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Old May 9, 2021 | 12:30 pm
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We used to have a relatively stable situation in the restaurant industry. Places and people came and went but overall demand, spend, customer count and employees didn't vary dramatically. Then suddenly the Government closes the whole thing down for some months, reopens partially for some months, closes it down again, reopens partially again, keeps borders closed and otherwise interferes massively with both the demand and supply sides of the equation. (I'm not saying the Government was wrong to do this, just that it happened). It's not surprising that key elements of the chain broke during that turmoil (in fact, we are seeing the same across so many industries). If I were employed in that industry, of course I'd look elsewhere when prospects were so bleak and of course I'd stay elsewhere when prospects are so uncertain.
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