto Chef of the Year 2026.

Food & drink prices in the hospitality sector eased by 0.1% month-on-month in May, according to the latest Foodservice Price Index from NIQ and Prestige Purchasing.

Le 5 Stagioni, Agugiaro & Figna’s long-established brand dedicated to the professional pizza sector, has announced an important new milestone for the Group: the achievement of B Corp Certification.

Plans by the EU to suspend Brazilian beef and poultry imports from 3 September 2026, linked to Brazil’s inability to demonstrate compliance with EU antimicrobial controls and lifetime traceability rules, could impact the UK if they go ahead. 

June has proven to be the best month of 2026 for pubs, with a 1.9% increase in like-for-like, year-on-year sales, reveals the latest NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. Rising temperatures and the influx of World Cup fans across the country have supported this growth.

Multi-brand franchise group PBV has officially launched to help drive and empower outlets operating within the QSR sector.

National Pinsa Day burst onto the scene in New York on May 28, bringing an exciting new Italian celebration to the city like never before.

The UK eating‑out market is forecast to reach £102.8bn in value in 2026, representing +1.8% growth year on year, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence’s Market Sizing. 

Brakes, the nation’s leading foodservice wholesaler, has reaffirmed its commitment to developing future culinary talent by continuing its partnership with Compass Group UK & Ireland for its Junior Chef Academy (JCA).

Now in its fourth year in the UK, the finals of the CombiGuru Challenge once again took place at Unox’s headquarters in Padua, Italy. 

Finalists in this year’s Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or Grand Finals Week explored the breadth of career opportunities across hospitality via a series of immersive industry challenges. 

S.Pellegrino has launched a global brand activation, Dinner Dialogues, featuring British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton. The company has transformed its bottle label into a series of thought provoking questions that spark conversation, connection and shared experiences – encouraging everyone to bring their best selves to the table. 

Boss Pizza has appointed Anuj Malhotra as head of operations UK, as the brand continues its ambitious expansion across the country.

Britain’s leading hospitality groups saw like-for-like sales fall by 0.4% in April, as consumers tightened their spending, the latest NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals.

Hubbard Systems is placing the spotlight on the connected capability of SKOPE refrigeration, with SKOPE-connect™ bringing smart refrigeration control as standard across SKOPE products available to the UK foodservice market.

Gelato, ice cream and pastry equipment manufactuer Carpigiani has unveiled its new high-capacity, high-performance UF 720 soft serve machine. This compact unit can produce soft serve, sorbet, frozen yogurt and shakes; and can produce over 1000, 75g soft serve portions an hour – making it the perfect, versatile machine for operators wanting to boost production without compromising on space.

This month, Dalston’s Angelina marks its seventh birthday with a decisive chapter: a new Kondate-style menu, a refined leadership trio and renewed focus on constant improvement, innovation and seasonality.

Supporting modern menus, farmer-owned Italian food brand Cirio is expanding its foodservice portfolio.

Lupa Foods, the UK-based importer and B2B distributor of food ingredients, has announced the promotion of Ben Pearce to the role of Commercial Director.

Over 60% of respondents in the latest Heartbeat survey completed by independent retailers in the High Street reported sales in the last quarter of 2025 similar or better than the same period last year.   

Williams is the UK foodservice market’s first refrigeration manufacturer to develop and launch multi-temperature counters and cabinets. 

Sysco GB, the UK’s leading foodservice provider, has signed a new deal with Shell Energy Europe Limited to harness 20 Gigawatt hours of wind power a year until 2035, as it delivers on its commitment to use only renewable energy by 2030.

The latest Lumina Intelligence Eating and Drinking Out Panel (EDOP) data shows that value-led deals are successfully driving consumer engagement at the start of the year, despite ongoing pressure on household finances.

Renowned for its trend-driven seafood innovation, Pacific West has expanded its portfolio with the 2026 Mediterranean Collection.

Food & drink prices in the hospitality sector rose by 1.1% in December, according to the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from Prestige Purchasing and NIQ, powered by CGA intelligence.

The initiative is intended to help food industry businesses understand, navigate and capitalise on the impacts of weight loss medication use.

Registration is now open for Nisbets Live 2026, with a show line-up focused on supporting the hospitality industry.