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Isle of Wight hospitality crisis deep dive

Over the last year the hospitality industry has suffered a massive blow. The impact of the Covid pandemic has led to what is now being described nationally as a ‘hospitality crisis’.

In this Deep Dive series, News OnTheWight speaks to Front of House staff, Chefs, restaurant owners and many more to hear their stories of how the national ‘hospitality crisis’ has impacted the industry.

Below are all our articles in the series.

Split image with one side showing kitchen knives and the other showing supermarket shelves

14, June 2021·5 min read

From hotel chef to supermarket night crew: Part Three: Isle of Wight hospitality job crisis: A deep dive series

Catering was his life and all he wanted to do. Now, after 20 years in the trade and Lockdown, he’s chosen to work the supermarket nightshift. The third part of News OnTheWight’s series about how the Isle of Wight is being impacted by the ‘hospitality crisis’

10, June 2021·4 min read

Front of House: Part One: The Isle of Wight hospitality job crisis: A deep dive series

Today’s opening piece to this series - The story of a former restaurant manager of a leading hotel, who has left the industry after 28 years to become a labourer on a building site

Will Myles MD Visit Isle of Wight outside Quay Arts Centre

16, June 2021·6 min read

Isle of Wight Task Force created: Tourism trade body view: IW hospitality job crisis #4 of the deep dive series

A new task force has been formed to tackle some of the issues News OnTheWight’s reports have raised. This and many other insights were covered when we spoke to Will Myles

21, June 2021·4 min read

It’s a great trade, but it can take over your life, says high-end chef: IW hospitality job crisis #5

A chef in a high-end restaurant shares his experience and runs through the many issues that are causing the hospitality crisis

27, June 2021·7 min read

Learn what this Isle of Wight hotel did to beat the hospitality job crisis: Deep Dive #6

Learn from the proactive, innovative thinking of this hotel as they’ve adapted to the changing landscape of Covid and Brexit. Ben Farrelly explains what they did and why he thinks it's been successful

5, July 2021·4 min read

Pub Group’s innovative hospitality Employment Charters aim to counter the stereotype of long hours and low pay: Deep Dive #7

This group of upmarket Isle of Wight pubs have launched two new Employment Charters, publicly laying out their commitment to staff in black and white

Rachael Randall from HTP Apprenticeship College

16, August 2021·7 min read

Rachael Randall interview: The hospitality crisis can be tackled – Things are changing, so be flexible and give it a chance: Deep Dive #9

Rachael Randall has one of the strongest overviews of the IW hospitality industry - as an educator, business owner and venue owner. Here she shares a great set of tips for hospitality businesses, those working in them and those considering it

11, June 2021·5 min read

Restaurant owner: Part Two: The Isle of Wight hospitality job crisis: A deep dive series

In the second part of News OnTheWight's series about how the Isle of Wight has been impacted by the national 'hospitality crisis', we get the perspective of Emma Guy, owner of The Beach Hut, Bembridge

8, July 2021·7 min read

Two Isle of Wight tech solutions to beat the Hospitality headache: Deep Dive #8

Learn how ICR Systems is helping Isle of Wight hospitality relieve their staffing headaches and keep service levels high in the solutions segment of our Hospitality Deep Dive

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