Coronavirus

Industries all across the country are experiencing the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Discover how it could affect the U.S. foodservice, grocery and convenience industries.


Casey's Offers Update on Pandemic’s Effect on Operations, Finances

Retailer withdraws 2020 guidance, pauses new-store expansion

Operations

Jack in the Box to host a virtual prom, and other innovative ideas of the week

Restaurants continue to come up with creative ways to deal with COVID-19.

How forgiving will shoppers be to a retailer that has failed to deliver on expectations during these challenging times?

Petrowski on how social distancing will weigh on gasoline and diesel consumption

The retailer gets lenders fully on board, increasing new funding as conditions shift for discounters.

Takeout and delivery business recently jumped 85%, but comps for March fell 46%.

Responses to the pandemic vary, putting lawmaking on hold in many regions

Massive and mounting unemployment figures do not tell the full toll of the coronavirus crisis on the restaurant industry.

Opinion: C-stores have an opportunity to prove their value as a retail channel and as an employer of choice

New research provides some insight.

In addition to previous social distancing measures, the retailer will now distribute personal protection equipment to employees and limit customers.

The retailer will begin daily temperature checks of staff and require them to answer questions before shifts.

The eatertainment chain, which has shuttered all stores due to COVID-19, has about 15 weeks’ worth of cash available.

Foodservice providers Sodexo and Cura ease COVID-19 stress with meals to go.

New measures include preventive barriers at registers, social distancing markers and employee benefits

Partnering with Amazon and Alberstons, the tech startup turns recipes into shopping baskets for delivery—and back into recipes.

Delivery and takeout business has more than doubled, but off-premise is generating only about 30%-35% of former sales levels.

Focus Brands, which also owns Jamba, McAlister’s Deli and several other brands, is offering relief pay and deferring or waiving franchisees’ fees.

Manufacturers including Molson Coors, Anheuser-Busch donate product amid shortages due to COVID-19

Retailers such as Smart & Final, Schnucks and Rouses are stepping up to support communities during the coronavirus outbreak.

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