The hospitality industry is one of the world’s fastest growing industries. It annually adds $3.4 trillion to the global economy and employs 212 million people around the world (Gaille, 2014). Currently, 9% of the hospitality workforce is ready to retire which means that 1 million positions need to be filled (Adecco, 2016). But what are the demographics of the future workforce? And how to catch these future workers, and keep them in love with the hospitality industry?
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FHWien der WKW wins prestigious European Mise en Place Cup 2017
The 9th edition of the European Mise en place Cup took place on Sunday February 12th and Monday February 13th in the gastronomic city of Maastricht. This edition revolved around the theme “Catch Me If You Can – Stay in Love”. The winner of the EMCup 2017 is FHWien der WKW – Austria, followed by VIVES University College – Belgium and SHL – Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern – Switzerland.
