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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

Restaurants' business week is shrinking as pandemic effects linger, study finds

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 27, 2022

The average U.S. restaurant is open 6.4 fewer hours a week because of the inability to find workers, according to a study from Datassential.

Workforce

Warning of a possible COVID surge, the White House urges businesses to act now

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 25, 2022

The Biden administration has issued new recommendations for protecting workers as the nation heads into fall and winter.

Financing

Minn. restaurateurs are charged with scamming $250M in pandemic aid

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 27, 2022

The operators allegedly hatched and executed a scheme to cheat a feeding program for children.

Operations

NYC airs plans for dealing with the sidewalk sheds that sprouted mid-pandemic

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 18, 2022

Abandoned structures are being torn down while patently illegal facilities field ultimatums from the city.

Operations

Los Angeles restaurants are spared a new mask mandate—for now

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 28, 2022

Local health officials noted that new data could still trigger the requirement, but not for at least a week.

Financing

Restaurants demand the $180M left in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 27, 2022

The National Restaurant Association has called on the Small Business Administration to distribute the aid immediately to restaurants whose aid applications were mothballed.

Operations

Los Angeles restaurants could be 2 weeks away from a new mask mandate

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 18, 2022

Hospitalization rates have spiked, putting the area on track to resume protections against a new coronavirus variant.

Financing

Pandemic losses are covered by a restaurant's business interruption insurance, court rules

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 17, 2022

The decision is a rare instance of an insurer losing the argument that a policy only applies in instances of structural damage. But the applicability is likely limited because the ruling was by a state court.

Financing

RRF replenishment vote now expected Thursday, May 19

By Peter Romeo on May 18, 2022

The date targeted for the vote has shifted forward and back in recent days. Now lobbyists say the showdown will come tomorrow.

Financing

Vote on re-upping RRF expected next week

By Peter Romeo on May 11, 2022

The Senate is expected to take up the Cardin-Wicker bill, which would provide an additional $40 billion in grant funding for restaurants.

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