The dynamo called Grace Harding - creating a collective to fight for restauranteurs against 'divide and rule' landlords

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Grace Harding takes no prisoners in this forthright interview where she builds on a campaign launched through her recent Open Letter to Landlords where she explained why instead of trying to recoup lost rentals, they need to share the Lockdown burden imposed on hundreds of thousands employed by SA's sit-down restaurants. The CEO of Ocean Basket is also hard at work building The Restaurant Collective to present a united front to landlords - and negotiate better deals members which include thousands of entrepreneurs in the food service sector. She spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Aug 2022 1AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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