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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.

Financing

Chains are increasingly taking over the restaurant business

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 09, 2020

Independents are dying while fast-food chains hit record numbers, which seems likely to continue, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Winners chosen in Chicago’s outdoor dining design contest

 By Heather Lalley on Oct. 08, 2020

Will cozy cabins or heated tables allow restaurants to continue service even as the weather gets colder?

Operations

CDC says 6-foot rule could be undercut by newly cited COVID risk

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2020

The agency has added airborne contamination as an indoor danger, albeit a lesser one.

Financing

PPP forgiveness process begins

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2020

Restaurants may soon learn if their loans have become grants.

Financing

Trump dashes restaurants' hopes for immediate federal aid

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 06, 2020

The president said he's suspending negotiations on a new relief package until after the election.

Technology

Flippy hits market amid ‘flood’ of interest

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 06, 2020

Aside from QSRs, the robotics company views ghost kitchens as a big area of opportunity.

Operations

How one town is helping its restaurants survive

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 06, 2020

Ongoing collaboration led to an inexpensive idea that delivered new opportunities.

Operations

Wisconsin lowers restaurants' indoor dining capacities to 25%

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 06, 2020

The state has become a COVID-19 hotspot, the state's top health official said.

Technology

Denver OKs 15% cap on delivery fees

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 06, 2020

Also under the new ordinance, third-party services will need restaurants’ consent to be featured on their marketplaces.

Financing

Golden Corral's largest franchise operator files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 05, 2020

Eric Holm's 1069 Restaurant Group has run up a debt of $49.7 million. Only six of its 33 units are open.

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