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Venues rise prices by 7.1% to offset soaring costs

05-Feb-2024 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality venues increased prices by an average of 7.1% in the year to December 2023 after being left with “little choice” in the face of rising costs and staff shortages.

Tech investment high on agenda of hospitality leaders for 2024

14-Dec-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Three in five hospitality leaders plan to invest in new technology solutions in 2024 – with employees being their main area of focus.

Staffing number near pre-pandemic levels

02-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality staffing numbers have neared pre-pandemic levels with employee headcount in pubs, bars, hotels, restaurants, and quick service restaurants (QSRs) up 21.7% compared to June 2021, the latest data from Fourth has revealed.

Operators’ food costs soar by up to 40%

19-Jul-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Spiralling costs and supply chain disruption are having a dramatic and unprecedented impact on hospitality operators’ food and drink bills, new research from Fourth has revealed.

Surge in chefs’ wages

25-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality has been one of few sectors to have seen pay increases in keeping with inflation, but the cost-of-living crisis is likely to erode the benefits, according to Indeed Hiring Lab.

1 in 10 roles remain vacant

19-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Recruitment and retention are still major concerns for the sector with staffing issues looking to set back the sector’s recovery from the pandemic, according to new research.

Pub workers’ pay increased by almost 5% in past year

07-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The rate of pay for pub workers has risen by 4.9% over the past 12 months, new data has revealed.

No ‘cliff edge’ for job losses when furlough ended

15-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 10% of workers left the hospitality sector when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ended on 30 September, compared to 31 August, new data has found.

Proportion of EU workers in hospitality sector falls as ‘potent combination’ of Brexit and Covid-19 hits

26-Jul-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The proportion of EU workers in the hospitality sector is at its lowest level since 2016 due to the “potent combination” of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, new data from Fourth has revealed.

90% of business leaders expecting staff shortages

03-Jun-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Nine in 10 operators are predicting issues with recruitment this year, research from across the hospitality trade has found.

Jobs round-up

Hospitality wage inflation bubble ‘bursts’, more than 600 new food businesses, the end of tipping?

15-Apr-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The latest update on people moves, jobs and training from across the pub sector includes news on hospitality wage inflation and attempts to safeguard workers against a downturn in tipping.