BROADCAST OPP: INTERVIEW FOR REOPENING OF HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY - Ibrahim Dogus, restaurant owner, Chair of the Kebab Alliance as well as the British Takeaway Campaign, on the impact of Covid 19 on the kebab industry

LONDON, UK / AGILITYPR.NEWS / April 23, 2021 / BROADCAST OPP: INTERVIEW FOR REOPENING OF HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Ibrahim Dogus, restaurant owner, Chair of the Kebab Alliance as well as the British Takeaway Campaign, on the impact of Covid 19 on the kebab industry

OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW:

• Ibrahim Dogus, restaurant owner, Chair of the Kebab Alliance as well as the British Takeaway Campaign, on the impact of Covid 19 on the kebab industry, one of Britain’s largest foodservice sectors during the last year, and his campaign calling for the government to extend the reduced VAT rate of 5% for the hospitality sector until this time next year, not September this year when it is due to rise to 12.5%.
• Onder Sahan, the CEO of the Tas Restaurant Group, Londonopened his first restaurant on The Cut in 1999
• now an award-winning chef and has received excellent reviews for his varied dishes and distinctive recipes
• in the last 20 years, he has opened in a further eight locations throughout Central London and has 23 restaurants, cafes and bars across the city.
• can talk about his plans to reopen each eatery, the challenge of 30% of his staff having to return home overseas
• Anthony Yilmaz, owner of the award winning Turknaz Restaurant, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wearcan talk about the financial troubles he has experienced, his continued concerns over uncertainty caused by Covid and his hopes for the future including tapping into the tourist trade due to the location of his restaurant
• Maz Demir, Executive Chef and Owner of the award winning Skewd Kitchen where they re-invent the traditional and describe their food as a fine line between “insanity and genius”can talk about the challenges of high rents in London and the price of meats such as lamb rising quickly which need to be passed onto the consumer as well as his plans which include investing in outdoor dining space to address the fact that he’s had to take tables out inside the restaurant to support safe social distancing.
• New Venture - Skewd at Belmont! at Belmont Farm with outdoor dining new for 12th of April 2021, Mill Hill. Skewd dishes with authentic roots with open fire cooking and nature's most stunning views! 

About the kebab industry:

The kebab industry is a major sector within the hospitality industry and so is an excellent barometer of the impact of Covid on restaurants and takeaway outlets over the last 12 months and their response to the lifting of restrictions. There are currently around 20,000 kebab outlets throughout the country, selling more than 1.5m kebabs across Britain every day, supporting around 200,000 jobs and bringing in more than £2.8billion a year to the British economy. Due to the roots of the sector, many employees are of Kurdish, Turkish, Greek, Lebanese, Armenian and other backgrounds.

ENDS -

For more information to set up broadcast interviews at any of the locations above or virtual/phone interviews please just let me know.

Kind regards,

Media contact: Lisa Simmons, JBP 

07741 312 991 / lisa.simmons@jbp.co.uk