Restrictions and shutdowns imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have posed a challenge to the restaurant industry, reporting $120B in lost revenues. There was some hope in early May that U.S. restaurants would see the light at the end of the tunnel, with multiple states loosening …
How Airport Order Metrics Screens Alleviate COVID-19 Concerns
Even before the pandemic, airports could make people squeamish. Traveling in a plane, with or without social distancing measures, makes the spread of viruses and bacteria more prevalent. And then consider the airport, a building where travelers from locations across the world converge. All the …
Restaurant Industry News Roundup: June 2020
Can you believe that 2020 is half over? Restaurants have reopened at limited capacities, and dining out looks a little different. “Contactless,” “cleanliness,” and “delivery" are words we continually see. For this month’s news roundup, our selection will satisfy a variety of palettes. Don’t worry; …
QSR Automations COVID-19 Operator Survey: Results
What we wanted to Know COVID-19 has walloped the restaurant industry — you've been reading it for the last three months! But terms like "hit hard" and "unprecedented times" become rote when we say them nonstop. With this survey, we wanted to assign some "faces" to these anxieties and break down …
Restaurant Surfaces and COVID-19: What To Know
Though food safety isn't a new concern for restaurant operators, COVID-19 intensifies it. As these operators begin re-opening, they'll likely have their minds more focused on food safety, and their guest's perception of it, than ever before. One particular area of post-COVID cleanliness that has …
June 2020: Restaurant Good News Roundup
The first two quarters of 2020 have been an exceptional time in modern history, no matter how you cut it. Between the continued threat of the coronavirus, economic tensions, international protests, and murder hornets, there are many intense things to confront in the world. Because of that, we've …