A FAMILY-run business which caters for special events remains positive of a strong comeback from the crisis - with its diary full of summer bookings. Baba Ganoush’s six event coordinators and nine chefs have been forced to diversify in response to the Covid restrictions and find new ways to showcase their food. Among its successes was a pop-up restaurant before the latest lockdown, and the team is now preparing ‘Baba Boxes’ - meals to enjoy at home. Rebecca Claxton, of York-based Baba Ganoush, said: “In normal times we love nothing more than to cater weddings and special events. “The wedding industry has been hard hit hard by the pandemic, but the Baba team has enjoyed diversifying in new areas. Before the most recent lockdown, we held a pop-up restaurant.
The Press is today relaunching its Love Local Business campaign to support independent operators in York and help them survive the Covid-19 crisis and beyond. Many small businesses were already on the brink ahead of the latest last-minute lockdown, with people s livelihoods more reliant on local support now than ever before. With independent businesses making up 65 per cent of York s economy, they are the backbone of our city. It is vital we continue the local shopping habits embraced in 2020 until this crisis finally begins to ease. To play our part, The Press will again be promoting how local businesses have adapted to weather the storm.