This will be an unprecedented holiday season as restaurateurs face incredible challenges. With coronavirus cases surging and the onset of cold weather minimizing outdoor seating options, the CDC has issued warnings to avoid large gatherings, in public and private. The holidays are big business in …
Food For Thought: The Relationship Between Restaurants and the Arts
Conservationists study biodiversity to understand the relationship between flora and fauna, specifically how different species interact and depend upon one another for survival. Likewise, economists study economic interdependence to determine how industries work together in symbiosis. These …
Restaurant Good News Roundup: October
Another month down, and restaurateurs across all segments face major obstacles. In the last quarter of 2020, the restaurant industry eagerly awaits the proposed $120B earmarked for the industry as part of a second stimulus bill. Unfortunately, a partisan debate is holding up that bill, leaving the …
Restaurants and Masks: Best Tips for Wearing Them, Enforcing Policies
Restaurants are community hubs, a place for gatherings and conversation, with dine-in purchases commanding a sizable portion of all sales before pandemic protocols. Quarantine lockdowns have left many restaurants with reduced internal capacity or reliant entirely on off-premise orders to remain in …
How To Enhance Your Restaurant Curbside Service
Throughout the pandemic, off-premise orders have driven the market across most restaurant segments. Around 96.4% of all restaurant sales came from off-premise orders in May, with 40% of Americans reporting curbside as their preferred choice. Interest in curbside has risen due to the lack of …
Technically Speaking: How Your Restaurant Technologies Can Save the Day
We all know about the difficulties caused by coronavirus-related protocols, from lockdowns to capacity maximums in public forums. The pandemic has irrevocably rocked the world, creating a crisis in restaurants that rely heavily on off-premise service to stay in operation. As restrictions slowly …
