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Hospitality · Milan

Chain restaurants in Italy reach €9bn but struggle to keep staff

A Deloitte study puts chains at 11% of Italy's €84bn food service market and growing far faster than independents. Keeping young staff is the problem.

25 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Hospitality · Rome

Italy hospitality hiring leads October jobs demand

Accommodation, food and tourism businesses plan about 94,500 hires in October, and restaurant staff are again the single most wanted profession in the country.

20 October 2026 · 2 min read
Two chefs in aprons prepare food together in a restaurant kitchen
Hospitality · Spain

Spain's hospitality hiring forecast tops all sectors

ManpowerGroup places hospitality 19 points above the national average for the last quarter of 2026, well ahead of technology, construction and every other sector surveyed.

18 September 2026 · 2 min read
A chef in whites covering his face with his hand
Hospitality · London

Mental health in hospitality: 65% of managers cite work

Hospitality Action's annual survey, run this summer with Agilysys, also reports that 61% of managers were asked to support a colleague in the past year.

10 September 2026 · 1 min read
Tables laid with glasses and cutlery in an empty restaurant dining room before service
Hospitality · Amsterdam

Hospitality staff shortage: 22,000 vacancies are on the floor

Dutch operators describe a chef shortage. The trade body's own figures say the bigger hole is in the dining room, and it is the room nobody has built a career ladder for.

24 August 2026 · 6 min read
A server standing by a window in a dimly lit, rustic restaurant dining room
Hospitality · Amsterdam

Dutch restaurants struggle to train front-of-house staff

Kitchens have a recognised career ladder. The dining room mostly does not, and Dutch hospitality is starting to feel the cost in turnover and service.

24 August 2026 · 6 min read
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