Collected Item: “Vancouver Island's Food Service Industry”
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Vancouver Island's Food Service Industry
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Podcast
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In this podcast, Philip Wolf discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the food service industry with restaurant owners Oura and Kymon Giakoumakis. Their restaurant resides at a golf course, so during the winter they saw a drop in patronage and are hoping to start patio service soon so business can pick up again. They did adapt to take-out service and a "parking lot patio" in order to provide service in safe ways, but they still struggled with the requirements and monetary challenges that the pandemic has caused. In this podcast they also discuss other local restaurants, layoffs, and closures, giving a clear view of how Vancouver Island, and specifically the district of Saanich, has adapted during this time.
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Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, service industry, restaurant, layoff, adapting
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saanichnews.com/business/podcast-covid-19-pandemic-hits-islands-food-service-industry-hard/
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Philip Wolf
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2021-04-12