Some food and beverage (F&B) outlets have stepped up to provide free meals for workers in the industry.
The initiative is part of the Together In Spirits campaign launched on 11 May by seven spirits firms, including Bacardi and Moet-Hennessy Diageo, through the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) here.
It allows F&B employees to pre-order up to two meals a day from the nine participating outlets, which are then delivered to their homes free or collected at the outlets.
Each outlet takes turns to provide the free meals for two days. The menu includes butter chicken and Hokkien Mee.
EuroCham reimburses the outlets $20 a meal to cover preparation and delivery costs.
Mr Sim Sze Wei, bar manager of Ah Sam’s Cold Drink, said it was an easy decision to support the initiative. “We are nothing without the F&B community as a whole, so in times like this we want to give back to the community which has given so much to us.”
Other participating outlets include Fat Prince, Grand Hyatt Singapore and The Skewer Bar.
Overwhelming demand has resulted in the campaign being extended by 10 days to 7 June, while the outlets have increased the maximum number of meals served daily from 50 to 80.
A further 10 partner hotels and eateries will join the campaign, including The St Regis Singapore, The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore and Papi’s Tacos, bringing the total to 19.
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Source: The Straits Times, 25 May 2020