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New figures show, as if we needed any more proof, that the supply chain challenges facing catering and hospitality businesses are being experienced right across the sector: 99% of businesses are experiencing supply chain issues; 88% are being offered reduced product lines by suppliers; 84% have had some product deliveries fail to arrive; 82% have

We’ve been warning of potential problems in the supply chain over the coming months for some time. Behind the recent headlines about looming shortages of chicken and potato products are some more fundamental problems. The labour shortage many hospitality businesses are experiencing is a problem that goes right back through the supply chain from picking

Taken in isolation, headlines in the media flagging up a series of challenges in the hospitality supply chain are worrying enough. When you put all the factors together, it’s clear that there’s quite a bumpy road ahead over the coming months. In the space of few days recently we were told that some fresh produce

As the last year of lockdowns and restrictions has shown only to clearly, for anyone running, or working in a hospitality business, ‘working from home’ is not an option.  For many other people, though, new and different working patterns may be one of the permanent changes brought about by the pandemic. A recent survey of

The wide range of fish and seafood found in UK waters has been in the headlines recently – and, sadly, not for the most positive reasons. The opportunity for the UK fishing fleet to take back control of the catch was promoted as a key benefit of Brexit, but unfortunately, the reality that much of

The health of the oceans, and the fish that move around them, is being constantly monitored, and so the advice on which species of fish and seafood can be served sustainably is also updated on a regular basis. This means that chefs need to think about building flexibility into menus in order to meet increasing