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Financing

TGI Friday's, Ruby Tuesday among chains that received PPP funds

 By Jonathan Maze and Peter Romeo on Jul. 06, 2020

The SBA released detailed information revealing which companies received federal stimulus dollars. Here's a look at some of the restaurants that received them.

Operations

Chicago and Illinois take action to avert reclosings

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 06, 2020

Places that are lax on safety measures will be closed or fined, and customers are being implored to follow protocols.

Operations

California to police COVID-19 protocols with ‘strike teams’

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 02, 2020

Squads drawn from seven state agencies will work with county officials to crack down on repeat offenders. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited restaurants and bars as prime examples.

Operations

COVID surge brings more safety rules for restaurants, harsher penalties for disobeying

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 19, 2020

Face coverings are now required of employees and guests in California, much of Oregon and dozens of counties and cities. Meanwhile, New York is preceding with plans to revoke the liquor license of rulebreakers.

Workforce

Supreme Court lets Dreamers keep working, to restaurants’ delight

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 18, 2020

The decision to halt Trump's unwinding of the DACA program could keep hundreds of thousands of legal foreign-born candidates in the workforce.

Operations

Restaurants' COVID recovery set back by police protests

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 05, 2020

The damage was severe for operations in cities that were hard hit by the protests, new research shows.

Leadership

How the restaurant industry won fixes in the PPP

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 04, 2020

Newcomers to the process didn’t know the odds were against them.

Operations

NYC gives restaurants breaks on rents while capping delivery fees

By Peter Romeo on May 26, 2020

Personal liability was waived for lease defaults, and sidewalk fees were suspended.

Operations

Washington gives restaurant guests a veto on being tracked

By Peter Romeo on May 18, 2020

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.

By Peter Romeo on May 15, 2020

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

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