"For anyone who has worked in purchasing for some time, this is as significant and widespread a challenge as we’ve seen."
Crieff Hydro boss struggles to fill 75 jobs in Brexit recruitment crisis for hospitality industry
04/06/2021
The owner of Crieff Hydro said a recruitment crisis exacerbated by Brexit is harming the hospitality sector’s recovery as he seeks to fill 75 jobs.
East Anglia small businesses still reeling from Brexit one year on as red tape and import costs soar
05/04/2022
A restaurant owner has warned businesses are still feeling the impact of higher import costs after Brexit - and says it could force him to the wall.
Edinburgh restaurateur announces closure of Maison Bleue Morningside restaurant and blames Brexit and Covid impact
19/09/2021
An Edinburgh restaurateur has blamed Brexit and lockdown struggles for the “heart-breaking” decision to permanently shut a popular Morningside restaurant.
There is no such thing as lunch for Pied a Terre and Le Gavroche as Brexit bites.
FRESH produce headed for UK supermarkets is being dumped due to driver shortage linked to Brexit, a major distributor has warned.
A GLASGOW restaurant has said that Brexit is one of the reasons it has been forced to close.
Businesses in Cumbria’s hospitality sector fear a perfect storm of Brexit and coronavirus mean they face losing out on potential trade when lockdown eases.
UKHospitality estimates that shortages are suppressing economic activity in hospitality alone by £22bn - with the pandemic hangover and Brexit adding to an existing problem of finding skilled - and even unskilled - staff.
How cocktail of Brexit and Covid is causing mounting problems in Folkestone - and across the country
08/09/2021
But over the course of the year, a crisis, fuelled by the decision to leave the European Union, has been steadily, stealthily, stretching its tentacles around many of the services and products we expect and rely on.
Overseas bricklayers and carpenters could be able to get work visas more easily in the UK after the government updated its shortage occupation list. / The committee did not recommend any hospitality occupations be included, although it said Brexit and the pandemic had "significant effects" on both sectors.
A HOSPITALITY crisis has beset the Isle of Wight, leaving busy pubs, hotels and restaurants desperately looking for staff.
A small Cambridgeshire firm claimed business has "never been so good" since Brexit - but not everything is as it seems. / An article proclaiming how small businesses have “adapted to survive and thrive after Brexit” has been widely mocked on social media.
I’m having to drive from Glasgow to Dover to pick up food from EU: Industry leaders warn over empty shelves due to Brexit
19/09/2021
Hotel and restaurant staff are travelling hundreds of miles to pick up produce as Britain’s lorry driver shortage leaves supplies stranded in warehouses, industry leaders say.
A shortage of chicken, which forced restaurants like Nando's and KFC to close or change their menu, is being blamed on Brexit.
Chef-patron Michel Roux Jr. told customers the restaurant would be open for dinner service only from mid-June and said a combination of Brexit and the pandemic is to blame.
Owners of a Liverpool restaurant have spoken out about the 'perfect storm' of Brexit and Covid-19 that is currently 'washing over' the hospitality industry.
Local hospitality hit by severe staff shortages as “perfect storm” of Covid and Brexit sweeps country
01/06/2021
St Albans pubs and restaurants are desperately trying to recruit workers as a series of factors combine to create an extreme shortage of staff in the industry.
The aftershocks of the 2016 referendum to leave the EU continue to reverberate. / The effects of Brexit are becoming increasingly clear as time goes on, and London’s restaurant industry is learning that the hard way.
MasterChef’s Marcus Wareing: School cooking classes needed to fill ‘scary’ Brexit hospitality vacancies
24/11/2021
‘I’ve never, ever seen a staff shortage like I’m seeing right now. We’ve closed the door on our friends next door and they’re not coming over here any more’
‘A whole generation of British talent can no longer go to Europe and pick up a job’
Le Gavroche was founded by Albert Roux and Michel Roux Snr in 1967.