Celebrity chef Michael Caines says he can't recruit staff for his hotel and restaurants because so many people have left the industry during the pandemic.
Caines, 52, operates two restaurants on the Cornish coast and a hotel in Exmouth with a beach bar and restaurant there also due to open.
He is currently trying to hire 20 new staff members across the group - but the Michelin Star chef says recruitment is an issue.
He told the BBC that Brexit and the pandemic have led European workers to leave and not return - and another problem is the number of workers still on furlough.