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Labor shortages bite UK hospitality businesses


One in six (16%) hospitality jobs currently lie vacant in the UK, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth, triggering intense competition among firms to recruit and retain team members. The third-quarter poll highlights the industry’s mounting labor crisis, with 96% of business leaders now envisaging shortages in either front- or back-of-house roles, and 73% in both. Fewer than one in five (18%) of leaders feels confident about their recruitment


and retention over the next 12 months, a dramatic collapse from the 67% who felt confident in the last Business Confidence Survey three months previously. The shortage of staff is prompting business leaders to step up efforts to attract


and keep hold of staff. Three quarters say they have offered better pay (76%) and stepped up their levels of communication (75%) as part of their retention strategies, while two thirds have tried to cultivate the right working culture (67%) and support staff members’ wellbeing and mental health (66%). “These figures illustrate the full scale of hospitality’s recruitment and retention


crisis,” said Karl Chessell, CGA’s director of hospitality operators and food, EMEA. “Thousands of businesses are now critically short of staff, while those who have sufficient labor face a fight to keep hold of it. Gaps at front and back of house and fast-rising wage costs threaten to derail the industry’s recovery, and sustained, targeted government support is now urgently needed to tackle the problem.”


Saudi Arabian tourism project to turn sunlight into seafood


The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), an enormous tourism project set to open its doors in Saudi Arabia in 2023, has begun investigating CO2-negative fish and algae production. The research looks to cater to the growing demand for more sustainable protein options and is the latest in a string of measures to ensure the destination not only preserves and protects the environment, but also regenerates it. The scheme aims to have a 30% net positive impact on its location over the next two decades. To investigate this technology, the company has signed a memorandum of understandings (MoU) with Blue Planet Ecosystems. Its Land-based Automated Recirculating Aquaculture (LARA) system replicates natural aquatic ecosystems in a modular and automated system made up of three horizontal units. The top unit uses the sun’s energy to grow microalgae, which powers the entire system. The microalgae are then


moved to the next unit down, where it nourishes zooplankton. Finally, the zooplankton is transported to the bottom unit, where it is eaten by fish. “In response to demand for sustainable protein and to contribute to the long-term protection and enhancement of ocean biodiversity, we are exploring innovative technology solutions. Our partnership with Blue Planet Ecosystems, means working together to set a new global standard in desert aquaculture so we can literally turn sunlight into seafood,” said John Pagano, CEO of TRSDC.


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