Hospitality Tech360 chats to event partner Chris Fletcher, Founder of Tech on Toast, about cutting through the noise, solving real operator problems, and why the time is right for a new dedicated event for the hospitality tech community.

UKHospitality has announced that current CEO, Kate Nicholls OBE, is to step up to the new role of Chair, while current Deputy CEO, Allen Simpson, will transition to CEO. At the same time, current non-executive chairman, Steve Cassidy, will move to become President.

Matt Hodgins, the creator of a number of high-profile B2B and consumer events, will join Montgomery Group in June to launch Hospitality Tech360, a new addition to Food Drink & Hospitality Week, taking place at Excel London on 30 March - 1 April 2026.

Tevalis’ Tech Buyer’s Guide for 2025 offers hospitality operators expert insights to support informed decision-making, streamline operations, and drive profitability in the year ahead.

On HRC's TechX stage, a panel of industry leaders discussed how AI and data are transforming forecasting and, in turn, profit margins across restaurants, QSRs, and the wider foodservice supply chain. 

Moderated by Peter Martin, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Peach 20/20, the session featured insights from Brendan Kelly, Head of Projects at JKS Restaurants, Erika Biggadike, Director & Head of Supply Chain at 4C Associates, and Tim Doubleday, Group CFO of Burger King UK. 

In a standout session on HRC’s TechX stage this year, food delivery was under the spotlight with an all-star panel moderated by Tech on Toast’s Chris Fletcher and featuring Iain Dickson, Head of Food Operations at Carluccio's, Jess Markowski, Director London, National Sales and Global Editions at Deliveroo and Olivia Reid, Consultant Head of Food for Market Halls.  

Choosing a new tech supplier is a major investment for any hospitality business, here are five points to consider before taking the leap 

Chris Fletcher, Founder of Hospitality Tech360's event partner Tech on Toast, discusses the evolution of restaurant tech investment over the past five years. 

The shortlist for the 2025 Catey awards has been revealed after judges met to consider hundreds of entries.

Moderated by Jo Lynch, Account Director at KAM a panel featuring Joel Robinson, Founder & CTO at Openr, Tommy Giraux, Head of Restaurant Systems at Honest Burgers, Harry Fielder, CEO at Umi Digital, and James Garner, CEO at Sticky Connections, discuss whether to build or buy when it comes to expanding hospitality tech stacks. 

The Reserve at Chester Zoo has appointed Tevalis to launch its new premium accommodation and experience offering with an attention-grabbing campaign.

FoodBev Media has revealed the highly anticipated winners for the World Catering Technology Awards at HRC 2025. This year marks the second year of these awards as they continue to grow and celebrate the very best technological solutions across the global hospitality, restaurant, and catering industry.

HRC, part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week, has unveiled the seminar programme for its TechX stage, TechX in partnership with Foodsteps, which is dedicated to showcasing the very latest tech trends and innovations in foodservice and hospitality.  

Leading QSR brand Hungry Lion partnered with Hawktivity to address common challenges: long queues, slow service, and the need for data-driven operational improvements. By implementing Hawktivity's QHawk computer vision system across 50 pilot stores, Hungry Lion gained real-time visibility into customer flow, queuing times, and service bottlenecks.

Tevalis is thrilled to share that we have secured an £11.5 million investment from BGF. This marks a significant milestone for our company as we continue to lead the UK leisure and hospitality EPOS market.

Cerve’s infrastructure and API empower organisations to build automations and applications that are transforming the food industry. Over 2,000 businesses already utilise Cerve infrastructure, including manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers across the UK and Europe. Seed funding led by B2B SaaS VC specialist, SuperSeed with co-investors including Zenith, Ponderosa and The First Thirty

By partnering with Predictive Insights, Nando's achieved

• Waste reduction

• Fewer stock shortages

• Improved operational efficiency

• Enhanced staff and customer experience

 

By using Predictive Insights' forecasts, restaurant managers (Patrãos) can precisely order stock and prepare chickens, cutting waste by 20%. This accuracy prevents shortages, reduces wastage, and improves service speed.