Gordon Ramsay loses almost £60m of trade during pandemic
Speaking to
The Sun, the chef revealed that he saw £10m worth of reservations wiped out overnight in December, with total revenue down £57.5m between 19 March 2020 and 3 February 2021.
“Lockdowns have caused utter devastation,” he said, adding that initially he thought the impact of Covid would only last a couple of week. It’s been long haul, and so hard to keep youngsters motivated. I feel pressure to give my younger staff, especially, some hope and the sense we can get out of this.
Last week Ramsay
He faced significant criticism at the onset of the Covid crisis last March when he made 500 staff across his London s restaurants redundant. However, it is understood that some of those redundancies were subsequently reversed, with the employees placed on furlough instead.
Gordon Ramsay s UK restaurants have lost $80 million worth of turnover during pandemic shutdowns.
Ramsay told The Sun that lockdowns have caused utter devastation and been incredibly costly. I get criticised for being wealthy, but the responsibility on my shoulders the livelihoods at stake is huge, he said.
TV chef Gordon Ramsay revealed Tuesday that his UK restaurants had lost £57 million ($80 million) worth of turnover during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ramsay, 54, currently has 18 restaurants across London and plans to open five more in 2021. The hospitality industry has been the hardest hit by the pandemic, with restaurants, bars and cafes having to stick to a 10 p.m. curfew at times, or shut altogether.
Gordon Ramsay says his restaurants have lost $80 million worth of turnover during the pandemic - and that s just in the UK kduffy@insider.com (Kate Duffy)
Gordon Ramsay s UK restaurants have lost $80 million worth of turnover during pandemic shutdowns.
Ramsay told The Sun that lockdowns have caused utter devastation and been incredibly costly. I get criticised for being wealthy, but the responsibility on my shoulders the livelihoods at stake is huge, he said.
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Ramsay, 54, currently has 18 restaurants across London and plans to open five more in 2021. The hospitality industry has been the hardest hit by the pandemic, with restaurants, bars and cafes having to stick to a 10 p.m. curfew at times, or shut altogether.