Donald Trump signed the bipartisan $2 Trillion government stimulus package (also known as the CARES Act) into place on March 27 as the nation braced for the health and economic consequences of COVID-19. With many states pronouncing stay-at-home orders and the closure of non-essential businesses, …
March Restaurant Industry Roundup: Coronavirus & Restaurants
As restaurants attempt to shift to off-premise strategies to continue to generate revenue, the industry has seen an overall decrease in tickets. There’s been so much news covering COVID-19 and its destruction of our economy that for March’s roundup, we’ve gathered some of the more immediate concerns …
Restaurant Crisis Communication: Hard Conversations in Tough Times
The first reported case of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was from the Chinese province of Wuhan on December 31st, 2019. From there, it escalated quickly. The virus spreads primarily through person-to-person contact, and as cases have mounted, extreme social distancing measures were enacted to …
Restaurant Industry Roundup: Coronavirus Restaurant Special’s Edition
As the CV-19 pandemic has impacted restaurants around the world, restaurateurs are struggling to stay in operation after many cities have shuttered or limited public gatherings. To do this, owners and operators have pivoted to new strategies to keep in touch with customers confined by quarantine. …
A Letter From Our CEO About The COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Een boodschap voor de industrie, We kunnen ons moeilijk een uitdagender tijd voorstellen dan nu voor ons allemaal. Ik weet zeker dat u waarschijnlijk elk vrij moment doorbrengt met nadenken over hoe u zich kunt aanpassen en hoe u uw voorsprong kunt behouden in een snel veranderende en onvoorspelbare omgeving - dat doen wij ook. Wees gerust dat de gezondheid en ...
Hoe u restaurants kunt ondersteunen in onzekere tijden
With the onset of a pandemic, a rapidly percolating news cycle, and frequent global updates detailing COVID-19 guidelines, infection status, and death rates, there’s no way around it: we’re living in uncertain times. The outbreak is widespread and all-encompassing, actively disrupting lives and …