Pâtissier Pooja Dhingra shuts Le 15 cafe due to COVID-19, friend Sonam Kapoor reacts

impact of Coronavirus on hospitality industry is t hidden and recent business to shut ir cafe is Le 15, Colaba, in Mumbai owned by pastry chef Pooja Dhingra. baker took to her Instagram handle to reveal that she has to close her shop after successfully running it for a decade. 

She wrote, "April was anything but easy. I’ve had to make some tough (and heartbreaking) decisions this past month. Thank you for giving our baby so much love." Dhingra's best friend Sonam Kapoor took to her Instagram handle to send love as she is currently in Delhi and wrote that 'it will only get better from here'. Parineeti Chopra called Dhingra a 'soldier' and sent hugs in comments section.

Radhika Apte, Anshula Kapoor, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Sophie Chaudhary, and many or celebrities dropped comments on her Instagram handle. Sophie wrote, "Sending you biggest hug pooj...Letting go of something you love is hardest but re are bigger and better things in store for you and all of us, your fans and friends, will be right re rooting for you!" [sic]

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Coronavirus has impacted food service business: NRAI

National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) on Thursday said re has been definite impact of coronavirus outbreak on overall food service business, with various segments being impacted in varying degrees.

In-restaurant dining is seeing a big impact in past few days, reporting an approximate business drop of 30-35 per cent, with restaurants located within mall premises recording a sharper drop, it added. delivery segment, so far, is seeing least impact, statement said.

" food service industry works on a fairly high proportion of fixed operating costs and, refore, such sharp drop in revenues in going to cause severe losses for businesses. If situation doesn''t improve immediately, we reckon that this will lead to business shutdown and job losses within sector," it said. 

(With PTI inputs)