While in many surrounding countries wearing a face mask is 'normal' in public life, in the Netherlands we still stumble over the necessity of wearing it. Now that votes have gone up to oblige a mask, the Horeca magnates are diametrically opposed. Although the three men are far from representing Horeca Nederland, they do have in common that everyone knows them from social media or television.

“Let Herman do his own thing in his own business, but don't interfere with the rest or pretend that he speaks for the catering industry because that is certainly not the case,” says catering magnate Laurens Meyer about Herman den Blijker.

After Won Yip, Herman den Blijker also appears to be in favor of a national mask. Den Blijker, who has a pontoon in the harbor in front of his restaurant Goud (see photo) in Rotterdam to be able to temporarily expand his terrace within one and a half meters of measures, is also mentioning The entrepreneur advocate agreements on a national mouth mask obligation. "Even if only to equalize the rules for everyone and to avoid misunderstandings."

Fellow catering entrepreneur Won Yip also expressed, according to De Ondernemer, the same sound that among other entrepreneurs lives: confusion, unclear communication. ,, The politicians in The Hague say that mask does not make any sense. Apparently, more time is now needed to find out the added value. But soon it will of course be 'with today's science' again. ”

Stefan Boers still thinks it is great for words to put on employees with mouth masks in 35 degrees and warmer. And then run to provide guests with good food and drinks. "Just act normal and stay home when you are sick“, Says the Master Franchisee Netherlands at Wayback Burgers, which opened its first restaurant in the Netherlands in 2018.

In shopping areas in 'their' cities - #Amsterdam en #Rotterdam - this applies from 5 August. Since today, Yip has already made his people work with mouth masks.

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