coronavirus

Industries all across the country are experiencing the disruptive impact of the COVID-19. Discover how it could affect the U.S. foodservice, grocery and convenience industries.

Operations

In-N-Out tells its employees to stop wearing masks

The burger chain told workers outside of California and Oregon that they are not allowed to wear masks on the job.

Financing

Feds say they stopped $3B in pandemic restaurant aid from going astray

About 31,000 requests for aid were rejected for being invalid or outright fraudulent, according to the SBA. Now it's investigating 720 RRF grants that may be bogus.

Donald Finley, former operator of the now-defunct Jekyll & Hyde theme restaurant, acknowledged that he misused funds from 29 federal loans.

Big city downtowns may never be the same. But smaller communities are booming, creating new opportunities for operators.

The owners of Rockstar Dough LLC and Chicken Feed LLC face charges of wire fraud and money laundering.

Multiconcept operator Besim Kukaj used his $1.5 million loan to buy luxury items, feds say.

Another $75 million was found for hotels. The money is intended to ease a transition from survival to sustained recovery.

The pan-Asian concept opens a seventh unit this week in Tampa, with two more to come.

The restaurant industry is entering a new year with more distance from the bleakest days of the crisis than the calendar might suggest.

They're still furious over how they were treated at the pandemic's start, the research shows. The way to get them back is showing them proof that a repeat won't happen.

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