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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Opinion | Want Business Back? Promote Getting Vacc’ed
While a new survey of Restaurant Association members showed a mixed response to vaccination passports in hospitality venues, the truth is that the only…
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Opinion | Want to support local businesses – Get vaccinated!
Dane Ambler is the Executive Director of Buy NZ Made, we caught up with Dane to hear his thoughts on the lockdowns and the…
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Editor’s Opinion: Migrant Workers are No Silver Bullet
Industry reliance on migrant workers must be countered with an aggressive campaign around training and upskilling Kiwis while giving a facelift to careers in…
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Feeling Frustrated? Have Your Say
Restaurant & Café would like to better understand the issues that are affecting Kiwi hospitality businesses. After what has been a hellish year, many…
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Editor’s Opinion: Blinded by the Light at the End of the Tunnel
While New Zealand is bathing in complacency over the lack of COVID-19 community transmission and feeling like the virus is now in the rear-view…
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Creating an Industry Roadmap for the Future: The Restaurant Association Looks Ahead to 2021
The shape of the hospitality industry may change forever as a result of the events of 2020. Seeing revenues rise and fall over the…
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Deal or No Deal? That is the Question
McDonald’s has introduced, for a limited time, the Five Piece Feast. The meal consists of a Big Mac, three chicken nuggets, small fries, small…
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Top Tips for Dealing With the Tough Customer
Everybody in the hospitality industry knows what a difference a kind customer can make to a difficult day, and how hard a tough customer…
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Conspiracy Theories Are Alive and Thriving in Kiwi Hospitality
It started with a story on masks. Here at Restaurant & Café magazine, we want to see the Kiwi hospitality and foodservice sectors get…
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Unpopular Opinion: Capping Licences Could Save Your Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the discussion of licence caps front and centre of the Auckland hospitality industry. While the elephant in the room…
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