The Dutch catering industry has announced a ‘national picnic moment’ for Sunday 28 March. They hope that the Dutch will have a massive picnic at a catering establishment. The hospitality industry is being abandoned by the government and it is hoped that this will send a strong signal to The Hague.
The Dutch catering industry is calling for a massive picnic at the local catering industry. It must make the government realize to finally listen to the hospitality sector. This Sunday, March 28, people can use the take-away function of restaurants and pubs for a picnic. The initiators have decided to proceed with this action because the cabinet has decided to keep the terraces closed. Against Omroep Brabant says the following about the action:
“But the cabinet is not helping us either. On October 15th they said we were closing for two weeks, but that is now almost 33 weeks. The government only looks at what is not possible. But the days when we stood on an orange box and threatened to open anyway are really over. We are looking for other options, because we no longer accept it. In the coming weeks, or perhaps days, Messrs. Rutte and De Jonge will face the reality of society very hard. “
Koninklijke Horeca Nederland says it understands the campaign, although it is not “the line” that the organization is pursuing: “But it is not without reason that entrepreneurs are forced to take such an action – after all, they are on their lips. ; it is a clear signal to The Hague and we fully support that. “
The idea of a picnic did not come out of the blue; a picnic was already held in Breda on 27 February. That action was considered successful, and now they want to have a similar action across the country. The hospitality industry hopes in this way to make clear the urgency of reopening the terraces. The question now is how politics will respond to this.
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