Businesses are having to turn down bookings as employee numbers remain low following the pandemic and Brexit “We used to be able to do 26 (people for a Christmas party booking) but we absolutely can’t do that now. The max we can do now is 10,” said the York restaurant’s owner, Clarrie O’Callaghan. The shortage means that anyone who called
Continue reading Restaurants are booming in Britain, but the chronic shortage of chefs and other staff is threatening the industry Restaurants are booming in Britain, but the chronic shortage of chefs and other staff is threatening the industry
Continue reading The great British chef shortage: why eating out is under threat3 It was, says chef patron Alexis Gauthier, “not the last resort”, but almost. Last September, he needed to fill three positions at his central London restaurant, Gauthier Soho: a pastry chef; a chef de partie, to head up one of the stations in the kitchen; and a sommelier. Gauthier has
Continue reading Too few cooks: Quebec restaurants facing a labour shortage Alex Bastide describes the challenges of finding workers in places like Quebec City and smaller towns with a pair of expletives. “It’s madness,” he continues. “It’s a big problem right now.” Bastide is an owner of L’Gros Luxe, a small Quebec restaurant chain that has locations in Sherbrooke, Victoriaville, Quebec City and
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