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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.

Technology

LA partners with Ritual to help restaurants boost digital capabilities

 By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 05, 2020

Restaurants will get temporary free access to the ordering platform. It is the second such partnership to be announced in as many weeks.

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.

Operations

Restaurateurs cook up ways to boost capacities

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 02, 2020

With dining-room seating caps still in place within most jurisdictions, operators are showing ingenuity in how they can serve more people and not run afoul of the rules.

Financing

Restaurant job growth improved in September

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 02, 2020

But the industry remains more than 2 million jobs short of where it was before the pandemic.

Operations

Dining ideas best left outside

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 02, 2020

Chicago asked residents to suggest ways of boosting local restaurants’ outdoor capacities, with $5,000 going to the best notion. We doubt any of these will be the prize winner.

Financing

Five reasons to be bullish on restaurants’ future

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 02, 2020

Despite closures, bankruptcies and uncertainty, the industry has proven to be more resilient than expected, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Second NY COVID wave would slash restaurant sales for 3 more years, study predicts

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 02, 2020

The number of places and the jobs they provide might not rebound for 10, according to the McKinsey report.

Operations

San Francisco reopens restaurant dining rooms at 25% of capacities

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 01, 2020

Service times are limited to two hours, and alcohol sales are only permitted with the accompaniment of “bona fide” food.

Workforce

Thousands of Disney's restaurant workers expected to be laid off

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 01, 2020

A union says at least 2,500 of its members will be among them.

Technology

Safe contact during pandemic can have lasting effects

Sponsored content from our partner DayMark Safety Systems on Sep. 30, 2020

Building a strong customer experience has long been a driving force for earning customer loyalty—but with the coronavirus pandemic, maintaining a positive customer experience while having little or no physical contact with customers requires restaurant operators to rethink their approach to how they do business.

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