Restaurant Business
Restaurant Business is tracking the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry. Please check back often for round-the-clock updates.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema declares bankruptcy
The restaurant-theater chain sought Chapter 11 debt protection after the pandemic wiped out the movie business.
Operations
Some operators call the lifting of COVID safety rules in Texas a no-win situation
After the state’s governor decided this week to drop mask mandates and capacity restrictions, some restaurants are sticking with their previous pandemic precautions.
Financing
Papa John’s looks to improve efficiency following a big 2020
The company has added centralized phone orders at company locations and is adding dough spinners as it looks to handle a surge of business.
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Covid-19 News
States start closing dining rooms again
With coronavirus spiking throughout the country, several states have started closing dine-in service again.