More than a third of operators (36%) have described their opening weeks of outdoor trading as a “decent start” while 22% say it has been “excellent”.
Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll found 9% only had marginal takings, while 33% of respondents have not been able to reopen yet.
Operators were split over enforcement of Covid regulations by local authorities, though more thought they were doing a bad job than a good job.
Just over a quarter of those asked (26%) gave a ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ rating to local authorities enforcing Covid-19 rules since outdoor trading began, while 19% gave a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ rating.
A majority (72%) have given additional training to staff to get “match-fit” for reopening, with 42% giving “some” training, and 13% offering “a lot” of extra training.
Of those interviewed, (72%) are confident about the future of their business, down five percentage points on last week.
- The Hospitality Leaders Poll is a conducted by Lumina Intelligence on behalf of MCA, BigHospitality and the Morning Advertiser
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Confidence grows amid outdoor trading
More than a third of operators (36%) have described their opening weeks of outdoor trading as a “decent start” while 22% say it has been “excellent”. Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll found 9% only had marginal takings, while 33% of respondents have not been able to reopen yet. A majority (72%) have given additional training to staff to get “match-fit” for reopening, with 42% giving “some” training, and 13% offering “a lot” of extra training.
