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Compass 'Playbook' for post Covid 19

International caterer Compass Group has developed a 95-page 'Playbook' to help its clients and management to achieve highest possible standards of safety when re-opening The Panel corporate and industrial sites, Chris Chidley, managing director, Compass Group Ireland said yesterday.

He was contributing to a webinar on ‘𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’ hosted by the company.

He told moderator Richard Curran that the group has learned from Covid 19 experiences in many markets, including China the UK and Italy.’ It had retained key managers by topping up their Covid payments and had maintained communication with staff.

‘People might be nervous about returning to the office and our commitment is to ensure that when they do, they will be safe and have a pleasant experience. Employers, he said, should take note about how employees feel during Covid, and act accordingly.

McDonalds to reopen all Drive Thrus

McDonald’s has announced that all of its drive-through restaurants will be open by Thursday, June 4th but because of the high levels of anticipated demand it will only release each location on the morning they are set to resume business. mcdonalds

The fast food chain also plans to expand its home delivery service, McDelivery.

“Between Tuesday and Thursday next week, an additional 51 of our restaurants will reopen for Drive Thru,” it confirmed in a statement on Wednesday, adding to the six Dublin restaurants which already resumed collection services last week.

Camile seeks 'Cloud Kitchens'

Camile Thai Kitchen, the delivery chain run by entrepreneur Brody Sweeney, is launching a lower-cost franchise model aimed at shuttered bars and restaurants during the camile0520

coronavirus crisis.

Mr Sweeney is targeting venues that have been forced to close due to lockdown measures, but which have professional cooking facilities that could be converted into “cloud kitchens” for home delivery, even while they remain closed.

Camile Thai will charge an upfront licence fee to new franchisees of €5,000 and Mr Sweeney estimates that the total investment required to avail of the model will be about €30,000, including marketing and the conversion of commercial kitchens to include bespoke equipment such as wok cookers.

Franchisees would be given a deal to operate as a Camile Thai delivery service for an initial period of 12 months, with an option to extend.

Axa to pay French restaurant claims

Insurer Axa has said it would meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France after it lost a court case that was seen as a potential precedent axa0520

for coronavirus-related disputes across the world.

The move from the insurance giant will be watched closely, in particular by FBD Insurance and businesses in the hospitality sector here.

It comes after a Paris court ruled last week that Axa should pay a restaurant owner two months' worth of revenue losses caused by the virus pandemic.

Axa had argued its policy did not cover business disruption caused by the health crisis and said it will appeal the Paris ruling. Similarly, FBD says it is "strongly of the view" that its business insurance policies do not provide cover for a pandemic of the nature of the coronavirus.

Tender for Sligo Surf Centre

The country’s first surfing Centre of Excellence could be up and running next year after a tender was issued for its construction in Sligo. surfsligo

The Government announced in November 2018 that the new national surf centre would be located in Strandhill and would be a key centre for visitors looking to capitalise on some of Europe’s best waves while touring along the Wild Atlantic Way.

The National Surf Centre of Excellence would also feature an interpretive experience that would tell the story of surfing in Sligo and along the Atlantic coast, an area that, pre-Covid-19, had become increasingly popular with domestic and international surfers.