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10 days that changed the restaurant industry

 By Jonathan Maze, Peter Romeo and Heather Lalley on Mar. 27, 2020

For much of March, the threat of COVID-19 grew as the infection spread. On March 11, that problem became very real for thousands of restaurant operators and millions of employees, beginning a 10-day period unlike anything the industry has ever seen. The business may never be the same.

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Cheesecake Factory halts rent payments

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 26, 2020

Landlords have been alerted by letter that restaurants will stop payments beginning with their April obligations.

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Chef Thomas Keller files suit against his insurer in business interruption dispute

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 26, 2020

Keller, the famed French Laundry proprietor, is seeking to recoup business lost due to the coronavirus shutdown.

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A state-by-state guide to COVID-19 resources for the food and beverage industries

Mar. 26, 2020

Advice, tips and guidelines in one handy guide, organized state by state, which we will update as more become available to us.

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COVID-19 just made every kitchen a ghost kitchen. Now what?

Sponsored content from our partner xtraCHEF on Mar. 26, 2020

Essentially, the COVID-19 crisis has converted every operational restaurant into a ghost kitchen. But what does that actually mean for operators?

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COVID-19 is forcing the supply chain to change course

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 26, 2020

As restaurants scale back or stop operations, the demand for supplies continues to rise in retail.

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Golden Corral shuts all company units, furloughs 2,290

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2020

The buffet chain said it will help the laid-off employees with food and assistance in accessing public benefits.

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Tilman Fertitta said to furlough 40,000 employees

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2020

The layoffs affect about 70% of the billionaire's workforce.

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On top of everything, restaurants are becoming burglary targets

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 25, 2020

After closing or limiting operations due to the coronavirus, restaurants are reporting robberies. Here are some ways to avoid becoming a target.

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Luby’s closes 35 more restaurants, cuts majority of HQ staff

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 24, 2020

The salaries of the remaining home-office employees have been cut 50%.

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