Food and Hospitality industry fear huge losses amidst complete lockdown scare
The food and hospitality industry is not just reeling under financial losses but also becoming a cause of unemployment. (Image Source: Pixabay)
Updated: Apr 9, 2021, 07:24 PM IST
Even as the question of lockdown 2021 looms large amid a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, one industry, in particular, is very tensed. In 2020, the stringent eight-month lockdown largely impacted the food and hospitality industry besides aviation and small-scale industries.
At a time when the food and hospitality industry is still reeling under the pressure of recovery from the massive losses due to the first lockdown in 2020, another lockdown could act as the final blow to it.
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Maharashtra restaurant owners fear the current lockdown could be the final nail in the coffin for their business
Maharashtra restaurant owners fear the current lockdown could be the final nail in the coffin for their business
Sanchita DashApr 6, 2021, 09:33 IST
A restaurant in Pune, Maharashtra offering 20% discount on the parcel takeaway orders as lockdown in the state hurts business.BCCL
As Maharashtra remains the worst affected state in India hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with positive case numbers worse than the year before, the state now has a partial lockdown once again.
As shutters come down on restaurants, the owners are looking at a fate that they had never imagined.
Just days after Maharashtra imposed stringent restrictions, Delhi came under night curfew starting Tuesday to control the spread of Covid cases. Following its latest round of review, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority decided to announce a 10 pm to 5 am curfew till the end of the month. “It has been observed that there has been a sudden increase in Covid-19 cases in the recent past along with high positivity rate and therefore it is felt that night curfew needs to be imposed in the territory of NCT of Delhi…,’’ the DDMA order said. Essential activities and services can continue as usual.
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On Sunday, the state government restricted the operations of recreational activities in the state, including restaurants and bars, till April 30. While bars and restaurants are allowed to operate only within hotels; home delivery services are permitted for 13 hours (7 am to 8 pm)
Manu Kaushik | April 5, 2021 | Updated 18:55 IST
Mumbai is the largest restaurant market in the country with 87,650 outlets
Just when the restaurant industry was getting back on its feet, the recent curbs imposed by the Maharashtra government following the surge in the Covid-19 cases in the state is likely to push industry to the wall. On Sunday, the Maharashtra government restricted the operations of recreational activities in the state, including restaurants and bars, till April 30. While bars and restaurants are allowed to operate only within hotels; home delivery services are permitted for 13 hours (7 am to 8 pm) throughou