The Fipe-Confcommercio association
said on Tuesday that Italy's hospitality sector lost around
514,000 jobs in 14 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, twice as
many as the number of jobs created between 2013 and 2019.
It said six restaurants out of 10 suffered a loss in revenues in
2020 that was greater than half of their overall turnover the
year before.
The annual report said the restaurant sector was "in bits".
It said that, while spending on food to be consumed at home in
Italy increased by six billion euros last year, the amount spent
at bars and restaurants dropped by 31 billion.
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