Heather Lalley

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Georgia to reopen dining rooms next week

It becomes the first state to allow dine-in business after restaurants around the country were temporarily shuttered last month to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Operations

Will mom and pops survive the shutdown?

No one knows with certainty what independent restaurants will look like on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic, but one thing is for sure: There will be fewer of them.

Leadership

Le Cirque founder Sirio Maccioni dies at 88

Maccioni’s landmark restaurant attracted movie stars, politicians and fashion icons.

Financing

Shake Shack returns its $10M PPP loan

After securing $150 million in new equity, the burger chain said it would return the loan money so “restaurants who need it most can get it now.”

Operations

Why the coronavirus shutdown will upend delivery services for good

Delivery has surged since the shutdown, but price concerns, regulatory moves and operators’ own adjustments suggest it will look a lot different once life returns to normal.

Operations

Shake Shack lays off hundreds as it sells stock for much-needed cash

The fast casual has $112 million in cash and is currently burning through about $1.5 million per week.

Operations

Survey: Independent restaurants face a dire future

Independent operators surveyed by the James Beard Foundation said they’d laid off 91% of their hourly workers, and just 1 in 5 expects to remain open for the duration of the government-mandated dine-in shutdown.

Operations