Puebla, Pue. In it restaurant sector Investments of 300 million pesos are expected in new spaces and expansions during 2022, 60% generated by foreign businessmen; however, they are far from the 600 million that were captured in 2019.
The president of the National Chamber of the Restaurant and Seasoned Food Industry (Canirac) in Pueblawith 700 partners, Carlos Azomoza Alacio, said that the economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 health contingency still does not allow them to think of more projects, so it will be next June when they will evaluate whether there are better conditions to consider other possibilities.
The labor impact With these new businesses, it will translate into the generation of 1,300 direct jobs, which will start according to the times of each business, after a month of training and the completed works, he stressed.
He commented that in total there are 59 establishments, 40 of them installed in the city and the rest are in the shopping centers of the municipalities of San Pedro Cholula Y Atlixco.
He indicated that the specified figure reflects a market niche that restaurateurs from other states are taking advantage of, because apart from seeing the tourist potential, they know that many families have moved to Puebla to settle permanently or temporarily for studies and in other cases for work. , who must be served with typical dishes from their places of origin.
The leader mentioned that the predominant foreign population is from Veracruz and Oaxaca, which has given rise to businesses focused on their gastronomy.
He explained that the people of Puebla are also interested in consuming the food of these entities, which represents a double sales opportunity.
In this vein, he said that these factors are what contribute to more foreign investment ranging between 5 and 10 million pesos to have a restaurant in a good area such as the five gastronomic corridors.
The leader of the Canirac He trusted that this year will not be complicated for the restaurant sector due to the pandemic, since the incidence of infections has gone down.
He considered that there is a lack of fiscal incentives on the part of the municipalities for small and medium businesses that are investing and do so constantly.
In the case of Pueblan restaurateurs, who contribute 40% of the total investment, the capital will be used to expand their businesses and others to have branches in Angelopolis, he added.
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