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As of Jan. 3, total vaccination will be required of all restaurant guests and employees unless they've tested negative for COVID-19 in the prior 24 hours. Testing will no longer be accepted as of Jan. 17.

The requirement, which applies to all indoor public businesses, is intended to temper a current surge in new COVID cases in some areas of the state.

The three-day event proved a lively exchange of ideas, fueled in part by a pent-up demand to network on common challenges and opportunities.

More than 3,300 independent restaurants signed a letter Thursday saying they will have to permanently shut their doors if Congress does not replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

A Deeper Dive: Roslyn Stone, chief operating officer of Zero Hour Health, joins the podcast to talk about the possibility of another wave and what restaurants can do to protect their workers and businesses.

The CEO of Burger King and Popeyes' parent company told attendees of the Restaurant Leadership Conference that he sees his job as setting a bold mission and building the team to achieve it.

The move announced by Mayor de Blasio would expand the current requirement on restaurants to all employers.

Only 17,580 workers were hired last month in the hospitality industry, leaving employers in the leisure sector with a 7.9% shortfall in labor. But some sectors of the supply chain showed more marked improvement.

John Peyton said Americans are learning to live with the virus and its various mutations, which is good for Applebee’s and IHOP.

The administration also urged employers not to delay preparations for the employee vaccine mandate, a sign the White House expects the historic measure to survive a court challenge.