In this issue

The hospitality industry has been hit hard in the last two years of the pandemic. Hotel companies are facing weak performances due to either lockdowns, or low occupancies (no international guest), or worst, facing large-scale cancellations across the corporate, MICE and leisure segments. It also has large scale rolling effect on the foodservice industry. What is most disturbing is the uncertain future of large manpower, an integral part of the hospitality industry. The impact could render a majority of the people in hospitality industry jobless and resulting in mass unemployment. The pandemic has introduced a disruptive level of emotional stress on the workforce. Workers cannot carry out their jobs which effects on income. They are absolutely confused and lost about their future prospects in the current business environment of uncertainty and fear. Most of them are looking for alternative options for sustaining their households. This may lead to a large number of people changing their industry to go where they can restart their career. This exodus could have a severe impact on the talent pool and may not recover until confidence is reinforced by employers. The question is what is the solution? What hospitality organisations should do? If they retain people on compassionate ground, they are also uncertain for how long they can sustain this manpower. Otherwise, if companies let go their manpower, where will they get the experience people later on, to restart the operations. The hospitality associations are constantly asking government to help them in at least on this issue by providing salaries for the people and reduce some burden on the industry. Its high time government should look into this matter more seriously and provide a package to the industry to help retain its workforce.

Food & Beverage Business Review Magazine Description:

Food and Beverage Business Review – This is a bi-monthly magazine covering the entire gamut of activities that define the institutional F&B business - from "Farm to Fork", right from agricultural produce and meat products to dairy, food processing & bakery, beverages, equipment, cuisine, marketing and other related issues. The magazine goes behind the scenes to give the F&B professional, information, news and features about the business. The objective of the magazine is to develop a proper institutional marketing synergy between Food & Beverage, Food processing, Foodservice & the Food Retail industry. The range of articles covers food service, processing, food retail, equipment, theme & design, technology, food hygiene, marketing and training etc. Partnering with vendors, the magazine informs the target audience of new developments thus saving their valuable time and money. The magazine reaches to individuals who have titles of chef, F&B Manager, menu planner, restaurateur, bartender, sommelier.etc. In the food service industry; channel buyers, category managers in major organised retail chain stores, importers and distributors.