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Independent Restaurants

Operations

Get ready for indies to start raising their menu prices

 By Heather Lalley on Mar. 07, 2021

The pandemic may have burst the pricing bubble for low-margin indies battling high rent, labor pressure, delivery fees and more, operators say.

Operations

Some operators call the lifting of COVID safety rules in Texas a no-win situation

 By Heather Lalley on Mar. 03, 2021

After the state’s governor decided this week to drop mask mandates and capacity restrictions, some restaurants are sticking with their previous pandemic precautions.

Workforce

Danny Meyer: This is ‘one of the biggest mistakes’ I ever made in business

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 02, 2021

The restaurateur said, among the many things he has learned during the pandemic, the most important is the need to create an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Operations

Damaged by fire, historic Jones Bar-B-Que Diner plans to rebuild

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 01, 2021

The restaurant, which received a James Beard Foundation award, is believed to be one of the oldest Black-owned dining establishments in the South.

Financing

Biden gives indies a bump in the PPP line

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 22, 2021

Restaurants and other businesses with fewer than 20 employees will be the only ones allowed to apply for relief funding for a two-week period starting Wednesday.

Operations

Multi-concept Ark Restaurants is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the future

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 16, 2021

The operator of many independent concepts said it expects to be in the black by Q3 after a massive pandemic downturn.

Workforce

Restaurants embrace paid time off as the way to get employees vaccinated

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 04, 2021

The list of operators opting for that course is growing quickly.

Financing

$25B restaurant relief program is part of new budget resolution

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 02, 2021

The National Restaurant Association called the proposed aid a “game-changer for the tens of thousands of restaurants on the verge of closing.”

Marketing

New York City extends its restaurant week for the whole month

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 01, 2021

The to-go-focused promotion has a record number of participating restaurants, after organizers waived participation fees.

Operations

Urban independent restaurants turn to suburban deliveries to weather the pandemic

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 29, 2021

Around the country, operators are organizing large-order food drop-offs at suburban sites to reach far-flung diners in quarantine.

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