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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

The Great Reset: The coronavirus shutdown will overhaul the retail and dining environment

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 24, 2020

With tens of thousands of retail and restaurant closures, the pandemic will accelerate consumer trends, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Georgia restaurants are allowed to open: Now what?

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 24, 2020

Operators in the state can start reopening their dining rooms this week, but not everybody is rushing to do so.

Emerging Brands

Chicken Salad Chick revisits its scrappy roots to survive the coronavirus crisis

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 24, 2020

The fast-casual chain is adding pop-up drive-thrus and seeing success with bulk preorders of its chicken salad.

Financing

Sweetgreen returns its $10M PPP loan

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 23, 2020

The fast casual joins restaurant chains Kura Sushi and Shake Shack in returning the federal funds amid mounting criticism over the disbursement process.

Financing

Domino’s sales have surged in recent weeks

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2020

Sale changed dramatically as consumers adjusted their behavior, but international sales have been weaker.

Financing

Poorly designed PPP fund has restaurants fighting over scraps

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2020

Chain-shaming has taken on a life of its own, even as Congress adds more funding. But anger should focus on the program’s design, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Marketing

LA County plans to flag restaurants with COVID-19 cases

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2020

The establishments will be added to a list of institutions and residential care facilities where the coronavirus has been detected.

Operations

Pressure builds for caps on third-party delivery commissions

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2020

Government officials in a number of cities are calling for limits of 5% to 15%.

Financing

Ruth’s Chris to return its PPP loans as feds update the rules

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2020

New federal guidance could require big, publicly traded companies to return their Paycheck Protection Program funds.

Operations

How the pandemic is affecting restaurant chains

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 22, 2020

Technomic Managing Principal Joe Pawlak joins this week’s episode of “A Deeper Dive” to talk about Technomic’s Top 500 and how the pandemic is influencing sales.

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