{"id":17927,"date":"2024-03-12T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/?post_type=sajto&#038;p=17927"},"modified":"2024-07-15T14:34:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T12:34:01","slug":"gundels-idea-is-truly-inspiring-and-sets-an-example-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"sajto","link":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/sajtoszoba\/igazan-meghato-a-gundel-otlete-kovetendo-pelda\/","title":{"rendered":"Gundel\u2019s idea is truly touching; it sets a fine example"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jen\u0151 Magyary, managing director of Gundel, spoke about the restaurant\u2019s stability, its growth and a brilliant initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that turnover rose to 1.5 billion forints in 2023, with profits amounting to roughly 8\u201310 per cent of this figure, according to preliminary data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restaurant reopened in 2021 and broke even in 2022, despite the impact of the pandemic. Whilst 55,000 guests visited Gundel Restaurant in 2022, last year\u2019s figure was nearly 57,000; this year, their aim is to serve 70,000\u201375,000 guests. They have increased their workforce; having had 74 staff last year, they now have a team of 80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"I would like to ensure that 5\u201310 per cent of revenue is allocated to profit this year as well,\" he remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-folyamatos-a-megujulas\">Renewal is an ongoing process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He mentioned that in the building&nbsp;<strong>The restaurant has been in operation for 130 years, and has been known as Gundel Restaurant since 1910.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building requires ongoing maintenance; energy efficiency improvements began in 2022, alongside the refurbishment of the gas boiler&nbsp;<strong>A solar panel system was installed at a cost of nearly 100 million forints.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, work will continue on modernising the listed building with the refurbishment of the entire fa\u00e7ade in March, and part of the event space will also be refurbished, with a budget of 30 million forints according to the plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meghato-figyelmesseg-ami-sokat-jelenthet\">A touching gesture that can mean a great deal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jen\u0151 Magyary said:\u00a0<strong>People with hearing and visual impairments will now receive special attention<\/strong>\u00a0at the Gundel restaurant, because the waiters\u00a0<strong>they have learnt basic sign language communication<\/strong>\u00a0in both English and Hungarian, whilst people with visual impairments\u00a0<strong>From a menu in Braille<\/strong>\u00a0can get to know the most famous Hungarian\u00a0<strong>restaurant<\/strong>\u00a0the history of his catches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Gundel is for EVERYONE! - Gundel Restaurant x Bergendy and Sons\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XarEs-aVQ-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Social responsibility and sensitivity have always been part of Gundel\u2019s core values and have shaped the attitude of those who work here,\u2019 he said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jen\u0151 Magyary, managing director of Gundel, spoke about the restaurant\u2019s stability, its growth and a brilliant initiative.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17926,"template":"","publikacio":[225],"class_list":["post-17927","sajto","type-sajto","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publikacio-startlap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto\/17927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sajto"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto\/17927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publikacio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publikacio?post=17927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}