The Portland Phoenix has published an article on challenges restaurants and other food and beverage business are currently encountering in hiring staff.
A recent HospitalityMaine membership survey found 96 percent are hiring right now. Member establishments were also asked to rank how difficult hiring has been on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 the most difficult; 80 percent of respondents said hiring has been at a 4 or 5, which indicates “difficult” or “extremely difficult.”
For more information on this subject read this recent article by Restaurant Manifesto.