Leading industry figures from the eating and drinking out sector**
Supplementary notes
* Share of leaders who said 'our biggest challenge' or 'a major challenge'. The original survey question was worded as follows: "How challenging do you perceive the following to be for your recovery?"
** The sample included:
60 percent CEO/MD
39 percent Chairman and board level
1 percent Other senior management
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Eating and drinking out sector: challenges for business recovery post-COVID-19 UK
Business leaders within the eating and drinking out sector in the United Kingdom expected their biggest challenges for business recovery post-lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to be operational changes and Government regulations. Challenges related to staff and supply were not considered as major.
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