The industry will continue to experience a skills shortage over the next few years, according to foodservice consultants and senior executives as an absence of younger workers makes it harder to fill vacancies.
Italian cuisine is ranked as the nation’s favourite when dining out, while traditional British food still tops the menu for home cooking, according to the How Britain Eats 2011 Report.
The UK eating out market is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent in 2011 to £42bn, with the low-mid value sector and lunchtimes showing the greatest signs of growth.
The amount Britons spend on eating out has fallen for the first time in 40 years, with experts predicting our demand for low-cost meals to last long after the recession is over
Executives from Clapham House Group, Wagamama and Jamies Italian are among those coming together to discuss the future of the industry at Allegra Strategies summit this summer
