Good news despite the crisis: This is what set us up today
There is plenty of bad news these days. In this article, the Werbewoche editorial team gives an overview of positive news and developments. Today with
The Federal Council on Wednesday announced further relaxation measures for mid-May. For example, you will soon be allowed to go to restaurants again - as long as they keep to the distances between the tables and you don't arrive with more than three fellow diners. Considering that in certain (Zurich) restaurants you sit shoulder-to-shoulder with the person next to you at the table, this is certainly a lucky-in-luck announcement. But there are also other good novelties:
Online recovery system helps restaurants get back on track
Start-up Lunchgate appears to already have a solution ready to meet the federal government's expected requirements of reliable, seamless contact tracing. With Lunchgate's solution, there should be nothing standing in the way of restaurants reopening in May - real-time utilization, infection chain tracing and controlled table mangament should meet the expected measures for loosening up in the restaurant industry. The whole system is not free of charge, but at least it may be a help for the restaurants to be able to generate sales again as quickly as possible despite restrictions.
Nestlé supports gastronomy customers with 500 million aid package
The Nestlé Group is supporting business partners and customers in the Corona crisis with various initiatives. Among other things, the food company has put together a 500-million-franc aid package for its customers in the food service industry. The so-called "Always open for you" initiative provides for the extension of payment terms, a waiver of rental fees for coffee machines and an offer of free products for gastronomy customers, according to a Nestlé media release on Friday morning. Another initiative the Vevey-based food company mentioned in its quarterly earnings communication concerns the fluctuations in demand that dairy farmers are currently facing. Since milk is highly perishable, Nestlé is committed to the agreed purchase obligations and is thus helping to secure the livelihood of farmers. Nestlé says it works with 200,000 dairy farmers worldwide.
