Coronavirus Outbreak: Pandemic slowdown threatens restaurants with bitter aftertaste; customers, spending likely to plunge
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Pandemic slowdown threatens restaurants with bitter aftertaste; customers, spending likely to plunge

Firstpost  

Even when the situation normalises however, restaurateurs fear that business will not bounce back in a hurry and people will socialise less in crowded restaurants. New Delhi/Mumbai: After growing tenfold in the last decade, India’s restaurant sector fears for the future when a nationwide lockdown is eventually lifted, with customer numbers and spending expected to plunge in the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. “From the people’s perspective they’re not going to have the money to spend,” said Ashish Kothare, a veteran restaurateur in India’s IT hub Bangalore. “We will have to shut at least four or five restaurants,” said Singh, who operates dozens across India.

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Thousands of restaurants and pubs closing across UK blame soaring bills among pressures they face
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of restaurants and pubs closing across UK blame soaring bills among pressures they face

The Independent  

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Chain restaurants will never recover, Wagamama chief admits
1 year, 9 months ago

Chain restaurants will never recover, Wagamama chief admits

The Telegraph  

The chief executive of Wagamama has said chain restaurants will never be as ubiquitous as they were pre-pandemic, but insisted they will not disappear from Britain’s high streets altogether. Andy Hornby, chief executive of The Restaurant Group, which owns the Japanese chain, told The Telegraph: “I don’t think the industry will ever be quite as big as it was.” However, …

More restaurants for sale as financial troubles mount
2 years, 6 months ago

More restaurants for sale as financial troubles mount

NL Times  

The number of catering businesses for sale in the Netherlands increased by at least a quarter since the beginning of this year. Many restaurant and cafe owners are giving up due to financial problems, NOS reports after speaking to brokers, catering businesses, and sector economist Gerarda Westerhuis of ABN Amro. Brokers estimate that the number of catering businesses for sale …

Takeaways the only hope now for restaurants to survive the virus
2 years, 11 months ago

Takeaways the only hope now for restaurants to survive the virus

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority’s decision to have bars and restaurants shut for dine-in and only allowing takeaways has business owners worried. While some eatery owners are prepping up their delivery infrastructure to cater to the anticipated rise in demand, others are looking to open more kitchens “We have observed a marked slowdown of traffic at our outlets, without a …

5 Reasons You Should Be Patient With Restaurants As They Reopen
3 years, 5 months ago

5 Reasons You Should Be Patient With Restaurants As They Reopen

Huff Post  

Hispanolistic via Getty Images With roughly half of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, masks are coming off and restaurants are reopening. If you’ve noticed the “Help Wanted” signs on the doors of nearly every restaurant, it should come as no surprise that the service industry is experiencing a severe lack of staff. “Good luck getting anything from the big Champagne houses …

Pandemic Over? American Restaurants are Struggling to Keep up With Demand as Restrictions Lift
3 years, 6 months ago

Pandemic Over? American Restaurants are Struggling to Keep up With Demand as Restrictions Lift

News 18  

Americans are dining out in record numbers as pandemic restrictions lift, with restaurants struggling to keep up with demand amid a labor shortage, data released by review site Yelp showed Tuesday. Yelp data showed more than 3.7 million diners seated using its app in May 2021, the highest number ever, surpassing pre-pandemic highs, according to Yelp restaurant marketplace manager Devon …

Dine-in is life, delivery is the ’ventilator’: Delhi restaurants
3 years, 8 months ago

Dine-in is life, delivery is the ’ventilator’: Delhi restaurants

Live Mint  

Dine-in is their mainstay and home-deliveries are like "ventilators" good enough just to keep them breathing, claim city restaurateurs who fear that the Delhi government's Thursday order of closing dine-in operations due to the the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases will cripple the food industry already sitting on huge losses. "Closing dine-in operations would obviously trigger already climbing losses for …

Restaurants are now down to the waterline
3 years, 8 months ago

Restaurants are now down to the waterline

Live Mint  

It is 8 PM on a Friday. Mathew doesn’t like home deliveries or takeaways of his food, but then India’s crucial food services industry is trying to adjust to the next normal. “30% of the 10,000 restaurants on the Eazydiner platform never opened post-covid," Rohit Dasgupta, CEO of table reservations company Eazydiner said. “We took an aggressive stand and signed …

The Best Things That Happened To Restaurants In The Worst Of COVID Times
3 years, 8 months ago

The Best Things That Happened To Restaurants In The Worst Of COVID Times

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING That’s the bad news. Charities across the board are suffering decreased donations due to the pandemic, and we hope to be Quantum Leap Farm’s light in the dark as they were ours.” ― Suzanne Perry, co-owner, Datz Restaurant Group A Post-Vaccine Meal To Remember “I was so excited that a post-vaccine guest wanted to have their first …

What The Future Of Restaurants Will Look Like Post-Pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

What The Future Of Restaurants Will Look Like Post-Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s been a year since the coronavirus pandemic upended the U.S. restaurant industry, necessitating innovations in takeout, carry-out cocktails, expanding outdoor dining and contactless technology. “It’s going to be very hard to have a thriving independent restaurant business when you’re basically trying to climb out of debt,” said Edward Lee, chef, restaurateur and co-founder of the philanthropic …

Hospitality Industry Calls Latest Covid-19 Curbs in Maha Death Knell For Sector
3 years, 9 months ago

Hospitality Industry Calls Latest Covid-19 Curbs in Maha Death Knell For Sector

News 18  

Members of hospitality industry decided to hold a silent protest outside all hotels and restaurants across Maharashtra against the Uddhav Thackeray-led government’s directive to shut all outlets selling non-essential commodities and services till April 30 amid rise in COVID-19 cases. As part of the government’s ‘Break The Chain’ order, restaurants would have to remain shut completely shut except for take-aways, …

Restaurant sector stares at massive losses as states reimpose strict Covid-19 curbs
3 years, 9 months ago

Restaurant sector stares at massive losses as states reimpose strict Covid-19 curbs

India Today  

India is staring at a second Covid-19 wave with daily numbers crossing the 1-lakh mark and businesses are once again worried about the economic slowdown as a result of curbs that states are announcing to tackle the virus spread. While Maharashtra has imposed a partial lockdown, Delhi government has announced a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am till …

Pandemic restaurant closures produce glut of used equipment
3 years, 10 months ago

Pandemic restaurant closures produce glut of used equipment

The Independent  

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The restaurants that have never known normal
3 years, 10 months ago

The restaurants that have never known normal

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I had taken so much time trying to plan for every eventuality – but …

Not the more the merrier - Restaurant take-out orders show how people are breaking coronavirus measures
4 years ago

Not the more the merrier - Restaurant take-out orders show how people are breaking coronavirus measures

NL Times  

Thanks to the Christmas take-out menus, restaurants are experiencing a few profitable days. With at least 70 people, the orders were so large that I am sure it is not by the book,” one restaurant owner told RTL Nieuws. Of course, that is not possible, but I don’t want to miss out on my turnover,” admits one restaurant owner. “Of …

Some 4,700 new catering businesses established in NL during Covid epidemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Some 4,700 new catering businesses established in NL during Covid epidemic

NL Times  

Despite the very dark scenarios predicted for the hospitality industry since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic in the Netherlands, thousands of entrepreneurs still opened catering businesses. Between March and September, nearly 4,700 catering companies were established in the country, BNR reports based on figures from the Chamber of Commerce. "If you can get to your dream location for relatively …

Covid’s next casualty – American restaurants (opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid’s next casualty – American restaurants (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: John Avlon is a senior political analyst at CNN. One of the bill’s original co-sponsors, Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker said in a statement to CNN that, “The growing momentum for the Restaurants Act in the Senate and the House is something that should be considered as the next recovery package comes together …This relief is also critical for …

As restaurants endure economic losses, others feel pain, too
4 years, 5 months ago

As restaurants endure economic losses, others feel pain, too

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Restaurants helped revive the U.S. economy after the Great Recession of 2007-2009. “The restaurant industry’s role in the economy is outsized compared to its share of overall GDP,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “People are not out eating,’’ said Genell Pridgen, whose family runs a restaurant, butchery and three farms in North Carolina. “They won’t …

A fifth of cafés and restaurants remain shut: 'the losses are less'
4 years, 5 months ago

A fifth of cafés and restaurants remain shut: 'the losses are less'

Dutch News  

A fifth of cafés and restaurants remain shut due to corona restrictions, according to an analysis of payment transactions by the ING Economisch Bureau. Losses ‘The level of government support that businesses get does depend on their income, so this is a factor,’ ING sector economist Thijs Geijer told DutchNews.nl. ‘Many business owners have tried, but come to the conclusion …

Why cloud kitchen business in India may grow 5 times in 5 years
4 years, 6 months ago

Why cloud kitchen business in India may grow 5 times in 5 years

Live Mint  

With the coronavirus lockdown keeping restaurants closed and would-be diners at home, takeaway meal options have been booming in India. “An obligation to reduce non-essential outdoor activities, and an increased supply of cloud kitchens in both existing brands and new entrants will accelerate the pre-Covid trend of ordering in and takeaways, and become a permanent shift post-crisis,” said Joydeep Bhattacharya, …

Top restaurants struggle as covid takes a bite out of business
4 years, 6 months ago

Top restaurants struggle as covid takes a bite out of business

Live Mint  

The food business is supposed to be recession-proof. Restaurants and cafes don’t run on high margins and when you play around with the variables so much, it doesn’t make business sense to continue,” Dhingra said. Earlier this month, restauranteur Riyaaz Amlani, chief executive and managing director of Impresario Handmade Restaurants, said he had shut the Smoke House Deli outlet in …

Coronavirus measures massively ignored in bars, restaurants; fines issued
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus measures massively ignored in bars, restaurants; fines issued

NL Times  

The Security Council, comprised of the 25 security regions in the Netherlands, is very concerned about compliance with social distancing and other coronavirus measures in the catering industry. "Within the catering establishments, people are finding it increasingly difficult to keep a distance of 1.5 meters between themselves and to comply with the obligation to sit and not to stand or …

18 per cent restaurants may not restart post lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

18 per cent restaurants may not restart post lockdown

India TV News  

Post-Covid lockdown, it is estimated that 18 per cent single-unit restaurants are likely to shut down between May and July and another 12-15 per cent of restaurants will be part of the second round of closure between September and December. A research report called 'Future of Food: Covid-19 Survival Plan' by Indian Federation of Culinary Associations and Tagtaste says that …

After coronavirus restrictions lift, cafes and restaurants will change. Here's how
4 years, 7 months ago

After coronavirus restrictions lift, cafes and restaurants will change. Here's how

ABC  

When guests arrive at Fabio Dore's restaurant he feels like he is welcoming them into his own home: the outside space is modelled on his mother's garden in Sardinia and the menu is packed with the Italian flavours he grew up with. "If customers book but then don't show up then, with only 10 people per sitting, that can destroy …

Restaurants stare at uncertain future as customers may not have the stomach to dine out
4 years, 8 months ago

Restaurants stare at uncertain future as customers may not have the stomach to dine out

Hindustan Times  

Since the second week of March, restaurants, pubs and discotheques across the world have shut down as the first signs of the Covid-19 pandemic taking hold emerged. A combination of risks has made this segment of the hospitality business particularly vulnerable to the crisis, with infections feared to spread in closed, indoor spaces A combination of risks has made this …

High-end restaurants aren’t taking reservations but they are taking orders
4 years, 9 months ago

High-end restaurants aren’t taking reservations but they are taking orders

CNN  

CNN — As recently as one week ago, not much aside from luck could help you snag a reservation at some of the world’s most coveted tables. The trendy Greek restaurant Avra, with three locations, is closed in Beverly Hills and Manhattan’s Midtown East but started pickup and delivery from Avra Madison, on Manhattan’s East 60th Street, this week. “We …

50 lakh restaurants urged to shut shop amid COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

50 lakh restaurants urged to shut shop amid COVID-19 pandemic

India TV News  

The National Restaurant Association of India has sent out an advisory to its members to shut down the operations of their restaurants till March 31, 2020 or till such time when there are no new coronavirus cases reported for a few days. In a statement, the restaurant body has said that although the decision entails major financial impact, but temporarily …

‘Devastating’ Shutdowns During Coronavirus Crisis Hurl Small Businesses Into Uncertainty
4 years, 9 months ago

‘Devastating’ Shutdowns During Coronavirus Crisis Hurl Small Businesses Into Uncertainty

Huff Post  

TORONTO — Dave Auger’s dream restaurant was days away from its one-year anniversary when he had to lay off its entire staff, including himself — more than 20 people. “As a business owner who is already stressed about the loss of sales, it’s very overwhelming to read and try to understand what exactly is being offered.” Bowden started a petition …

Restaurant shutdowns are putting millions of jobs at risk, according to new report
4 years, 9 months ago

Restaurant shutdowns are putting millions of jobs at risk, according to new report

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Coronavirus-related measures and shutdowns are expected to put millions of restaurant, bar and hospitality workers out of work, according to a report released Tuesday by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Challenger cited labor and employment data from the District of Columbia, as well asCalifornia, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, …

How Restaurants Are Radically Changing To Deal With Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

How Restaurants Are Radically Changing To Deal With Coronavirus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Streets are barren. Renowned chef Jessica Koslow of Sqirl in Los Angeles talked about her decision to go take-away on Instagram: An LA restaurant group that includes Ludo Lefebvre’s Trois Mec on Friday emailed reassuring words diners: “For those who decide to dine at home, most of our restaurants offer pick-up or delivery services; This includes Son …

How to help your favorite small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

How to help your favorite small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis

CNN  

Social distancing may help mitigate the coronavirus crisis, but it also threatens to devastate small businesses. In Seattle, already hard hit bythe outbreak,a recent survey found that 60% of small businesses there are considering wage cuts and staffing cutbacks, while 35% said they may have to close. Moon, who employs 120 people, said she’s now considering “extremely reduced hours …

Coronavirus outbreak has some Los Angeles restaurants taking drastic measures
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak has some Los Angeles restaurants taking drastic measures

LA Times  

Henry’s Cuisine in Alhambra closed temporarily this week due to a decrease in business caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak. “We’ve removed tables to increase space between guests, invested in the world’s last bottles of Lysol to disinfect server stations throughout the shift, and have changed the way we handle cash and table settings.” Similar sentiments were shared on social …

Restaurants struggle to survive as coronavirus turns Seattle into a ghost town
4 years, 9 months ago

Restaurants struggle to survive as coronavirus turns Seattle into a ghost town

CNN  

CNN — The Pike Place bakery sits in an area where tourists flock in Seattle. “We’ve seen at least a 50-70% drop with tourists coming through the market and our sales compared to last year and the years before,” Alexander Vaughan, one of the bakery managers at Piroshky Piroshky, told CNN on Monday. The state has “Many restaurants” in Seattle …

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