Together - we are power. Two stories of successful cooperation of Ukrainian business during the war

The city of Ivano-Frankivsk shared its stories, which works as an association of restaurateurs, which charges and infects with its mood and passion of others, and Metro Ivano-Frankivsk shopping center-one of the powerful experts in HoReCa-seizures among the company's trade centers in Ukraine. With their work, they prove that everything that happens in Ukraine concerns every Ukrainian, and only when united - let's achieve victory.

Video Day Association of Restaurators Ivano-Frankivsk, Chef, Volunteer Ivano-Frankivsk Restaurant Association is one of the associations of entrepreneurs, which plays an important role in the active activity of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. Founded through the Covid-19 pandemic in the fall of 2020, it combined about 40 food establishments to solve current problems associated with quarantine and lockdows, and transformed into a little more.

The Association jointly established connections with the authorities, coordinates organizational and legal issues, and has planned to join the development of the tourist sphere of the city: excursions, holidays, festivals and more. However, on February 24, 2022, it changed the plans and life of all without exception of Ukrainians, even those far from the war zone.

However, the association created before the war and established connections turned the Association into a powerful force aimed at help. The chairman of the Ivano-Frankivsk Restaurant Association and the owner of the California restaurant within two days, February 26, 2022, we realized what we should do.

There were a lot of military units that were not present in our region, and they needed food, because it takes time for the state to establish appropriate security,-said the head of the Ivano-Frankivsk restaurant association and the owner of the California restaurant “, Anna Goisan. - Due to the large number of those who wanted to defend Ukraine, the military enlistment offices worked around the clock, and the employees did not even have time to have.

So we came there with sandwiches and hot drinks. Vasyl Bavorovsky, who joined the Association after February 24, is responsible for all volunteer work of the restaurateurs' Association. ” Basil, how did you go to the Volunteer Direction in the Association? I am a chef, and I know many restaurateurs of Ivano-Frankivsk, including those who are part of the Association. On February 25, we held a meeting, decided to feed our Ivano-Frankivsk Terroboron.

In early March, we have already started feeding the military, the National Guard, the National Police, the Security Service of Ukraine, pilots, technicians, the Ministry of Emergencies working in emergency mode. At the beginning, the food was prepared 8 establishments, then 24, then 65. Yes, at the peak, hot food for our boys was already prepared 84 establishments. In two months, by early May, we gave more than 20 thousand servings, more than 600 servings daily.

These are the main courses, and in addition - sweets, cheeses, scallops, strudeli - also somewhere under 8 thousand servings. Yes, Nazar Perevozchikov restaurant is still preparing from 300 to 500 servings a day. Bavaria Pub Roman Kulikovsky and Panorama Plaza continue to feed the military in the hospital. Who helps you? Many people helped us, the Roman Catholic Church of Ivano-Frankivsk, volunteers from Poland, Germany, France. And also Metro Ukraine.

They also gave us food and sold products at promotional prices, and gave discounts, because we realized that we were not taking it for our needs, but for the military. Ivano-Frankivsk is one of many cities in Western Ukraine, which has accepted many Ukrainians running away from war. Yes, the Association also joined the help of internally displaced persons. We fed 380 people who were hosted in the dormitory of the 5th Vocational School.

In July, we, as an association, joined the charitable action "Ambassador of Childhood" for children, both local and those who came to us with our parents, escaping from the war. The purpose of the holiday is that even during the war there should be a childhood. A whole star landing from Kiev came to us. For children there were many entertainment with animators, circles, concerts, bloggers and chickokers, photographic zone and more.

And our restaurants Pizza Plus, Pizza Veterano, La Pietz Pizza, Bakery Pizza, Hartenberg Passage with the support , sweets. Now we are actively conducting charitable concerts and evenings of the stand, during which we raise funds for volunteers and the needs of the Armed Forces. Our partner was Panorama Plaza, which is also a member of the Ivano-Frankivsk Restaurant Association.

Yes, recently thanks to one of these evenings, we managed to raise money to restore the car of our volunteers, who were in an accident, returning from the trip to the East. We have a lot of plans. What are most proud of these half -year? I will be proud when we defeat the Russians. When the Muscovites are capitating, we will conquer all our lands, everywhere our blue and yellow flags will play and play the anthem of Ukraine, we will be happy with our victory and know that we all made it together.

Director of Metro Ivano-Frankivsk Shopping Center How long have you been working for Metro Ukraine and Ivano-Frankivsk? I have been working in Metro Ukraine for 17 years. And the director in Ivano-Frankivsk is the second year, and I really like it. I am very happy that Metro allows you to work in every region and thus get acquainted with Ukraine and see all its diversity. So I managed to work as a director in Lugansk, Zaporozhye, Kiev and Poltava.

Working at Metro Ivano-Frankivsk Shopping Center is a very interesting and special experience. Among other shopping centers of the company, it is characterized by the fact that it has a great fate of HoReCa clients-restaurants, hotels, cafes, entertainment centers, catering companies. We offer a very large range of products, about 15-17 thousand names.

For this purpose, a large shipping department, a team of managers with HoReCa clients, interesting decision solutions, sommelier services and more are operating for this business. One of the important clients is the Ivano-Frankivsk Restaurant Association, which inspires its cohesion and active public position. This was especially evident after the start of a full -scale war. In March, the Association asked us to help food, and then we help restaurateurs to arrange charitable meetings for children.

They have many events and plans that we support, in particular, we now discuss cooperation with the food of wounded military treated in Ivano-Frankivsk hospitals. How do Metro Ivano-Frankivsk Help help the Armed Forces, volunteers, temporarily displaced persons? Many are sought for help. In addition to the Ivano-Frankivsk Restaurant Association, we cooperate with the Foodbank Kyiv City City Charity Foundation, which takes care of internally displaced persons and helps volunteers.

For example, in March, they cooperated with Kiev restaurateurs who fed hot lunch people who fled from the regions covered by the war at Yaremche. Collected and sent to the distribution center food for the Armed Forces, assisted the products and things of the essential of Terrobuon and the Patrol Police Service.