Havana March 10, 2021

                                                                                                                                                    "Year 64 of the Revolution".

Response of the Board of Directors of the Havana Restaurant Company on the incident at El Cochinito Restaurant

After learning about the incident that occurred at El Cochinito Restaurant on February 28, the following actions were immediately taken:

The Company's Board of Directors carried out an analysis, creating a working commission to examine in depth all the elements set forth in Cubadebate's report and to meet with the Restaurant's workers and managers.

In the analysis it was verified that on Monday, February 28, the unit was carrying out the technical day and therefore did not provide service to the population, the workers recognized the mistake made, both the cleaning assistant who violated all the hygienic and sanitary norms, cleaned the table with the floor blanket, and two other workers (employees) violating the ethical precepts of a public servant, mocked at the call for attention of the person who could not bear to see such an embarrassing fact.

The cadre commission approved to apply the following disciplinary measures: 

⮚Final separation from the entity to the cleaning assistant and the two dependents.

⮚Final removal from office of the salon Captain, the Unit Administrator and the Director of the Base Business Unit.  

Presided over by the Government and the Ministry of Domestic Trade, an analysis was developed with all the Directors of Base Business Units and the Administrators of the Company's restaurants taking into account the seriousness of the event, serving as an example to make a call to all the workers' collectives to prevent these and other denigrating acts from undermining the prestige of gastronomy.

At the opening meeting of all the units, on Thursday, March 10, the incident was discussed as a case study, calling on how the actions of each worker ratify compliance with the manual of ethical and professional conduct.

The Board of Directors of the Havana Restaurant Company, together with its Directors of Base Business Units, Restaurant Administrators and workers' collectives, repudiate these facts, alien to the ethics and professionalism demonstrated for years, with the commitment of the Government and the effort made in the repair and remodeling of the facilities, once again we ratify the commitment of loyalty to our Revolution and to the people in providing a quality gastronomic service.