SOP FOR RESTAURANTS
It's raining sops for delivery workers going the extra mile amid surge in online orders
Delhi-based food delivery companies such as Zomato, Swiggy and Zepto are providing additional incentives for their delivery personnel to meet an increase in demand driven by heavy rainfall in the region. Riders are being offered rain gear, rain jackets and free medical and accidental insurance. In addition, delivery associates are being given a "rain fee" incentive while riders are rewarded with prizes such as televisions and refrigerators for meeting delivery targets during the bad weather.
CBIC issues SoP to check use of freebies, liquor to lure voters during elections
The CBIC has come out with detailed instructions for tax officers to implement the directions of the Election Commission with regard to the use of freebies, illicit cash, liquor and drugs to lure voters, and asked them to share information with other enforcement agencies. The GST and Customs officials will also be required to monitor the distribution of coupon-based or free fuel or cash for alluring prospective voters under the new Standard Operating Procedure (SoP).
Fintechs, RBI consult over FLDG rules; restaurants explore options as Zomato Gold returns
Following the release of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) new digital lending rules, fintechs in India have been in continuous consultation over first loss default guarantee (FLDG) arrangements. Today we have new details of the conversations between the central bank and fintechs on this hot bottom issue. More details in the ETtech Morning Dispatch.
How to revive your struggling cloud kitchen business?
According to an analysis by Redseer, the cloud kitchen market size is expected to reach $2 billion in the next couple of years. The growth accelerated due to more and more people starting to go online, and it allowed these kitchens to rapidly expand their footprints along with digital food ordering options.
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Zomato in talks with restaurants, cloud kitchens for 10-minute deliveries
The company is likely to launch a pilot programme from April in a few cities, with Gurgaon likely being the first, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity since the experiment has not yet started.
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Curbs-hit retailers put mall rent sops back on the table
Many retailers have either begun informal discussions with malls and landlords for rental concessions or said they would do so in the coming weeks.
NRAI seeks PM's intervention for uniform enforcement of COVID protocols, longer operating hours for restaurants
In a letter to the prime minister seeking immediate relief for the restaurant industry, NRAI also asked for suitable directions to be passed to states to consider hospitalisation data to determine the imposition of further restrictions and permit delivery of food from restaurants as part of essential services.
Restaurant industry welcomes Maha govt's move on eateries, but feels timings could have been extended further
Maharashtra government has allowed all restaurants and eateries to function till 12 am midnight with immediate effect.
How Indian flavours became a part of South Africa’s struggle
Indians have added a savoury strand to South Africa’s history and it is shameful that some politicians are now trying to trash it.
Round-the-clock curfew, total containment zones lifted in Assam
In Lakhimpur and Golaghat districts, where the positivity rate has become moderate, partial curfew will be in force from 2 pm to 5 am, and in the rest 30 districts, the curfew timings will be from 5 pm to 5 am.
Clear early signs of fourth COVID-19 wave starting in Pakistan: Minister
akistan recorded 1,737 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours which was the highest since 1,923 cases recorded on June 4.
You may have to wait longer to dine out
A recovery for the sector is unlikely till the time most people are completely vaccinated because the pandemic was more devastating for families this time and would have made people hesitant and fearful of venturing out, industry insiders said.
50% restaurants may not open once restrictions ease: Industry insiders
Industry insiders do not foresee a recovery for the sector till the time Indians are doubly vaccinated. While lockdown restrictions were longer last year, the second wave was more devastating for families, they said, and would have made people hesitant and fearful of venturing out.
Delhi curbs: Restaurants and bars shut till April 30, cinemas to operate at 30% capacity
As per additional prohibitions announced by the state government on Thursday, shopping malls, bars and restaurants shall not be allowed to operate in the state till April 30 or further orders. Cinema halls and multiplexes will be permitted to open with 30% capacity, and restaurants can deliver food to customers’ homes.
SOP revised in Uttarakhand to battle second Covid wave
Night curfew will be in force in the state from 10.30 pm to 5 am but employees commuting to their offices in industrial units which work in multiple shifts, besides air, train and bus passengers moving to their destinations have been kept out of the ambit of the restriction.
Hotels and restaurants across Maharashtra hold silent protests over closure of operations
Organized under the United Hospitality Forum of Maharashtra (UHF), the associations initiated campaign #MissionRoziRoti to highlight the hospitality industry’s 'bid for survival'. HRAWI said lakhs of restaurants participated in the silent protest with their employees standing outside the establishments holding placards.
Maharashtra hospitality bodies launch campaign to protest COVID-19 restrictions
Hospitality associations across the state, including the FHRAI, HRAWI, NRAI, AHAR and other local bodies, will organise a silent protest outside all hotels and restaurants on Thursday, it added.
Jammu & Kashmir: Schools, colleges to reopen from Feb 1, 25,000 pilgrims to be allowed at Vaishno Devi per day
Member Secretary of State Executive Committee Simrandeep Singh said the ceiling on the number of pilgrims permitted to visit Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra in Reasi district would be revised to 25,000 per day.
COVID-19: Curbs on cinema halls, pools, events relaxed in Goa
The standard operating procedures (SOP) prescribed for various activities, including movement by passenger trains, air travel, metro trains, schools, educational institutions, hotels and restaurants, shopping malls, multiplexes and entertainment parks, yoga centres etc, will have to be strictly followed, the circular stated.
How India, unlike the West, has recalibrated the Covid-19 debate
The timing, duration and efficacy of the nation-wide lockdown imposed earlier in the year may continue to be questioned in the years to come. However, by clamping down hard, wide and early, India has firmly shifted the Covid debate to economic recovery – at a time when the Western world is struggling anew with the imminent prospect of greater restrictions and lockdown.
Restaurateurs eager to get back to biz, breathe a sigh of relief as dine-in services resume
Here are what leading restaurateurs have to say about the unlocking on restaurants.
Delhi hotels asked to take anti-Covid measures like e-wallets, disposable menus
It also prescribed use of disposable menus, social distancing at buffet, restricted numbers in elevators and use of escalators with a person on alternate steps.
Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel welcomes decision to reopen hotels in Delhi
The Union ministry, in a statement, said Prahlad Singh Patel held a discussion with the L-G to request him to accede to the demands of the hospitality industry in Delhi for permission to start hotel and restaurant operations. Prior to this, he had also taken up the matter with the Home Ministry, according to the statement.
NRAI launches SOP and safety guidelines for 'Covid-proofing' restaurants
The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) cover issues pertaining to social distancing, reducing touch points, receiving and handling of goods and general health sanctity of the employees.
Operating procedures a plateful, small hotels may keep the doors shut
While issuing the SOPs, the ministry of health and family welfare had said states and union territories may implement their own set of protocols.
Cap on number of customers: Restaurateurs say government SOPs make business unviable
Indicating that dining out might still be some distance away and home deliveries will continue to be the order of the day, restaurateurs said the Health Ministry's standard operating procedures (SOPs) don't make economic sense as the cash strapped industry ventures out of the extended lockdown and plans its future.
Ministry of health and family welfare releases SOPs for hotels and restaurants
Hospitality providers can resume operations outside the containment zones from June 8.
Government's 'Unlock' plan: Here's what's allowed and what's not
“The current phase of re-opening, Unlock 1, will have an economic focus. All activities that were prohibited earlier will be opened up in areas outside Containment Zones in a phased manner, with the stipulation of following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), to be prescribed by the Health Ministry,” according to home ministry.
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