Hotels, bars see dip in profits as Shravan fast keeps patrons away

Thane | Tuesday | 28th August, 2018

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We do not require as much manpower this season,” added Sharma. In this first week itself our profit went down to almost 50 per cent,” added the manager of a popular Chinese eatery in the city. Despite the ongoing Jain fasting season, our profits have grown by about 10 to 15 per cent this Shravan,” said Bhavin Thakkar, owner of Utsav restaurant. So we ask them to take their long vacations ranging from 15 days to a month during this season. Brijesh Sharma, owner of Naupada-based Shelter restaurant, said, “Our restaurant is known for non-vegetarian dishes and our business is very hectic all through the year..