Legal Services for the Food and Hospitality Industry

As a food or hospitality business owner, staying compliant with the law and industry standards is crucial to avoiding fines and protecting your reputation.

LegalVision works alongside our UK hospitality and food clients to help them navigate this complex and ever-evolving landscape while taking advantage of new opportunities.

We can assist you with all your legal requirements as a food and hospitality provider, including:

business structuring, from independent restaurants and cafes to catering services, food trucks, and hotel chains;
drafting and reviewing contracts, including supplier agreements for ingredients, beverage partnerships, and equipment rentals;
drafting employment contracts and workplace policies, covering roles from chefs and kitchen staff to front-of-house employees;
advising on government funding agreements (navigating grants, subsidies, and compliance requirements for the food and hospitality sector);
buying or selling your business, including acquisitions, franchise opportunities;
and much more.

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How we can help

your Food and Hospitality Business

Business Setup and Structure

We provide tailored advice for setting up food service and hospitality businesses. Whether you’re involved in hospitality management, food production, processing, importation, food waste, or wholesale, or you’re operating a café, catering service, restaurants, or hotel, we help with entity formation, operational structuring to ensure a solid legal foundation.

Business Purchase and Sale

Our team of experts will help mitigate risks when you’re buying or selling a food or hospitality business. We manage the entire transaction, from due diligence to negotiations, ensuring a smooth transfer of ownership with minimal issues.

Supplier Contracts

We understand the specific employment and safety challenges faced by the food and hospitality sector. Our legal team provides guidance on labour laws, staff training, and workplace health and safety to help you maintain a compliant and safe work environment. Members can also upgrade to our Health & Safety Advisory service for ongoing support and risk management.

Privacy and Data

Ensure your business meets your UK and GDPR data protection and privacy obligations with our expert legal support. We help implement effective data security policies and breach response strategies, ensuring customer trust and regulatory compliance in the food and hospitality industry.

Why Choose

LegalVision?

Expertise You Can Trust

Our clients in the food and hospitality sector rely on us for quick, cost-effective legal solutions. Our lawyers are highly experienced and offer practical advice that minimises risk and ensures compliance.

Timely Advice

Timing is key when seeking legal advice. As a LegalVision client, you’ll have access to unlimited consultations with our lawyers, ensuring quick responses to your legal queries. We can assist with your employment, safety, privacy and commercial legal requirements, and much more.

Technology-Driven

With our technology platform, working with us is seamless. Your food and hospitality business can schedule as many consultations as needed, easily exchange documents, and monitor the progress of your legal matters online, anytime.

Cost Certainty

As a LegalVision member, your food and hospitality business can benefit from unlimited legal consultations for a flat monthly fee. We offer clear pricing options and transparency, ensuring you won’t face unexpected costs as a client of LegalVision.

What our clients say about us

Charlotte Wass , GM
LegalVision is always so quick to deal with requests and queries. They go above and beyond and offer support in areas I hadn't considered.

Kevin Porter , Director
It's like having our own legal team for a fraction of the cost, and their response time has been impressive.

Amber Turnbull , COO
LegalVision's lawyers maintain a consistently high quality of service, and their fixed-fee approach is a breath of fresh air.

Luke Hamlin , Director
The team have been professional, knowledgeable and respectful throughout each meeting. Unlimited revisions and contracts made within one week.

Laura Baird , Founder
The service is fantastic and all-encompassing! LegalVision has guided me through setting up and building a new company. I can't rate them more highly.

Aaron Lee , Co-founder
LegalVision is a law firm made for today and the future. The turnaround times have been impressive. The overall experience is perfect.

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