Gibraltar Catering Association

21/12/2021

UK Assistance for Hospitality trade. Urgent help needed locally.

“We’re providing new support worth £1bn including: ➡️New grants for hospitality & leisure sectors - up to £6,000 per business premises. ➡️Adding £30m to the Culture Recovery Fund to support culture. ➡️Reintroducing our Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. https://t.co/3SEFHcrCSv ...

21/12/2021

Help needed locally

It comes as pubs and restaurants struggle with reduced footfall and cancellations amid Covid fears.

20/12/2021

GBC Interview today

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18/12/2021

The Gibraltar Catering Association say they have received widespread reports from members of a “disastrous Christmas.”

18/12/2021

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/covid-19-businesses-frustrated-at-lack-of-government-support-amid-omicron-wave-12498502

Public health warnings have caused consumer confidence to evaporate, leaving businesses free to open but with no customers, and no support either because there are no formal restrictions.

24/03/2021

The GCA has requested that Government review assistance offered to Catering in March as "trading levels due to maintained regulations remain low".

10/03/2021

GCA Report on GBC

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06/03/2021

The GCA will be consulting its membership on whether to close their doors again next week.

There have been representations to the committee stating that in the current climate of continued restrictions businesses are losing money by remaining open.

It is felt that the rules implemented are unfair as bars and restaurants have not been proven to be problematic places of transmission with the vast majority complying with strict hygiene procedures. The 3-7pm alcohol ban particularly has caused frustration among owners as has had a negative effect on trading as well as caused a significant amount of weekend booking cancellations where locals are preferring to go to Spain where virus numbers are significantly higher with far less people vaccinated.

The impact and losses caused by continuing restrictions far outweighs the 30% Beat and assistance package offered by government for March and this is before any kind of market analysis that would show tourism and consumer confidence is low. The reality is that losses are being incurred whilst Bars and Restaurants remain open.

The GCA will have no choice but to make representations to Government for increased assistance if we do not see a rapid de-escalation of the rules which hinder us to operate effectively and plunge businesses further into debt.

For Catering establishments the hard fight for survival begins now, trying to make a living whilst battling through a mountain of debt and footfall being lower than ever. It would be a shame for businesses to fail now when we can finally see a small light at the end of the tunnel.

05/03/2021

BREAKING NEWS!!!

All Catering Establishment Employees’ to be Offered Vaccines Locally as Early as Tomorrow..
Saturday 6th March 2021🙏

Please register here:

https://www.gha.gi/registration-for-cross-frontier-workers/

As a Cross Frontier Work, continuous employment in Gibraltar since 1st of December 2020 and you would like to receive a Covid Vaccine in Gibraltar. Please complete the request form below

05/03/2021

Gibraltar take note! ❤️

It is not yet clear how visitors will be required to prove they have received both doses of a jab.

05/03/2021

Permits have been amended to state alcoholic drinks need to be removed by 3.30pm from tables.
This is yet another blow in what has been a very quiet first week of trading. Business are fighting for their lives right now.

The Association urges Civil contingencies and HM Government of Gibraltar to review this crippling 3-7 alcohol ban ASAP to save our businesses. This rule only pushes our clients into a lower vaccinated Spanish region.

The cases are at their lowest for some time and majority of our population vaccinated.

Please share this post to support your local bars and restaurants.

04/03/2021

Many establishments fear that the current 3-7pm no alcohol policy, will push locals to enjoy long lunches in Spain making business even more difficult for local enterprises.
Mother’s Day is an important day in the hospitality diary and this too will be affected. We want to give mothers a special day, we hope the Government will review the 3-7pm alcohol ban for in time for us all to treat our mums to their relaxing mothers day lunch in their favourite venues.

03/03/2021

The 3-7pm alcohol curfew acts as a huge deterrent for bar and restaurant customers. It affects daytime, night time attendance and will affect weekend trade adversely during an already difficult low season for businesses. Venues work hard to keep to covid public safety regulations and measures implemented on business conditions should reflect this. We urge the Government to reconsider these unnecessary and unexpected restrictions as soon as possible.

Please share our post if you agree and want to help local businesses.

21/02/2021

The Catering Association will be seeking clarification from Government this week on closing times for catering establishments for the first half of March. The membership have made representations to the GCA and are hopeful closing times will be aligned to the national curfew of 10pm meaning last orders will be at 9pm.

The GCA have also made contact with the Environmental Agency for clarification on rules in accordance with Civil Contingencies planning and will be informing members as soon as these are made public.

19/02/2021

Rafael is a Chef employed in one of Gibraltar’s Restaurants.. Listen to his interview on Cadena Ser in relation to the financial assistance measures received by employees of the catering industry in Gibraltar.
He speaks with great gratitude 🙏

https://www.ondacero.es/programas/mas-de-uno/audios-podcast/entrevistas/quienes-somos-rafael-cordon-nos-compara-ayudas-hosteleria-que-reino-unido-espana_20210215602a3e17c092770001bdf7a0.html

En Más de uno queremos saber más sobre aquellas personas que conectáis con nosotros cada día para informaros y entreteneros. Hablamos con Rafael Cordón, un oyente de Cádiz que explica cómo las diferencias entre la gestión que ha hecho el Gobierno de España y el de Reino Unido.

06/02/2021

Ministers also set to scrap 'substantial meal' rule under lockdown-easing plan

14/01/2021

We would like to remind those who are eligible for BEAT 5.0 assistance that the cut-off for applications is 11.59pm tonight, Thursday 14th January 2020.

If you are interested in becoming a member send us a private message or email us on [email protected]

12/01/2021

Are you involved in the catering industry in Gibraltar?

The Gibraltar Catering Association is a fast growing group of locally based businesses that belong to the hospitality sector.

As an Association we are dedicated to providing practical advice , support on ongoing issues and administrative matters that affect your business.

By becoming a member you will be entitled to benefits from local suppliers, discounted insurance, legal fees and much more.

If you are interested in becoming a member send us a private message or email us on [email protected]

08/01/2021

We support the measures for businesses forced to close as a result of Covid. Businesses will be able to continue to support their employees and keep up with their operational costs..
We got through the first lockdown & the rest of 2020 (which was about survival) thanks to previous financial assistance measures & we are hopeful we will manage this second lockdown too with enough fuel in our tanks to resume trade asap!

06/01/2021

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20/12/2020

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26/10/2020

The Gibraltar Catering Association is hopeful for new financial support from the Gibraltar Government to adequately reflect the impact of further restrictions imposed on the catering industry. The catering industry is one that has already b...

23/10/2020

The hospitality industry have invested heavily to make sure bars, cafes and restaurants are safe places to be. Below is the latest surveillance report by Public Health England, showing how safe it is to go to a food outlet/restaurant. Here in Gibraltar we are just as vigilant as they are in England.

22/10/2020

Announcing the measures, Sunsk said: "It is clear that even businesses that can stay open are facing profound uncertainty."

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has vowed to "go further" as he announced three new measures in a bid to help workers and businesses get through the winter and a coronavirus second spike.

21/10/2020

http://www.gbc.gi/news/caterers-association-says-businesses-will-need-more-help-get-through-covid-19-pandemic

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20/10/2020

Gary Neville sticking up for the Manchester hospitality sector, similar parallels can be drawn locally.

11/10/2020

Ed Miliband, the shadow business secretary, said fewer than one in 15 jobs in shut-down businesses stand to benefit from the move.

08/10/2020

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07/10/2020

https://news.sky.com/story/greene-king-to-close-pubs-and-axe-800-jobs-as-curfew-hammers-industry-12098226?fbclid=IwAR0aquLyrCMVeyocc9N1XXA8r6IEi20-R80o9_EkXqQtRa7NB4297xuG6z8

07/10/2020

Labour's Sir Keir Starmer says the early closing time in England must be reviewed if it isn't justified.

06/10/2020

Catering Association on GBC's City Pulse talking to Gino Jimenez and Sonia Stafford about the challenges facing the hospitality industy.

The GCA appeals to any of the catering sector from any area of Gibraltar who is struggling or has any concerns about the coming quieter season with our permit restrictions, to contact us in confidence.

If you would like to join the association please send us a private message on Facebook.

06/10/2020

A Freedom of Information request shows that job cuts are down from July but more than double last year.

05/10/2020

https://www.chronicle.gi/catering-sector-renews-plea-for-help-as-winter-approaches/

The Gibraltar Catering Association said it feels the hospitality industry’s specific difficulties are not being understood, adding that the next three months will be critical for the sector’s survival. Restaurateurs are struggling with a 50% ...

05/10/2020

Rescue loans ‘will kill viable firms’

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rescue-loans-will-kill-viable-firms-qw00g3ggn

The founder of one of the country’s biggest pub chains says that emergency government assistance designed to help companies through the pandemic could turn “once-viable businesses into zombie basket

05/10/2020

Article

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-farmers-downsize-turkeys-for-rule-of-six-christmas-5bfj68z37

When Ebenezer Scrooge woke from his nightmarish slumber in A Christmas Carol, he hurriedly bought his long-suffering clerk Bob Cratchit a huge turkey. “Twice the size of Tiny Tim,” Scrooge promised