Originally Posted by 10BA09

Originally Posted by drain_sniffer

anyone commenting on this actually been to wretham??

Several times, though a very basic facility, its still well needed (Naafi that is)

Seconded.

NAAFI have been making a significant loss for years on a number of shops/bars, particularly in the UK at smaller units. The profits generated in Germany propped up NAAFI as a whole, the drawdown of forces in Germany has hit NAAFI's profits hard and the whole enterprise is no longer financially viable, hence why NAAFI is being wound up.

At the same time the PAYD project team was experienceing difficulty attracting commercial partners to run PAYD on units, hence they offerred them the opportunity to take over NAAFI shops/bars to make the package more attractive. Trouble is take up of PAYD meals is low, the ex NAAFI shops and bars aren't commercially viable on a small scale or when you have a town next to the Unit. Ultimately when PAYD contracts run out PAYD will fold and the shops/bars will close because the contracts aren't viable.

It's about time Naafi got a kick in the slats and faced up to a bit of competition, typical though when they realise there's no money to be made they bail out.............................TWWWWAAAAATTTTSSSS !!!

Originally Posted by soprano54

It's about time Naafi got a kick in the slats and faced up to a bit of competition, typical though when they realise there's no money to be made they bail out.............................TWWWWAAAAATTTTSSSS !!!

This tends to be my view of them, together with the sentiments expressed furthur there ^. Their perceived attitude has always been "You play ball with us, or we'll stick the bat up your arrrse."
Notwithstanding, I have come across some excellent employees over the years, but the management...

NAAFI did pay a rebate to the PRI which went to the Jr Ranks Mess/xmas piss ups etc which at my unit ammounted to 9 grand a year, not a massive ammount but enough for 2 good pisups a year. I have been told this week that the rebate has stopped.

I can't ARAMARC or whoever gets the contract pushing that the way of the PRI!

Battalions on training exercises run their own canteens in any case. I have never set foot in the NAAFI on STANTA, despite having spent too many weeks of my life there. Its a nice sentiment, but no loss and no impact on troops under training.