11 Dining tables and chairs are put aside at a food court in Bangkok following the government s measures to ban dine-in at restaurants across the capital to curb the spread of Covid-19. Varuth Hirunyatheb
Eateries are braving the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis, with the government s latest announcement to ban dining-in at restaurants across high-risk areas including Bangkok through July anticipated to aggravate their plight.
Nongchanok Stananonth, assistant vice-president of marketing at SLRT, operator of Sizzler restaurant chain, said that with the new measure, 31 Sizzler restaurants out of 57 have had to stop dine-in service, providing only deliveries and take-aways. The latest Covid-19 control measures including a ban on dining-in at restaurants sound much like the tsunami that caught the eatery business off guard, Mrs Nongchanok said.
Sales tactics for survival in slump
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published : 19 Jan 2021 at 04:04
5 Penguin Eat Shabu in Saphan Khwai area has installed dividers to separate customers. Local restaurant sales are anticipated to fall an average of 30-50% this year. Nutthawat Wicheanbut
Food vendors need to strive to expand distribution channels, offer items with good profits and collect data to better their strategies as part of a way to boost the chance of business success, industry pundits say.
Speaking at the virtual Robinhood Food Delivery Forum 2021 on Monday, Thanapong Wongchinsri, part owner of Penguin Eat Shabu restaurant, said sales in the restaurant business are estimated to decline by an average of 30-50% this year in Thailand.