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HOSPITALITY OPERATORS forecasting similar challenges
2012--2013, National hospitality industry sales grew a relatively modest 2.5% from 2012 although anecdotally 2014 appears to have started well for most of the country, long may the agreeable weather last through Autumn.
a quick word... new challenges, more opportunities
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Hospitality operators have identified the challenges of running a business today. We look at some of the ways you can turn those challenges into opportunities...
the battle over ownership of information
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The idea of intellectual property and confidentiality breaches can be head scratching. However the issues is more common than we think.
sale & supply of alcohol implementation update
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owever, while hospitality operators are cautiously optimistic about the coming year, many are hesitant to announce a return to the profitability of pre-recession times. It is clear that there continues to be many challenges to remaining profitable in 2014.
“We continue to feel the effects of the global financial crisis and high kiwi dollar affecting international tourist numbers. Although helped by an improving domestic economy and domestic tourism, we are still down on where we were 55-6 years ago.” SALE ST, AUCKLAND
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are your employees entitled to work here?
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Café Owner, Marlborough A recent survey conducted by the Restaurant Association saw operators identify their top challenges, now and in the future. FINDING SKILLED The survey showed that operators expect to face many of the EMPLOYEES IS STILL DIFFICULTY FOR same challenges in 2014 as they have over the past few years. OPERATORS LABOUR COSTS are forecast to remain the biggest concern for business owners; the same ranking as in 2013. A LACK OF SKILLED EMPLOYEES in the industry, which was rated the second biggest challenge in 2012, as well as 2013, appears to be a contributing factor to these concerns over labour costs. CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE