LONDON (UK) – Ever since Britain launched the Eat Out to Help Out subsidy scheme, food sales in British pubs and restaurants went up by a third, said data consultancy firm CGA on Thursday.
On the first three days of the scheme, which was launched on August 3, food sales went up by 95% and 106%.
Over the next four days, sales declined when the discounts did not apply. The week-on-week increase was at 31%, said CGA after analysing data from 7,000 outlets.
Finance minister Rishi Sunak launched the scheme to boost the hospitality sector which was pummelled by the pandemic and to get people back into city centres and the town.
It offers 50% discount for eat-in food and non-alcoholic beverages – up to 10 pounds per person – on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August.
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