hands up 4 hospo
HELPING KIWI HOSPITALITY KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
Without a doubt, lockdowns are challenging for everyone, but the hardest hit is the hospitality industry. The continued restrictions and lockdowns have taken their toll on the people who make our hotels, restaurants, bars, and cafes places of fun, friendship and community. Hope for the survival of many hospitality businesses depends on help, from Government and within the hospitality sector itself.
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o, pooling our resources and knowledge of the industry, Stoddart NZ and Restaurant & Café magazine have created an online auction called Hands Up 4 Hospo. The auction is currently running on TradeMe with proceeds going to hospitality businesses through an online application system. With an array of items donated by a cross-section of New Zealand businesses, the willingness to give has been a ray of hope in an otherwise dire situation. Led by Stoddart NZ, we are putting all our efforts behind the Hands Up 4 Hospo Auction. Supported by fantastic suppliers who have stepped up to get in behind the project, some exciting, innovative, and unique donated items are up for grabs. A little donation from many
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means that collectively we can help Kiwi hospitality keep the lights on. Over the past eighteen months, our team has fielded many calls from suppliers asking how they could help business owners. These are the people hardest hit in terms of revenue losses caused by lockdowns, said Tania Walters, publisher of Restaurant & Café magazine. Stoddart NZ have stepped up to support the project, and it is with their backing and resources that we have been able to get this project off the ground. Suppliers from across New Zealand, also impacted by the lockdowns, have generously given items for the auction to help raise funds.”
