New Delhi: Restaurants and bars across the city, supported by Covid Normalization of the situation, adding the good and the promise held by the new excise policy, had to pay hefty license fees in November, even agreed to hire an increase in some cases.
But instead of the busy festive season, hit Coronavirus business to make new breakthroughs in the city.
With in-dining ruled out, the industry is staring at a huge loss with the possibility of job cuts.
Priyank Sukhija of the first violin and the head of the Delhi chapter of the Indian National Restaurant Association, has recently opened three new outlets and plans to open several more.
Dempor, he now says that the industry is likely to face the closure of many companies.
Vishal Anand of Moonshine Food Ventures and Gurgaon Chapter Head Nrai shows that while it seems no action was taken against the markets, public transport and demonstration elections for not enforcing social distance, a face mask or limit seating, the restaurant and bar to follow all protocols but always The first closed.
Anand says there needs to be a national Covid task force that issued similar guidelines for each industry and base their decisions on science and on industry problems.
Kabir Suri, President, Nrai, said there are 95 187 restaurants in Delhi, with 32 777 restaurants organized FSSAI holding number and certification of GST and the rest in the informal sector.
Suri said the annual revenue generated by restaurants organized in Delhi is around Rs 31 132 crore.
Also, the frequency of the dine-out in the city six times per month to the national average of 4.5 times per month.
It all stopped, he said.
“We are very worried about the fate of 3.01.715 people employed in the Delhi restaurant.
We do not want them to suffer, but unfortunately, we do not have sufficient resources to support them long,” Suri said, adding that most of the revenue comes from Dine-In and instead of delivery / takeaway, which is currently allowed.
Suri also said the surge in consumption is encouraging restaurants to hire people, who now remains in trouble.
“It’s like a slow painful death and painful for a dynamic industry,” he laments.
Many outlets are trying to storm to create a menu just a new delivery.
Restaurant Tangra Project Love, Oh! Calcutta, Fio, Frying Pan in the cloud, smoke house, social, plats and punjab grill promoting home delivery.
Five-star hotels also introduces the concept of delivery.
Taj has Qmin delivery, ITC has a gourmet sofa with options like ‘table for four, while at the Oberoi at home, Marriot of wheels, tiffin Claridges take the dishes to the house as well as the Hyatt, Shangri La and Lodhi.
Restaurant Delivery Komorin and Rooh’s The Dinner Box will also serve a delicious dining experience at home.
Sukhija said that while the industry will comply with the rules and help fight Covid, the only hope for now is a restaurant and bar reopened with all major appointments of new tax policy is fully implemented.
“We were promised an operation until 3 am, the reduction of the drinking age to 21 years and permission to use the open space at our place,” said Sukhija.
“We pay a license fee for this facility, but they have not been implemented.
It should be in place when we reopen or fees that we pay to be adjusted with the delay in implementing these measures.
The industry will collapse without this support.”
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