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Operations

Washington gives restaurant guests a veto on being tracked

Gov. Jay Inslee is sticking with the requirement that restaurants record who has eaten in their restaurants and when, but has alerted consumers that they can withhold their specifics.

Operations

Denny's feels the pinch of limited reopening capacities.

The increased sales amount to about $900 a day. The added costs can run $500 to $1,000.

Operations

Court clears a controversial way for Wisconsin restaurants to reopen dining rooms

By Peter Romeo on May 14, 2020

The state's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the prohibitions on business reopenings are unconstitutional.

Financing

Feds start crackdown on PPP fraud

By Peter Romeo on May 07, 2020

A restaurateur has already been arrested. The Justice Department has vowed to pursue more abusers of the system.

Beverage

Michigan restaurants get a liquor advance

By Peter Romeo on May 05, 2020

The state has repurchased alcohol inventories but is allowing licensed establishments to sell the supplies and pay for them later.

Operations

Restaurants feel the refusal to follow COVID-19 safety rules

By Peter Romeo on May 04, 2020

An Oklahoma town had to drop a mask requirement after restaurant employees were threatened. Meanwhile, more places in California got an illegal OK to reopen.

Financing

Little-known relief measure brings chains millions in aid

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 22, 2020

A change in depreciation schedules has entitled Chuy’s to a $3 million tax refund. Chipotle will also be a beneficiary.

Financing

Restaurants say the PPP needs more than just additional funds

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 17, 2020

Operators say the process was an ordeal, and the terms may yield less assistance than was intended.

Financing

Federal relief loan programs run out of money

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 16, 2020

The SBA says it has stopped accepting PPP applications. Restaurants that applied for the agency’s other COVID-19-related relief loans will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Leadership

Restaurant operators get multiple seats on Trump’s reopening panel

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2020

Nearly two dozen industry representatives, from chain CEOs to owner-operators and suppliers, will serve as a sounding board.

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