Eating out chain: New corona infection prevention measures to reduce "contact" July 2 18:10
Although more than 100 people in Tokyo have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, the restaurant chain continues to make various efforts to reduce contact between employees and users to prevent infection.
Of these, Saizeriya revised the tax-included price of menus for the store from 1st of this month so that it will be in units of 50 yen or 100 yen.
By unifying the fraction of the price to zero, we aim to reduce the delivery of coins and shorten the time required for accounting. According to the company, about 90% of the price revisions will raise the price from 1 yen to 20 yen, but most of them only raise the price by 1 yen.
Mr. Akito Koyama, director of Saizeriya, said, “We want customers to have a safe meal by reducing the chances of contact.”
In addition, the Yakiniku restaurant, which has been operating since May this year by the Watami group of izakaya chains, has set up a lane to automatically carry food.
Originally it was introduced for the purpose of reducing labor costs, but it is expected that the effect of reducing contact between users and employees can be expected by carrying dishes ordered on the touch panel to the seats in this lane.
“We want to reduce the amount of contact with our employees and give our customers peace of mind,” says Mamiko Eto of the Watami Brand Public Relations Office.