The butcher shop where BBQ Man picked up peri-peri chicken while infected with coronavirus has spun the unfortunate attention into marketing gold.
PJ Ilic, owner of The Meat Store at Bondi Junction, in Sydney s east, told Daily Mail the exposure alert by NSW Health just shows how good his grass-fed, free-range products are.
Tom Pizzey, 50, was dubbed BBQ Man after he visited four BBQ stores on the hunt for the perfect grill while infected on May 1.
But the unwitting Covid patient only stopped off at one place to buy meat.
A Sydney butcher (pictured, The Meat Store) that was declared a Covid hotspot after an infected man dropped by to pick up some prime cuts, is making the most of the whirlwind of media attention
 NSW extends COVID-19 restrictions The new COVID-19 infection sparked panic across NSW as authorities have been unable to determine how Mr Pizzey contracted the virus. Last week, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a raft of COVID-19 restrictions would be reinstated from Thursday evening to Sunday night. Despite NSW recording no new locally acquired coronavirus cases, authorities made the decision to extend the restrictions for another week over concerns about the missing link.   Residents are no longer required to wear masks in retail settings but the following restrictions will remain in place until 12.01am on May 17: ⢠Visitors to households are limited to 20 guests, including children
 NSW extends COVID-19 restrictions The new COVID-19 infection sparked panic across NSW as authorities have been unable to determine how Mr Pizzey contracted the virus. Last week, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a raft of COVID-19 restrictions would be reinstated from Thursday evening to Sunday night. Despite NSW recording no new locally acquired coronavirus cases, authorities made the decision to extend the restrictions for another week over concerns about the missing link.   Residents are no longer required to wear masks in retail settings but the following restrictions will remain in place until 12.01am on May 17: ⢠Visitors to households are limited to 20 guests, including children
Published May 10, 2021
The Sydney man who tested positive for COVID-19 last week after touring four different barbeque shops in the same afternoon apparently wasn’t just in the market for a barbeque – he was also in the market for Barbeques Galore, as in, the whole chain of stores itself.
Let us explain.
The Australian Financial Review reports that Sydney’s first recent case of COVID-19 in the community was the managing director of a major investment company which is currently looking to bid on Barbeques Galore in an upcoming auction.
We’ve chosen not to name him, and it’s important to note that he didn’t go overseas, nor did he break any coronavirus restrictions that we know of. If anything, we should be grateful that he checked into all these venues using the QR codes so diligently.
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