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As businesses reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants are quickly adapting menus to serve diners and protect public health.
Although restaurants added 1.4 million jobs in May, their staffing levels remain down more than any other industry.
Association’s Tom Bené says every component of the restaurant and foodservice industry will need to come together for a full recovery.
Security experts advise vigilance and extra authentication to prevent cybercriminals from causing data breaches.
Foodservice equipment experts offer checklist of what to do to ensure you get your kitchen equipment operating safely when reopening.
Technology that reduces contact and speeds transactions will be a key part of a restaurant’s recovery toolkit.
Sales, employment and capital spending levels are expected to remain dampened through the end of the year.
Visible safety measures and transparent communications are just two ways operators are showing their commitment to protecting guests when they return to dining in.
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.