DINE-IN RESTAURANT RELIEF PROGRAM
READY TO ORDER? Please don’t wait to be seated — save a restaurant today Your favourite restaurant is having a tough time right now — if it’s still standing. E xchange District eatery Hermanos closed. The King’s Head Pub is relying on take-out and delivery of meals and groceries, and Pasquale’s on Marion Street is cooking up take-and-bake meals. Even Rae & Jerry’s Steakhouse has a of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association (MRFA). The initial $5 million program administered by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce and MRFA was launched in January. By March 31, more than $4 million had been dispersed to offset costs of in-house or third-party delivery through services such as Skip the Dishes. Jeffrey says only 60% of restaurants offered takeout and delivery before the pandemic, and for those that did, it made up only 20% of revenue. “It’s very hard to stay viable when you’re running on 20% of your regular revenue stream.”
delivery option now. Thankfully, more than 500 restaurants, most in Winnipeg, have been able to access funds through the provincial government’s Dine- in Restaurant Relief Program. “It was a life-saver, it was a game-changer for a lot of restaurants that were really hurting,” says Shaun Jeffrey, executive director and CEO
The situation is even worse in rural areas, where delivery is often not an option, or where the customer base is too small. The MRFA hired an outreach coordinator to share funding information with
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