Restorators nominated the conditions for the lessors without involving the authorities

The largest restaurateurs of Russia signed a declaration that should determine the strategy of their work with the lessors. For the first time during the current crisis, market participants intend to solve their problems on their own without the help of the state.

What's happened

The Federation of restaurateurs and hoteliers (FRIO), one of the first to ask Prime Minister Mishustin on tax and lease benefits, decided not to wait for assistance from the state and independently establish the rules of dialogue between institutions and landlords. On the Internet there was a "Declaration of restaurateurs on lease during the fight against pandemia Covid-19 and the recovery period." It was signed by 283 restaurateurs and 4069 restaurants.

Among the signed are people very famous in the industry. The requirements of the declaration are asked to observe Andrei Dellos (“Pushkin”, “Mumu”), Maxim Polzikov (Ginza Project), Roman Rozhnikovsky (“Robble”), Alexander Kolobov (“Chocolate”, “Vabi Sabi”, “Coffee House”), Alexey Vasilchuk (“Chaikhona No. 1”, Burger Heroes) ("Broke Potato") and others.

What restaurateurs require

During the period of forced stopping, the charges and payment of the rent and adjacent payments must be terminated.
In case of increased readiness or emergency situations for public catering points that have preserved delivery, a rental fee of 10% or less from revenue is fair.
After the termination of the regime of increased readiness, from the moment the restaurant is renewed, to establish a rental rate in the form of a share from the turnover for a year.
Restaurants should not negotiate during the year on the rental of those premises that occupy other cafes - signing of the declaration.
The restaurateurs who signed under the declaration are obliged to inform the sector of termination of the contracts due to the lessor’s refusal to revise the lease.

“We believe that following the stated position and support from landlords and authorities will contribute to the interests of business, end consumer of services, business partners, as well as the preservation of jobs employees employed in the field of catering, in the current crisis, as well as during the recovery period after it.”
From the text of the declaration

They talk about it

According to the Kolobov restaurateur, some landlords still cannot understand that there will be no more previous revenue and previous rental rates.
Vasilchuk also supports him: no one thinks of restaurateurs about business, there is a question of survival, a industry in ruins, total unemployment is coming. That is why partnerships of restaurants and landlords are needed, and not blackmail.
Andrei Tenishev, head of the Cartel from the Cartelies of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), said that the declaration is the legal right of the market participants. The main thing is not to boycott the landlords so that this does not result in a cartel conspiracy.
Lessor also needs help, says Evgeny Potashnikov, First Deputy Director General of Afi Development: they may agree to restaurateurs if they are supported by the country's leadership, and commercial real estate owners will offer compensation.

What is important to know

Restaurants that do not work since March 28 have repeatedly talked about problems in the industry in connection with coronavirus. In Moscow and the Moscow Region, due to the introduced quarantine regime, 15 thousand cafes and restaurants were suspended. According to experts, after the quarantine removal, 90% of them may not open: the industry is waiting for the “great depression”. Restaurant’s profit fell before the introduction of the self -isolation regime: as the restaurateurs federation said, in early March, restaurant revenue decreased by 30-60% year, by the end of the month collapsed by 90%. Even those restaurants that continue to work for delivery say a serious reduction in the average check. Read more here .