According to a survey conducted in Taiwan in May 2024 among businesses in the catering industry, more than 65 percent of the respondents found big food cost fluctuations very challenging. Shortage of staff and high employee turnover were other major difficulties faced by more than half of surveyed food and drink service companies in Taiwan.
Major difficulties encountered in food and drink service industry in Taiwan as of May 2024
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Census and Statistics Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan conducted the survey among wholesale, retail, and catering industry businesses, a total of 3,988 companies. The source did not specify how many of the surveyed companies operated in catering/F&B industry.
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