By Giorgos Lampiris The contribution of sectors such as manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and tourism in shaping the turnover of businesses in Greece is strong, as can be seen from the data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority. According to ELSTAT, in the second quarter of 2022 the turnover for all businesses and economic activities […]
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Spain: Bars and restaurants run out of ice cubes due to… energy precision
In Spain, the heat and high energy prices have caused, among other things, shortages of… ice cubes! Supermarkets impose limits on the quantities each customer can buy and bars run out of ice cubes for the drinks they serve. Supermarket chain Mercadona has limited ice sales to five bags per customer. Another chain, Consum, only […]
GSEVEE: The majority of catering businesses are in a state of over-indebtedness
Most catering businesses are in a state of over-indebtedness. Specifically, more than 1 in 2 companies have overdue debts in at least 3 categories of obligations, while 4 in 10 companies have overdue debts both to the tax authorities and to the insurance funds. This results from a survey of the Small and Medium Enterprises […]
ELSTAT: 424% jump in turnover in the accommodation sector in May
For businesses in the Accommodations sector, with an obligation to keep duplicate books, for which data are available on a monthly basis, the turnover in May 2022 amounted to 554,879,061 euros, marking an increase of 424.6% compared to May 2021, where it had risen to 105,780,741 euros, according to ELSTAT data. For businesses in the […]
From 3/5 the Verification-Certification applications for the ‘Restart Catering’
The possibility of submitting a Verification – Certification request, from May 3, 2022, has the companies -those who have not already submitted- for the action “Restart of Catering”. Specifically, the 10th amendment of the call for applications for financing investment projects was published in the action “Working Capital Grant to Catering Companies for Supply of […]
ELSTAT: 205.9% jump in the turnover of the accommodation sector in February
The Hellenic Statistical Authority presents the mapping of the evolution of the turnover of the companies that are active in the sectors of Accommodation and Catering Services. In particular, for companies in the Accommodation sector, with the obligation to keep bibliographic books, for which data are available on a monthly basis, the turnover in February […]
DIMEA: Fines of € 6,500 and a ‘padlock’ for violations of the measures for coronavirus
During the period from 24-03-2022 to 27-03-2022 (Thursday – Sunday) DIMEA carried out 147 inspections in stores – companies to observe the measures to limit the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and 110 inspections in individuals for the vaccination or disease certificate, in Attica, Thessaly and Central Macedonia. Fines of a total amount of € 1,500 […]
The lost billions for catering, alcohol and hotels and the union of the ‘7’
By George Lampiris The losses for the catering industry during the two years of the pandemic amounted to almost 4 billion euros, according to what the president of GSEVEE, George Kavvathas said in the context of the joint initiative of seven bodies to provide services and products to the wider hospitality and catering sector (HORECA). […]
ELSTAT: Explosive increase in turnover in accommodation and catering companies in January
The turnover of accommodation and catering businesses recorded an explosive increase in January 2022, compared to the corresponding month of 2021, as shown by the data published today by the Hellenic Statistical Authority. In particular, for companies in the accommodation industry with the obligation to keep bibliographic books, for which data are available on a […]
The total amount of public funding for Catering and Tourism is increased to € 2.3 million.
Deputy Minister of Development and Investment Giannis Tsakiris today signed two decisions that increase the total amount of public funding received by the Catering and Tourism companies affected by the Covid 19 pandemic, as well as the extension of the implementation time of the Tourism Small and Medium Enterprises aid. In particular, Mr G. Tsakiris’s […]