Johor Bahru facing intense cook competition with Singapore
JOHOR BAHRU – Eateries in Johor Bahru are facing a double whammy as they struggle to employ and retain cooks while coping with the surge in the number of customersJohor Bahru Cooks Association president John Ang said there is intense competition among restaurant and coffee shop owners for cooks, with many now offering higher salaries to attract workers.
“To retain the cooks, many eatery owners have been offering higher salaries. In general, the salary of a cook in Johor Bahru has increased by about 30 per cent now compared with pre-pandemic times.”increase in the price of food in restaurants and coffee shops. “We are now getting new workers who are inexperienced, and we need to train them again. Some eateries had to remove certain dishes from their menus because their workers could not cook them.
“Now that business is in full swing, many restaurants are facing difficulties in getting back the workers they retrenched.”
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