“Yes, there was a significant closure; in the industry at a national level I can tell you that growth is around 15 to 18 percent approximately. However, at a national level it is not the same, we saw several states that are being affected by the issue of security where clearly there were some restaurant closures, especially micro-businesses that have been affected by cost increases or security issues.”
“However, our expectations and forecasts for this year are very positive in terms of growth. Growth is expected around 25 percent impacted precisely by these seasonalities like the ones we already have now and the next ones that are coming that are very representative for the industry,” he indicated.
In this sense, he explained that insecurity is affecting considerably, especially in specific states. “In terms of security, I think that here one of our neighbors, the state of Sinaloa, has had a strong impact on the industry. We have had, specifically in Culiacán, around 25 to 30 restaurants that have had to close their doors. Let’s remember that the restaurant industry is made up of 96 percent micro-businesses. So it is very difficult to be able to support these security issues, issues of closure or regulation of hours.”
“That was one of the main cities, we have other cases, for example, in Villahermosa that have also behaved in the same way,” he said.
And he commented that the incidents on the roads have not affected them considerably. “Today we still have no report of that, we as an industry are an industry that is approximately 85 percent of national inputs, but above all local,” he mentioned.
Source: elsiglodedurango
