Closure of branches and simplifying of menus: Israel's post-COVID café industry
Follow Feb. 3, 2021 Cafés were one of Israel’s growing industries before the pandemic. Dozens of new ones, mainly from the chains, opened yearly. The successful chains launched different brands as cafés expanded their menus beyond pastries, sandwiches and coffee. The pandemic caught the cafés off guard. Restricted to takeaway and deliveries, the chains found themselves losing clientele to their colleagues offering Asian food, hamburgers and pizza. Months of inactivity led to a significant chunk of them collapsing – 1,000 cafés have already closed or won’t reopen the moment the econo...
Source: haaretz.com