F&B firms frustrated by return to two-person rule
They say emerging clusters of infections aren't happening in restaurants, and that getting rental waivers is complicated
Singapore
DISAPPOINTMENT and frustration. This was the overwhelming sentiment felt by food and beverage (F&B) operators with whom The Business Times spoke, following the announcement that social gathering and dine-in numbers will be reduced to two for a month starting Monday.
Revenue fell 60 per cent the last time the two-person rule was implemented, said Gursheel Dhillon, head of public relations at Eclectique Concepts, a company which owns brands such as Gabbar Bistro & Bar, Latin American cafe and bar Cuba Libre and Indonesian restaurant Nusantara Singapore.
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