Angela Ruttledge: I stepped back from the restaurant business two years ago. Here’s why 600 other closures have followed

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When we push independent cafes and restaurants to breaking point, we risk the McDonaldisation of the Irish hospitality sector

More than 600 restaurants and cafes closed in just one year, including Nash 19 , Blazing Salads, Shanahan’s and Assassination Custard. Photograph: Agency StockOur food system is complicated and currently unsustainable, involving convoluted supply chains, ultra-processed foods, deforestation, and over reliance on chemicals.

The average business at that protest in October has a turnover of just €20,000 a week and employs about 16 people. But the bottom line of these wee eateries does not reflect the key role they play in our communities. Most importantly, independent restaurants are a key part of a sustainable Irish food system because they showcase Irish food and support short supply chains, Irish farmers and other food producers. Not only is food service an important market, restaurants – and their customers – treasure good food and champion organic produce, often providing the early name recognition and stamp of approval that helps those producers transition to bigger markets at home and abroad.

 

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