Lockdown leaves unsavoury taste for city’s hoteliers
ByAshwin KhanAshwin Khan / Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Owners of eateries insist that all their staff have been following COVID safety protocols and are not responsible for the current spread now, they face imminent bankruptcy and closure due to the pandemic’s double whammy, and feel the authorities should consider some relief for their beleaguered sector
Last year, the eight-month
lockdown crippled the food and
hospitality industry and just when the situation was improving, the 15-day ‘janta curfew’ has come like a death blow to hoteliers and restaurateurs. “It took me six years to build my business, but now we are struggling to stay afloat,” said Piyush Deshmukh, owner of The Chef’s Way Café on Khadki-Aundh Road. Others in the industry echoed Deshmukh’s sentiments, saying that those in the hospitality business were conscientiously following all COVID-19 safety protocols.