350 years Gronings Ontzet, pressure on the labor market is increasing, third Starbucks in Groningen. What has happened this week in the Groningen catering industry? You read it here.
Groningen relief
The last weekend of the summer holidays is all about 350 years of Groningen Relief. Various traditional parts of the 'Bommen Berend' program will pass by, such as the horse inspection on the Ossenmarkt, many theater performances in the city & province, summer fair, and a dazzling re-actment (live show) at the Martini Kerkhof performed by 100 extras, where one of the many battle scenes will be reenacted. You can find the entire program here: Groningen Relief 2022
Tightness in the labor market is increasing
Fewer and fewer people available for more and more jobs, it is one of the problems that the Dutch economy is currently facing. In the second quarter of 2022, there were 16 thousand new unfilled vacancies nationwide, while the average number of unemployed also fell by 11 thousand people. This increases the total number of jobs to approximately 94 thousand vacancies in the Netherlands, while unemployment has reached its lowest point since 2003. The Groningen catering industry can also use many hands. Would you like to work in the hospitality industry? Then take a look at us: vacancy overview
Third Starbucks in Groningen
After a branch at the Hoofdstation and the Broerstraat, the American Starbucks will this time settle down in the Herenstraat Groningen in the Cesile Coffee building. Cesile indicates that he will stop being present in the Herenstraat as of September 1 after a year. Starbucks has more than 50 branches in the Netherlands.
Until the next flash!