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As states reopen businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants are finding simple and clever ways to encourage social distancing.
Many of the half-million seasonal restaurant jobs will not exist this summer, which will limit opportunities for first-time job seekers.
The 13-minute video explains how to reopen your dining room and protect customers as they start dining out again.
Adjusting for inflation, consumer spending at eating and drinking places plunged to its lowest level since October 1984.
Expecting your insurance policy to cover your COVID-19 losses? The answer may lie in the fine print, or more likely the courts.
What the reopening could look like, and what the industry could expect going forward.
Determine what you want to say, where you’re going to say it, and how you’re going to connect that message to the community around you.
Company averages about $125,000 a day in grocery sales from five units, helping it to rehire staff and keep up health coverage.
Restaurants have lost nearly three times more jobs than any other industry since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak.
Operators need new revenue sources to offset sales declines from all off-premises mode.
Family-style meals, batch cocktails, and groceries are all helping to generate revenues in this all-off-premises restaurant market.
Be creative and make people happy. You’ll be rewarded when your restaurant reopens again.
With many businesses temporarily being disrupted, email marketing is essential for letting people know you are still open for business.
The restaurant community must practice self-care during the pandemic, experts say.
Make sure your food is all within its use-by date, labeled well, and stored in the safest order.
Put any extra time you have now to work so you’re set to reopen smoothly.
Learn to recognize coworkers suffering during the pandemic to help restore health and well-being.
New survey indicates that pent-up demand for restaurants is elevated, even as many consumers maintain their off-premises frequency.
The LEE Initiative’s initial act of giving back to laid-off restaurant workers has expanded from one location in Louisville to 19 across the country. Here’s how they did it.
From commodities to cleaning supplies, restaurants add grocery staples to the menu. Here are a few recommendations.
The impact of coronavirus on our industry is devastating. We will be one of the slowest to bounce back from this pandemic. Tell Congress how they can help us survive.
Document incorporates best practices from ServSafe, academia, government and industry to provide guidance on food safety, health and hygiene, cleaning, and social distancing.
Coronavirus continues to devastate the industry; sales losses could total up to $240 billion by year-end.
New survey assesses the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the restaurant industry.
What can and can’t employers require of their employees when it comes to their health status on the job?