The food industry wants governments to encourage people to get back to pre-COVID-19 activities
A cordoned-off dining room is seen here at a McDonald's restaurant in Hamilton, Ont., on March 19, 2020. The food industry says it could take up to 18 months to resume normal operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A coalition of business groups is calling for “urgent action” from all levels of government to save the food service industry amid the economic fallout from the“Many businesses are now working to reopen and recover,” wrote the group — which includes Molson Coors Beverage Co.
Restaurants operate on thin margins in regular circumstances, it said, thanks to high fixed costs, perishable inventory and other factors. Safety precautions due to the pandemic further limit revenue and increase costs.“Government programs as they are presently designed are not equipped for the timescale of this ongoing reality for this industry.”
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