Opinion | Still in Battle Mode
As we battle the demands that COVID-19 has brought to our businesses, many concerns that started with the pandemic continue to linger and impact…
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R&C Opinion | What Use Are Statistics Without Context?
Recently, Hospitality New Zealand released its 2022 remuneration survey. It showed that the average hourly rate within the hospitality industry has risen by a…
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Demographics Deliver a Perfect Storm
Demographics tell a powerful story and right now, a perfect storm is brewing, according to Warwick Quinn, Deputy Chief Executive Employer Journey and Experience…
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To Raise Prices or Not, That is the Question
Instead of crying over the onions, chefs are crying over the cost of cooking oil which has doubled in price recently. The ongoing effects…
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PSA: Face Masks Are Still Mandatory
Some restaurants and cafés have been letting down the team of five million. Different variants of COVID-19 are still circulating in the community and…
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Opinion | A Fight to Get Back to PreCovid Numbers
While the school holidays, a succession of long weekends, and the easing of restrictions saw a slight boost to business in April, there’s still a…
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Job Ad Red Flags and How to Avoid Them
Recruiting can be a challenge in the best of times; writing the perfect job ad, managing the applications and spending hours on interviews in…
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Opinion | Government’s Mixed Messages Cause More Mayhem
While Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, urged people to go to work to support surrounding hospitality and retail outlets, workers at New Zealand’s biggest businesses…
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Opinion | No Financial Support? Fine, but Give Us the Tools We Need to Survive!
Let’s face it, financial support from the Government to help businesses stay in operation is gone, and it looks like it’s never coming back….
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Taking the Bull by The Horns
As we close out what has been another hellish year for the hospitality and foodservice sectors, it is important to look forward, not backwards,…
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Opinion | The True Impact of Auckland’s Great Summer Exodus
When explaining the decision to wait until December 15th to open Auckland’s border, Jacinda Ardern basically admitted that the lower vaccination rate throughout the…
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Opinion | How to Keep Staff Productive
We caught up with Zac de Silva, profit and growth coach at Business Changing about the elephant in the room for many business owners…
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