Submitted by Jonah Munn on Tuesday 9th February 2021
Published on Tuesday 16th February 2021
Current status: Open
Open until: Monday 16th August 2021
Current Signatures: 6,979
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Britain ~ care homes ~ Covid ~ Covid-19 ~ Government ~ Grant ~ hospitality ~ Offered ~ Public Sector ~ Schools ~ supermarkets ~ The post ~ Wide
Grant food and drink wholesalers bespoke financial support
Food and drink wholesalers are crucial to supplying hospitals, care homes and schools and are a lifeline for vulnerable communities. They are also integral to the post-pandemic economic restart. Despite this, they have been excluded from much Government support and face sector-wide closures.
Pre-Covid-19, wholesalers supplied 330,000 food service businesses and 72,000 grocery stores, and local high streets. They supported 1.4 million jobs; more than the next 5 biggest supermarkets. Given their importance for the public sector, and the entire hospitality industry, wholesalers will be intrinsic to Britain’s economic restart.
Government has chosen to exclude them from much support. This must change. Bespoke financial support packages must be offered by Government now.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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