Shota Burjanadze: If restaurants are not allowed to open at least from January 15, they will not be able to operate anymore - there were about 11,000 facilities before the pandemic and only 500 of them will survive

According to the founder of the Restaurant Association, Shota Burjanadze, if the restaurants are not allowed to open at least from January 15, they will not be able to operate anymore.

"80% of restaurants are rented, if the restriction lasts a long time the leaseholders will not be able to make a discount for the restaurants and the restaurants will have to leave the area. If we take the situation before the pandemic, when there were about 11,000 facilities, only 500 of them will survive", - Burjanadze said at a conference at the Media Center Mtavari.

For the record, according to the decision of the government, from November 28 to January 31, restaurants and food outlets completely switched to take out service. It is allowed to take the product by the so-called takeaway, delivery, or drive.