China News Service, May 13 (Xinhua). According to a compilation report by the German version of the European Times WeChat public account "Dao Jing Jing", the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic broke out in Germany, and social and economic activities have almost stalled. Chinese restaurants across Germany have lost their former prosperity, and the catering industry has become one of the most affected industries in Germany. As the outbreak slowed down, Germany gradually eased restrictions.
Germany's "Today News" reported that the states have further "unbonded", including allowing the catering industry to resume operations under strict hygienic conditions. The restaurant industry in North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony can resume business on the 11th, the restaurant in Leifa can be reopened on the 13th, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hesse, Saxony and Thuringia on the 15th, Bavaria, Bavaria State, Saarland, and Shihe are 18th.
Taking Frankfurt, Hesse as an example, the investigation found that nearly half of the restaurants are still cautious and conservative about opening business on the 15th.
Sichuan Restaurant "Meet" started to take out food last week, but it only accepts customers to pick up meals. The owner Dong An said that the restaurant is scheduled to open for business on the 15th. The store will strictly enforce the 1.5-meter safety interval and guests will sit across the table.
Near Frankfurt Railway Station is a Chinese restaurant concentration area. The “Chongqing Xiaomian”, the main buffet hot pot, is scheduled to reopen on May 15th. The store stated that it will make some adjustments to the placement of tables and chairs in the store, strictly complying with the interpersonal distance of 1.5 meters; in order to avoid unnecessary customers. After contact, customers will no longer pick up their own meals, but will stay on their seats and wait for the waiter to deliver the meals.
The "Xiaolongkan" old hot pot restaurant opposite the main entrance of the train station currently operates take-out. According to the boss Li Feifei, thanks to the benefits of the brand, the "Xiaolongkan" takeaway business is still booming. Through cooperation with the online food ordering platform, it can be distributed from Frankfurt to Berlin, Hamburg and other places the next day. "Doing takeout is a last resort in a special period. During this time, the takeaway revenue can basically balance the expenditure." On the 15th, the restaurant industry in Hessen was lifted, and "Xiaolongkan" will also reopen.
However, many Chinese restaurants postpone the resumption of business or wait and see before making the next decision.
The "Yueyang Building" of the Xiangcai Restaurant stopped eating dinning two months ago and switched to take-out mode. Diners order through WeChat, the restaurant kitchen produces dishes, and the boss drives the meal in person. The restaurant is currently preparing for the opening of business on the 18th. On the basis of the original 4 private rooms, 4 new single-single rooms are set up to meet the safety requirements of dinning to the greatest extent. According to restaurant owner Li Xianqiu, the restaurant ’s monthly revenue has only been 30% to 35% of the normal situation since the outbreak.
The Malay-style small restaurant near the train station closed for more than a month, and has been taking out food since April 20. Since restaurants need to hire additional drivers to deliver meals, in order to save costs, they announced the "meal delivery arrangements" in WeChat groups: food delivery to Frankfurt ’s Riedberg district on Tuesday, Wednesday to Oberursel district ... Saturday to Darmstadt. Each time the meal is delivered to a fixed location, the diners who place the order will pick up their own meal. In order to increase the number of orders, the Malay-style small restaurant also cooperates with the barbecue restaurant "Small Bar" to allow diners to make a reservation. As for whether to reopen the door on the 15th, the boss is more inclined to observe for one to two weeks more. After all, opening the door means that the cost of wages in the store has increased significantly, and after the two-month ban and the threat of the epidemic has not been completely lifted, the customer returns to the hall. How high the willingness to eat is still unknown.
The Chinese restaurant "Grandma's House" has been hosting exhibitions and group tours for over three months. The Frankfurt exhibition was still in progress in early February. To avoid risks, the restaurant was closed from early February. The boss expects to consider reopening business from the end of May to the beginning of June. During the epidemic, the tourism and exhibition industry suffered serious setbacks. Even if the business resumes, I am afraid that individual tourists alone cannot support store operations.
The reporter also tried to contact the Sichuan restaurant "Old Chengdu" and the Chinese restaurant "Jingjing Restaurant" located in Frankfurt Airport. No one answered the restaurant ordering phone.
Hu Yunqing, president of the German Chinese Food Association, introduced that most Chinese restaurants in Germany are "really hurt". When the blockade policy began, the association recommended that the Chinese restaurants promptly communicate with their landlords and suppliers in writing to discuss cost reduction matters, such as reducing costs. Rent or postpone rent payment. The association also provided German templates for communication letters for Chinese food owners for the first time. On the other hand, the association reminded Chinese restaurants to make effective use of official policies, apply for short-term work allowances or assistance loans, and contacted qualified German local companies and financial consultants to provide services to Chinese food owners in need.
According to reports, at present more than 50 member units of the German Chinese Food Association have successfully applied for a loan from the German government. Banks usually approve the loan amount of the restaurant industry with the total restaurant rent for 1 to 2 years, or the total salary of the restaurant employees for 1 year; and there is a credit guarantee from the German Renaissance Bank, and the loan interest is low. In Hu Yunqing ’s view, it is an effective relief Sleepy plan.
The German Chinese Food Association has evaluated through investigation that even if the catering industry is about to lift the ban, most Chinese restaurants are still reluctant to open their doors for the first time, and most of them hold a wait-and-see attitude. Hu Yunqing: "Taking a large Mongolian barbecue restaurant as an example, 300 to 400 seats, at least 5 chefs and 5 running halls are required. However, at the beginning of the lifting of the ban, passenger traffic is expected to be only 20% to 30% of the original. In this case, The restaurant is destined to make ends meet. "According to his understanding, there are a few small Chinese restaurants that are the first to resume business, but the store's feedback is that there are basically no guests. From the standpoint of the Chinese Food Association, he also recommended that German restaurants carefully consider the resumption of business, and actively study the regulations of the states to ensure the health and safety of future operations.
At present, the German Chinese Food Association is working with German local health experts to analyze the relevant state policies and regulations, and strive to work out a comprehensive plan for the German Chinese food industry to resume business during the epidemic next week. (Zhang Qiaonan)