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Celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo is the latest high profile figure to call on the Government to 'act now' to support the hospitality industry, which he says is 'falling down like a pack of cards'. He says rising costs are crippling independent cafes and restaurants - while playing into the hands of fast food giants.
He has called on the Government to act now - and to realise just how vital hospitality is to the country. He is backing industry calls for a reduction to VAT and says 'something drastic' needs to happen.
Gino was speaking as he launched his latest Italian restaurant in Manchester city centre, at the Innside by Melia Hotel on First Street. He said he feels lucky that his current business model is inside hotels, which acts as a 'mama' to his own business and that he has a loyal following at his own restaurants.
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But he has made a rallying call in support of the industry as a whole. He adds if he was starting out now as an independent restaurant on the high street, he's simply not sure he would take that chance due to the economic headwinds.
He says he has spoken to scores of fellow chefs - including high profile TV figures - who are 'having a c****y time' trying to make the numbers work and to survive.
Speaking to the M.E.N, Gino said: "The Government really have to do something about it - nobody understands the importance of hospitality. Hospitality is everything, for any country.
"When tourists come in, who is going to greet them? We are - the hospitality people. When someone has something to celebrate, who is going to help them do that? We are - the hospitality people.
"I understand there are other important things, the NHS, other
Concerned parents are staging protests outside a school amid allegations that all teachers, teaching assistants and a receptionist have left.
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