date:Jul 23, 2012
ake orders, wash dishes and make coffee.
Operators are now preparing more food from scratch in order to reduce food costs. This trend is also influenced by an increased preference for fresh produce among consumers, as well as locally sourced products.
Foodservice market since the GFC has been volatile
Retail turnover of restaurants, cafes and takeaway services proved to be extremely volatile in 2011, as it was during 2010. Turnover fell by 1.3 per cent in January 2011, during the only peak seaso