“Since 2010, the hourly median wage went from $9.90 to $10 an hour,” says Joann Lo, executive director of the Food Chain Workers Alliance. “The food system pays the lowest hourly median wage of all industries in the country. At the same time, one out of every seven U.S. workers is in the food system. It’s a huge part of our economy.” In other words, improve wages, and the economy will benefit overall.
Published December 29, 2016
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Published December 29, 2016
The restaurant industry has never been a get rich quick scheme. Annual growth rates of just one percent are common. But the competition for discretionary income has taken it;s tool. Rapid inflation in restaurant pricing is running head on into other consumer concerns like student debt and rising health care. Still it seems to me that Most restaurant owners “never” have good years and I suspect that they will have plenty up their sleeves now. This overview outlines the challenges at the moment.
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Published December 29, 2016
Newer to the scene is Impossible Foods Impossible Burger, made with wheat protein, potato protein, coconut oil, carbohydrates from a Japanese yam, xanthan gum, and heme. Meat is arguably a strain on the environment, and some people object to eating meat on moral grounds, but they still like its taste. Maybe they’ve been lulled by research from The NPD Group showing that more than 50 percent of consumers regard meat as the best source of protein, with over 60 percent eating it on any given day.
Key Takeaways:
- Chains including Tropical Smoothie Café; and Which Wich Superior Sandwiches have introduced Beyond Meat Chicken-Free Strips in recent years, made mostly with a blend of soy and pea protein.
- Meanwhile, producer Beyond Meat has used mostly pea protein to make its Beyond Burger, which is colored with beets so it appears to “bleed.”
- Heme is a protein found in all living cells, according to Impossible Foods founder Patrick Brown, but especially in the red blood cells of animals where it carries oxygen.
“Heme is a protein found in all living cells, according to Impossible Foods founder Patrick Brown, but especially in the red blood cells of animals where it carries oxygen.”
http://nrn.com/food-trends/krusethorn-paradox-plant-based-protein
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Use Christmas to boost long-term recruitment, urges The Change Group
Hospitality recruiter The Change Group looked at data over the past three years and found that recruitment rises by up to 47 percent during November and December, ahead of the busy festive period. This recruitment appears to be mostly short-termist, with figures showing a 10 per cent drop in recruitment for permanent positions. The Change Group suggested that instead of taking a short-term approach, employers could use the seasonal boost in recruitment to bolster their staff for the future, investing in the major talent and demonstrating hospitality as a long-term career choice.
Key Takeaways:
“Hospitality recruiter The Change Group looked at data over the past three years, and found that recruitment rises by up to 47 per cent during November and December, ahead of the busy festive period.”
http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Use-Christmas-to-boost-long-term-recruitment-urges-The-Change-Group?utm_source=RSS_text_news&utm_medium=RSS_feed&utm_campaign=RSS_Text_News
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