Dumfries and Galloway’s food and drink brand, Savour the Flavours is asking people to take part to help inform business restart planning. They want to know about customers’ buying intentions and covid-related safety measures.
And the findings will be used to help businesses plan for reopening in the way that best suits their community, for example, whether to extend beer gardens or invest in app-based ordering systems.
Liz Ramsay, of Savour the Flavours, said: “It’s really important that local businesses understand what their local communities want so they can make the best possible decisions. So we urgently need feedback from local people to help inform this — the last thing any small businesses should be doing is spending thousands investing in fancy new digital systems that people won’t use.“Businesses need to understand how people are likely to shop over the next few months, and what products and services they want to buy.
“The more we can inform local businesses with valuable data like this, the better. Every business in our region is important and by working together, and sharing our thoughts, we can give every one of them the best possible chance of survival.”
Lorna Young also works for Savour the Flavours and believes that finding local and community based solutions will be the best way for the region’s economy to survive the lockdown crisis. She said: “We know that Dumfries and Galloway’s economy was already fragile before this crisis hit, which makes it all the more important that we pull together as a region to find local solutions. We know that what’s right for cities won’t be right for rural communities, so finding our own solutions and our own path out of this crisis needs to be the priority. “So we are urging as many people as possible to fill this survey in. Tell us what you want done and our local businesses will make it happen.”
The survey can be found at www.savourtheflavours.co.uk/survey.
