Of UK hospitality workers, 68% feel that they require more information about allergens and almost a quarter don’t feel confident advising customers with allergies. Whilst amongst consumers, 89% believe staff need to be made more aware of allergies, with two thirds of them believing the issue was a matter of life or death.
The hospitality industry has always faced pressure on margins. But now the squeeze is really on. Brexit and a weaker pound, and the current Global impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, mean imported food and beverage costs are rising, and limiting the availability of some supply chain lines.
Talent, convenience, and technology: The Retailer’s guide for 2022
Talent, convenience, and technology: The Retailer’s guide for 2022
Retailers in the UK have faced a perfect storm of challenges in 2021, with forced closures due to Covid-induced lockdowns, falls in retail sales volumes, redundancies, talent shortages and supply chain issues.
Food waste is a major climate, commercial and community issue. In monetary terms, it costs the hospitality and food service sector more than £3.2bn each and every year – money that should be fed back into business and not bins.
Cost of Living: Supporting your retail workforce as the crisis deepens
Cost of Living: Supporting your retail workforce as the crisis deepens
The retail industry has experienced a period of instability, navigating talent shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic. Now, new challenges have emerged, with the rising cost of living creating challenges for consumers and retailers alike.
Spiraling costs and prices are seemingly impacting every market and industry right now; however, the hospitality sector, and its supply chain, seems to be one of the hardest-hit.
While the hospitality landscape continues to be fraught with challenges related to inflation and soaring costs, consumer confidence and supply chain disruption, our latest insights uncover that the workforce is showing signs of positive development.