A lot of business houses on Viti Levu are scaling back their operations and services in anticipation of October 4, a day which would give an opportunity to many businesses to bounce back from the economic downfall caused by COVID-19.
Nadi-based Fried Chicken Planet owner Mohammed Aiyaz said they had hired five more staff in order to meet customer demands from early next month.
“We now have a total of 20 employees at both our Namaka and Nadi outlet and we are hoping for the best from a business perspective in the coming days,” he said.
Mr Aiyaz added that the second outlet, which was located in the heart of Nadi Town, opposite Roop Milan opened it’s doors in October 2019.
However, the pandemic in the following year put a dent to their business.
“We won’t recover what we have lost in the past five months, but we hope to make a steady progress for our future operations.
“Business in Nadi would be a bit down until the international borders open to boost economic recovery for the tourist capital of Fiji.”
Recently Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama stated that from October 4, all workplaces, tertiary institutions, houses of worship, hotels, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, gyms, pools, tattoo parlours would be allowed to open at 70 per cent capacity to fully vaccinated people.
