Puebla, Pue. At least 38 businesses in the Pueblan Association of Restaurants and Service Providers (Apresac) lowered the curtain due to the low sales that they still have this year; In addition, another 20 are at risk, informed President Arturo Delgado Ramírez.
Of the closed businesses, he commented that 250 jobs were lost and the owners did not have the resources to continue despite the fact that the panorama granted them loans considering them high risk to pay.
He stated that each establishment had three to six years in service; However, they could not stand it, first closing five months (March to July) in 2020 and then selling food only to take away barely left them 10% of income.
The leader mentioned that while other restaurants are beginning to have more activity, in the case of 60% of its 340 partners they continue to have sales at 40% from Monday to Friday and on weekends they rise to 50%, but “it is insufficient when it comes to of a critical period in the economy.
He indicated that the authorities have a perception that the sectors are recovering faster, which they do not share, because those who are up to date are the businessmen and that is reflected in the fact that some have debts that are increasing, because they are paying as they already have. while investing to survive.
He commented that with the Marca Puebla campaign launched by the state government, they hope that the situation of businessmen will improve, especially service providers, including hoteliers and tour operators.
Ambulance retreat
On the other hand, Delgado Ramírez acknowledged that the Puebla City Council has definitively withdrawn the street vendors that were placed outside restaurants despite the pandemic.
He indicated that the expectation for the sector in general is that sales improve until 2023, but not before that date, because the reactivation is slow.
He commented that the risk of more restaurant closures is latent, as is the case in other sectors, hoping that until September they can improve sales due to the national celebrations.