Zagreb: Craving gnocchi with lamb, black risotto or zucchini pasta? You can order any of them at a Croatian restaurant where a robotic chef is able to rustle up about 70 different one-pot meals. Its owners say they believe the BOTS&POTS Sci-Food bistro in Zagreb is the world’s only restaurant where ready-to-eat meals in a pot are made by robotic
Continue reading During the pandemic, tons of people took the opportunity to change their routine—and also their career. Particularly in the hospitality industry, many businesses had to shut down or let go of employees. And now, almost three years since that first started happening, the sector is still facing problems: 2 million hospitality and leisure jobs remain open, The Washington Post reported on Friday. And
Continue reading The kitchen is the heart of any restaurant, which means you can’t run a successful venue without adequate kitchen staffing. The challenge is, the restaurant industry has been struggling with a shortage of chefs and other back of house staff for several years now. Back in 2019, TouchBistro’s Annual Industry Report found that seven in 10 restaurants in the U.S. were
Continue reading As the restaurant industry tries to recover from the pandemic, it is facing a new crisis: a staff shortage in the kitchen.According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for chefs and head cooks is far outpacing the number of students interested in those careers.The bureau projects the need for head cooks and chefs will rise 25% by 2030, far faster than
Continue reading Staff shortages At the same time, the hospitality sector is facing an unprecedented shortage of staff. Fewer international workers, and the ‘great resignation’ of 2021 have led to hundreds of thousands of vacancies for hospitality workers. So, what can hospitality businesses do? What theycan’t do is change the global economy or the weather. But they can at least minimise
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The staffing shortage in the US restaurant industry continues to be a major challenge for employers. Read some excerpts from a Washington Post report, link to full article given below. “Nearly 2 million hospitality and leisure jobs remain unfilled in what economists call a ‘deep, profound’ shift in the labor market Nearly three years since the coronavirus pandemic upended the
Continue reading Nearly half of hospitality operators are cutting trading hours or capacity in order to cope with ongoing staff shortages. The loss of business resulting from reduced trading has cost the industry £21b in lost revenue and an estimated £5b tax loss for the Exchequer. A joint survey conducted by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, and the British Beer and
Continue reading Canada is facing a crisis for skilled workers –2022 CHEFS in huge demand for Canada immigration. The country has been facing a labour shortage as an after effect of the pandemic. As a result, Canada not only has increased its immigrant intake but is now targeting profiles that have a very high demand. Canada is a melting pot of cultures.
Continue reading A recent report from a government think-tank recommended that chefs be removed from the shortage occupation list. To put it simply, this would have meant that the UK no longer looks to other countries to fill job vacancies in the UK. The report was released recently by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which offer independent advice to the government about
Continue reading Almost two-thirds of hospitality businesses expect to see no improvement in recruiting kitchen staff this year, with employers calling on staff to work longer hours over the recent festive period, new research has shown. Data from workforce management specialist Bizimply revealed that more than half of businesses report that Christmas and New Year trading was as strong as they had
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