Partial lockdown extended until December - what does this mean for the hospitality industry?

Restaurants and cafes have to remain closed due to the Corona crisis.

It is not yet clear whether there will be exceptions for Christmas and New Year's Eve.

• In December there will be no easing of the corona measures in the catering and hotel industry for the time being.

• Restaurants are expected to remain closed until early January.

• A failure of the high-turnover Christmas and New Year's Eve business would be fatal for many companies.

Update from November 26, 2020:

On Wednesday,

25,

, Angela Merkel and the Prime Ministers of the federal states agreed on new regulations for the period up to January *.

The new decisions will primarily affect the catering and retail sectors.

least until December

.

Restaurants, cafes and the like will probably have to

.

Whether there will be special regulations for Christmas and New Year's Eve has not yet been determined.

The federal government is planning

on the previous November aid.

Update from November 24, 2020:

Since November 2, catering establishments such as restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs have had to close again due to corona *.

Since then, only the delivery and collection of food has been allowed.

On

, the federal and state governments will discuss

.

First insights into the draft resolution for the Corona summit indicate an

and hotel industry until at least December

.

That would be a tough cut for the industry: the winter and Christmas business is usually a strong source of revenue.

Christmas parties and Christmas dinners could not take place with an extended lockdown.

Meanwhile, industry representatives are demanding further

.

“The November aid has to become winter aid,” said Ingrid Hartges, General Manager of the Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga), to the Rheinische Post.

Between March and the end of November,

32 billion euros in

.

Corona: Restaurants and cafes have to close again from November 2nd until the end of November

Update from October 29, 2020:

From

, restaurants and eateries were closed or could only stay afloat with delivery service and the option to pick up the food.

The protective measures against the corona virus have

hit

the

hard

.

After the factories were able to reopen for a few months in the summer, there is now another partial lockdown.

On Wednesday (October 28th, 2020) the federal and state governments decided on renewed restrictions on public life in order to

curb

the

.

The following applies to the catering trade: From

, all catering establishments such as restaurants, bars and pubs must close.

The

of food

is still

permitted.

Canteens can remain open.

Coronavirus map Germany: the current situation

Gastronomy in times of Corona: Service staff report about a new everyday work

Original message from September 30, 2020:

According to Wirtschaftswoche, the crisis is

particularly

evident

with regard to

.

In March 2020, total industry sales plummeted by more than 44 percent compared to the previous month.

In April sales fell again by 55 percent compared to March.

Since then, things have slowly been on the up again, and the

is also reflected in increasing total sales.

But the

has not yet been reached, according to Wirtschaftswoche.

Gastronomy with Corona requirements: How has everyday work as a service staff changed?

The

slump in sales also had serious consequences

for

.

Some companies had to file for bankruptcy.

Many employees lost their jobs or were sent on short-time work.

For around four months now, restaurants and cafés have been able to receive guests again.

As a press release for the resmio reservation system shows, the work for the

changed

forever

.

Five service staff from five restaurants in different cities were asked: “How did the employees on the front line experience the new start?

How has your everyday life in the restaurant changed due to Corona? "

Also interesting:

Everyday gastronomy in times of Corona: New tasks, but the fun falls by the wayside

Since March, many companies have been able to post income from delivery services, which had to be organized spontaneously in many places during the lockdown.

For the most part, these were well received by customers.

Most of the service staff are also happy

to be able to

again

.

The new tasks in everyday corona include the continuous

the menu cards and tables as well as the

.

Many interpersonal little things have to fall by the wayside: “I often sat down at the table when a larger group wanted to pay separately again and offered them a schnapps or espresso,” says a waitress from Fürth.

That wouldn't be possible now.

Also read:

Corona protective measures in restaurants and cafés: How do the guests react?

Many guests had great

and felt the hygiene measures

in good hands, reports a waitress from Potsdam according to resmio.

The

sees a bartender from Nuremberg critical.

He reports: "When the alcohol flows, we also encountered

when we pointed out the compliance with the known rules and enforced them." He also noticed that the limited contact with the guests was partially

perceived

as

.

That also has a negative effect on tips

out. 

On the whole, however, all respondents from the service industry are currently happier than at the time of the shutdown.

The most important thing is still a “smile on your face.

Because you can see that under the mask. "

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