Requests for shortened working hours to restaurants have been lifted in Tokyo and Osaka prefectures, and restaurants are preparing for regular business.



While some restaurants and taxi companies have raised expectations for the future, there is also a survey that about 70% of companies do not hold year-end parties and New Year's parties this season, and it is said that economic activities will be normalized. The path is still opaque.



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tavern in the Tokyo


inquiry about 2-fold from the human resources services company eateries


voice from the taxi company expects to use an increase in the night


even movement of forget-New Year away from


eating out leading divided corresponding

Preparing for normal business Izakaya chain in Tokyo

On the 25th, when the request for shortened time to restaurants was lifted in Tokyo and Osaka prefectures, preparations for normal business were underway at stores in the izakaya chain in Tokyo.



At the stores in Taito-ku, Tokyo, of the izakaya chain "Tsubohachi", which has 168 stores nationwide, the business hours that were previously set to 9 pm have been changed to 25 in response to the cancellation of the request for shortening the working hours in Tokyo. For the first time in about 11 months from the day, I decided to return to the original by 11:30 pm.

Before the store opened, employees were busy with preparations by replacing the notices that had been informed of the shortened business hours with those for normal business hours and carefully wiping the acrylic board installed in the audience seats. rice field.

Yuki Furuya, the manager of "Tsubohachi Asakusa Station Building Store", said, "I am frankly happy that it will be open normally. It is unlikely that the liveliness in front of Corona will return soon, but demand for second parties will come out in the future. I think, so I would like to take measures against infection and create an environment where I can eat with peace of mind. "



In response to the cancellation of the time saving request, this izakaya chain has returned its business hours to normal at many stores, while some of the stores that were open until midnight before the spread of the infection were visited by customers. It is said that it is difficult to predict the trend, and for the time being, we are taking measures to forgo sales that cross dates.

Human resources service company Inquiries from restaurants About twice as much as this spring

The request for shortened working hours has been completely lifted, and securing human resources has become an issue at restaurants in Tokyo.


We are receiving a series of inquiries from companies that provide human resources services to the food and beverage industry.



Companies that operate recruitment websites and introduce human resources that specialize in the restaurant industry began to receive more inquiries from restaurants from the end of last month, which is about twice as much as this spring. ..



On the 25th, we also exchanged online with the hiring manager of a company that sells seafood bowls mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area.



He said that he would like to hire about three people who will work as full-time employees because he plans to open a new store in anticipation that the number of people eating out will increase as the time saving request is lifted.

Naoki Nishisaka, general manager of the Tokyo Sales Department of "Cook Biz," said, "There are many voices from restaurants saying that there are not enough employees, and I feel that they are highly motivated to hire. On the other hand, I have been unable to work for a long time. Many people have changed jobs because of this. I think that the number of industries that need workers will increase in the future, so I think it will be difficult to secure human resources. "

Voices from taxi companies expecting increased use at night

As the request for shortening the working hours of restaurants certified by the city in Tokyo has been lifted from the 25th, taxi companies are expecting an increase in nighttime use.



A taxi company in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo operates about 60 taxis a day at night, but due to the effects of many restaurants operating in a short time, sales decreased by 30%, a decrease of 40 million yen a month. It had a big impact on management.



As for the night business after the state of emergency in Tokyo was lifted, the number of days will exceed the sales of the adult before the spread of the infection, and in anticipation that the usage will increase further due to the cancellation of the time saving request, the business will be slightly open on the 25th. It means that we have increased the number of vehicles to be infected.



The 57-year-old driver said, "I hope that the infection will not spread again starting today, and that sales will gradually increase toward the year-end year-end party season."



Mr. Shohei Ota, President of Sanwa Kotsu, said, "Since the taxi night business accounts for more than half of the company's total sales at restaurants and Ichirentakushou, there are great expectations for the cancellation of the time saving request." ..



On the other hand, "There is a story that the flow of people has changed from before Corona, such as not going to drink until late at night, and I am worried about how much sales will return. We analyze customer usage records every one or two weeks and board I want to devise a place and time to wait for the new usage style. "

On the other hand, there are also movements away from forgetting and New Year's parties

While requests for shorter hours to restaurants have been lifted in Tokyo and Osaka prefectures, about 70% of companies have said that they will not hold year-end parties and New Year's parties this season, according to a summary by a private research company. understood.



Tokyo Shoko Research conducted a questionnaire survey on the Internet from the 1st to the 11th of this month after the state of emergency was lifted, and received responses from 8174 companies nationwide.

According to this, 70.4% of the companies answered that they would not hold a year-end party or a new year party regardless of priority measures such as a state of emergency and prevention of spread.



According to a survey conducted in December last year, “not held” accounted for 94.2% of the total, and the percentage of companies that did not hold was 23.8 points lower than that.



On the other hand, of the companies that answered that they would hold the event, only 1.3% answered that they would hold it regardless of the state of emergency or priority measures. 28.1% of the total is held with the condition of "holding".



Looking at the percentage of companies that answered "not held" by prefecture, Nara prefecture had the highest ratio at 84.3%, followed by Oita prefecture, Tochigi prefecture, Kochi prefecture, and Toyama prefecture at the 80% level. ..



In metropolitan areas, Tokyo is 69.9%, Aichi prefecture is 69.7%, Osaka prefecture is 68.6%, Fukuoka prefecture is 62.9%, and so on.



According to the company surveyed, "It was found that awareness of infection control has taken root among companies, and there is a strong tendency to forgo a certain number of people regardless of the current infection situation. There is also concern about the impact on restaurant management. I'm talking.

Correspondence to divide major restaurant

In response to the cancellation of the time saving request for restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka prefectures, some major restaurants will return to normal business from the 25th, while others will not resume business at midnight, so the economy The path to normalization of activity remains uncertain and the response is divided.

The beef bowl chain Sukiya, Yoshinoya, and Matsuya will return to normal operations in areas where time reduction requests have been lifted, such as Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture, from the 25th, and for stores that are open 24 hours a day, including midnight hours. , You can eat and drink in the store all day long.

In addition, McDonald's will return to normal business, and 24-hour business will be resumed as soon as the target stores are ready.

On the other hand, some izakaya chains continue to shorten their business hours, and Sanko Marketing Foods, which develops "Kin no Kura", will extend the business hours from 9 pm to 25 days. , Business after midnight will be postponed for the time being.



In addition, at a major family restaurant, the royal host will be open until 11:00 pm, and Saizeriya will be open until 10:00 pm in principle, and will continue to cancel late-night business.



Considering that it is difficult to predict the trend of customers after the request is canceled, including eating and drinking with alcohol, and that the operating costs of the store such as ingredients and utilities are rising due to the depreciation of the yen and soaring crude oil prices. So, while the path to normalization of economic activities is still unclear, each company has a different response.

I will tell you in News 7 on the 25th

Requests for shortened working hours have been canceled in 5 prefectures including Tokyo.

What about midnight business?

What about the year-end party?

What are the separate responses and issues?

I will tell you in News 7.