Happy Pear loses 39% of workforce due to pandemic shutdown Food business will not reopen in Dublin Airport or Clondalkin
Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 17:59
Businesses created by The Happy Pear twins David and Stephen Flynn have lost 39 per cent of their workforce due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Happy Pear outlets at Dublin Airport and Clondalkin shut down during the first Covid-19 lockdown and will not reopen, while a third site at the Shoreline leisure centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow, remains closed but with plans to reopen when restrictions are loosened. The brand’s flagship operation on Church Road, Greystones, continues to operate with restrictions.
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