Restoration

Articles

• Labor Shortage Hits French Hospitality: Moroccan Workers Face Visa Hurdles
  12 April, by Sylvanus

  As in previous years, hotels, restaurants, cafes, nightclubs or caterers in Lozère (South of France), half of which operate seasonally, are still struggling to recruit foreign workers, particularly from Morocco.
  "There are still 120 to 150 seasonal workers missing in the department...", Denis Carminati, former owner of the Moulin inn in Sainte-Énimie and Lozère president of the Union of Hotel Industry Trades and Industries (UMIH), told La Dépêche. This labor shortage has intensified (…)

• Coffee Prices Surge 25% in Morocco, Sparking Industry Outrage
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  Since April 1st, the price of coffee has risen sharply, sparking outrage from the National Federation of Café and Restaurant Owners in Morocco.
  The price of a kilo of coffee has gone from 120 dirhams to 150 dirhams, the one sold at 160 dirhams has gone up to 200 dirhams, and the most expensive, initially sold at 200 dirhams, now costs 250 dirhams, an abrupt increase of 25%. "The companies have met and agreed on a 25% increase on their products," denounces Ahmed Boufekrane, national (…)

• Iconic Marrakech Hotel La Mamounia Closes for Major Renovation
  21 November 2019, by Ginette

  The doors of the Mamounia will remain closed from May 25 to September 1, 2020. The mythical palace will be undergoing renovations during this entire period.
  It is with the Parisian firm of Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku that the teams of La Mamounia will collaborate for the work, which will initially concern the culinary spaces.
  It will be for the two firms to create the magic between tradition and modernity. A more contemporary, more sophisticated conceptual redefinition, which will (…)

• Muslim Couple Faces Racist Backlash Over New Montpellier Restaurant Opening
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  Barely had he announced the opening of his restaurant in the Plan Cabanes neighborhood of Montpellier when a Muslim couple became the target of racist and Islamophobic insults.
  The announcement of the opening of the restaurant "L’Océan fish", a seafood restaurant, sparked racist and Islamophobic comments on social media due to the image posted on Monday, April 7 on the Facebook page of the local media La Gazette de Montpellier. Taken inside the seafood restaurant, this image shows the (…)

• Turkish Planes to Become Unique Restaurants in Moroccan Tourist Hotspot Agadir
  30 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  Two passenger planes sent by sea to Agadir, a seaside resort that welcomes many tourists each year, will be transformed into restaurants. This is a vacation center project initiated by a construction company located in Konya, in central Turkey.
  "We have bought two planes that can no longer carry passengers from two different airlines. As part of the vacation center project in Morocco, we plan to transform one of these planes into a restaurant and the other into a café," explains Ali (…)

• McDonald’s Morocco Faces Protest as Delivery Drivers Suspended
  12 January 2024, by Said

  A union plans to demonstrate in front of all Moroccan McDonald’s. This decision follows the suspension of about twenty employees of a transport company under contract with the fast food chain.
  According to the union, at least 20 employees of the company "Maro Trans" have been suspended by this company responsible for transporting the meat consumed in Moroccan McDonald’s.
  The company, which works with McDonald’s, imports this meat from Brazil. The president of the union criticized the (…)

• Coastal Bars Defy Eviction Orders in Dar Bouazza, Morocco
  6 April, by Prince

  Seven bars and restaurants continue to illegally occupy the maritime domain in the coastal area of Dar Bouazza and Tamaris, despite the formal notice addressed to them by the former governor of the Nouaceur province in February 2024.
  The companies Baya Beach, Sunny Beach, Malibu Beach, Beach Balboa 1, Taloche, Atlantic Boulevard and Seven are slow to vacate the maritime domain in Dar Bouaaza and Tamaris, even though they were ordered in mid-February 2024 to vacate the premises within 15 (…)

• Ancient Phoenician City of Lixus in Morocco to Undergo $1.5 Million Restoration
  9 July 2019, by Kamal

  A new rehabilitation project for the Phoenician city of Lixus will be initiated by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, requiring a budget of 15 million dirhams. 22 centuries old, the ancient city is a model of national historical heritage.
  The Minister of Culture and Communication, Mohamed El Aaraj, announced that a budget of 6.75 million dirhams will be allocated to the maintenance and repair of the site, 4.6 million dirhams to enhancement and equipment, and 2.22 million dirhams (…)

• Holiday Catering Crisis: Unsafe Meat and Expired Food Threaten Consumers
  6 August 2019, by Kamal

  According to the National Association for Consumer Protection, the sector is experiencing a form of anarchy and a lack of a sense of responsibility. The use of meat from clandestine slaughter, spoiled chickens without control, as well as expired fish, means that some parties turn into tragedies.
  The lack of a strict legal and regulatory framework explains the lack of rigor in the sector. According to the Association, several operators working in the catering profession do not meet the (…)

• Moroccan Pilgrims Face Hardships During Hajj 2019 in Saudi Arabia
  8 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Moroccan pilgrims are having a hard time during the Hajj season, due to the poor quality of accommodation and the lack of catering.
  Moroccan pilgrims, settled in the plain of Mina, in Saudi Arabia, are complaining about lodging and board during this Hajj period.
  According to the newspaper Assabah, the pilgrimage is a full-scale test for Moroccan officials who participate in the organization of this trip for the Moroccan delegation.
  The same source notes that even the visit of (…)