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From: Continental Kosher Butchers <orders@ckb.com.au>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020, 22:00
Subject: Urgent Service Anouncement
From: Continental Kosher Butchers <orders@ckb.com.au>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020, 22:00
Subject: Urgent Service Anouncement
Good Evening Continental Kosher Butchers and Lewis & Son customers,
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the Australian Government to implement a Coronavirus Emergency Response Plan.
As an employer, we have a duty of care under Health and Safety legislation to provide a safe and healthy workplace to all persons working at or visiting the site. However, to Stephen and me, it is about much more than fulfilling our legal obligations. We also have a duty of care to provide our staff with income stability in these uncertain economic times, and a social obligation to minimise COVID-19 transmission.
It is not a matter of 'if' COVID-19 will impact our day-to-day lives, but 'when'. We want you to know that we are taking immediate action to slow and/or minimise the risk of transmission amongst our staff members, our customers, and the wider community for the following reasons. 1. If we need to close due to self-quarantine, we will be unable to provide any product for a minimum of 14 days. 2. We are doing our part to minimise spread, and decrease the chance of our healthcare system being overwhelmed, and unable to treat those who need it most.
We are also aware of the increased demand leading up to Pesach, and we will endeavour to continue supply for as long we can, whilst prioritising a safe working environment. We have been committed to providing the Jewish community of Australia with the finest quality Kosher meat since 1945, and will continue to do so, even in these challenging circumstances.
The difficult decision has been made to close our retail doors until further notice, for the above mentioned reasons. This is effective immediately - we will be only accepting orders; no counter service will be available.
We will be adding additional phone lines and operators to cope with the increased demand; orders will be able to be collected from the rear of our premises, or delivered to homes/offices at the usual cost.
Orders can be placed via:
Phone: 9509 9822 (Back up 0432 695 246 and 0413 435 934)
Email: orders@ckb.com.au
Web Chat: www.ckb.com.au
The Pesach order schedule previously issued will be modified, and we will continue to take orders until we are at capacity.
We will continue to supply all of our wholesale clients and supermarkets.
Please be patient with us, as we anticipate that there may be teething problems as we all get used to this modified system - we know these are difficult times, and we know more difficult times are to come. We thank you in anticipation of working together as a community to best handle the situation. Please advise friends, family, and community members who may not have access to social media of these changes to avoid unnecessary travel, as we will not be providing counter service to anybody, regardless of circumstances.
Stay safe, stay healthy, remember to smile, and feel free to ask how best to cook your brisket!
Regards,
Daniel Lewis
Continental Kosher Butchers Pty Ltd
Daniel Lewis
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