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Showing posts with label Recession tidies an economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recession tidies an economy. Show all posts

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Mike's Minute: Are we over-cafe'd?


We have all seen it. I have seen it a good number of times.

The café that was exemplary, sold, the new owner changes the menu, brings in a few kids to serve, and then wonders why six months later they are out of business.

As the hospitality people yet again told their tale of woe, and do not get me wrong, times have been tight and many an outlet has struggled, but as the new numbers got rolled out for the obligatory headline, it is probably time to get a bit honest about a sector that at times is its own worst enemy.