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How landlords view the future of restaurants

This week’s edition of “A Deeper Dive” features Jeff Brand, founder of real estate developer and broker Brand Partners.

How has the pandemic influenced restaurants’ relationships with landlords, and how do they view the future of the industry?

This week’s edition of the Restaurant Business podcast “A Deeper Dive” features Jeff Brand, founder of Brand Partners, a Dallas-based broker and the owner of several developments.

Brand discusses what his company did in the aftermath of states banning dine-in service at restaurants. He also talks about his views on the industry from a landlord’s perspective and provides advice for operators in their dealings with landlords.

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