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Al Brown: Opening restaurants early may do more harm than good

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 15 Apr 2020, 12:33PM
Al Brown. Photo / Greg Bowker
Al Brown. Photo / Greg Bowker

Al Brown: Opening restaurants early may do more harm than good

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 15 Apr 2020, 12:33PM

A suggestion that restaurants rushing to reopen may do themselves more harm than good.

Al Brown owns top Auckland restaurants Federal Deli and Depot, but says opening up while social distancing rules remain, could easily kill the vibe.

He’s considering holding out until Covid-19 has been fully eradicated.

Al Brown told Mike Hosking changing the business to adapt to temporary rules won’t be cheap.

"The cost to change the way they do things would most likely be a case of breaking even."

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