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2 LondraGazete.com/English Londra Gazete, Thursday 27 August 2020

“Eat Out to Help Out scheme should be extended”

NEWS: Naf ya Horozoğlu by the d scount.
W th 35 m ll on meals eaten
ÖZEL WHEN the chancellor, R sh n just the f rst two weeks, some
HABER Sunak, announced h s plan to bo- restaurateurs have dubbed Mon-
ost footfall n restaurants, pubs day-Wednesday the new wee-
and cafes, not many people pred - kend.
cted qu te the level of success the As Londra Gazete th s week we
Eat Out To Help Out scheme has nterv ewed, restaurant emplo-
ach eved. yers and commun ty members to
G v ng customers 50 per cent f nd out the r thoughts n regards
off food and non-alcohol c dr nks, to the scheme.
up to £10, on Mondays to Wed- Major ty of the responses we
nesdays, encouraged d ners back rece ved advocated that th s sche-
nto hosp tal ty spots, drawn n me should be extended.

RIGHT now, everyone’s com-
mon quest on s, “W ll th s campa-
gn cont nue?” Thanks to th s d s-
count campa gn, we eat at a very
affordable pr ce. It s mposs ble not
to enjoy t. The effect of th s plan
created a st mulus, a balanc ng ca-
ctus for restaurant owners and cus-
tomers.
HERE at B stro e Walk, we days, t s not as busy. It s d cult Bus nesses that have been closed

work w th great devot on to serve our but not mposs ble to ma nta n hyg e- for months are now open and cus-
customers and always putt ng health ne. It s poss ble to ensure soc al d s- tomers are go ng out fearlessly to
and hyg ene at the forefront. tanc ng and by prov d ng the neces- benef t from th s d scount scheme Belk z Taçsoy
Dur ng th s campa gn process, we sary equ pment and hand san t zers, desp te the v rus.
rece ved a tremendous amount of hyg ene can be ma nta ned.
attent on, the beg nn ng of the week THE Eat out, help out’ scheme

now feels l ke a weekend for us. s scheme has been benef c al for has been mplemented s nce the
Wh lst we use to be busy on the we- both customers and us; I th nk th s
ekend, now t s changed to Monday plan should be extended for a wh le. f rst week of August, and t has
been good for all of us, espec ally
to Wednesday. Of course, there are pros and cons, when we go to restaurants w th our
W thal, you h re extra workers due but t has been a ser ous contr but on fam ly or a fr ends.
to the ntens ty, but after the f rst 3 to the normal zat on process. Selçuk İbrah m
Most places were closed for about
four months, and w th th s plan,
there was an upr s ng and k nd of

I have been work ng n Aksular s scheme should cont nue for a
for three years and recently we have wh le. return to normal l fe.
However, I th nk there are qual ty

been ncluded n the ‘Eat out, help e only downs de s controll ng the and food restr ct ons n some pla-
out’ scheme. spread of the v rus. ces, at the same t me some wa ters
We are ncred bly busy on the f rst When t s crowded, t becomes

three days of the week; th s d scount more d cult to ma nta n hyg ene. or chefs do not wear masks.
W th the d scount scheme, there
campa gn has been benef c al for cus- We have a hard t me keep ng the has been a relaxat on n terms of
tomers and restaurant owners. d stance between customers, at t mes Nac ye Hüsey n hyg ene.
We got our customers back aga n, they all come to the t ll to pay at the
most of them were a b t afra d of go- same t me.
ng out to restaurants due to the coro- However, as Aksular we do more THE eat out to help out sche-
nav rus, but thanks to th s plan, they than we are capable to ensure a he- me has been fantast c and I th nk t
overcame that fear. althy and clean env ronment for our should be extended for another couple
e return of our customers s also customers. of month as our lockdown was longer

very good for us; because we are bu- If everyone takes, the necessary
Tulay Al s er, hence we are happy. measure there w ll be no concerns. than one month and people have been
los ng the r jobs as well as deduct ons
on wages over the past few months,
DUE to the Cov d-19 outbreak, weekend and pay the normal pr ce. so th s w ll allow people to enjoy go-
people were a ected both psycholog - Us ng the d scount campa gn as an ng out w thout the worry of overs-

cally and f nanc ally. excuse, eat ng out has become more pend ng as much as they may have

s could be related to health rea- appeal ng. ant c pated.

sons or even fear, many people have Hence, the takeaway bus ness has e eat out help out scheme has had

stayed at home for months or only been negat vely a ected because th s a pos t ve e ect on both bus nesses

went out to purchase essent al goods. campa gn s only val d for “d nes n” and customers.
s plan has been good support for From the bus nesses po nt of v ew,

the restaurant ndustry, an mpor- restaurants, so take-away was not t has made them more money as
tant boost to the economy. preferred much. more customers are w ll ng to eat out
On the other hand, restaurants are Small takeaway. However, desp te more often so restaurants are full.

not that crowded after Wednesday. that, the scheme should be extended It has a pos t ve e ect on customers
Wh lst the d scount campa gn cont - unt l October but only val d once a as well as they pay less for the food Rüya Mustafa
nues, nobody wants to go out on the Ersan İbrah m week. they love.