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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

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How restaurant sales were impacted Shortly after lockdowns were initiated, restaurant sales across the board—from full-service dining to coffee shops—took a nosedive. Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry. A year ago this month, our industry was rocked to its core. And people really love pizza.

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Hungry for Growth: The Restaurant Industry in 2022

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While restaurants continue to mitigate impacts caused by COVID-19, many have pivoted and found new ways to redefine the dining experience. Several other pandemic-related trends will continue into 2022 and beyond, and new trends will also emerge. Consumers are showing similar signs of permanent behavioral change.

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Cities Implementing Vaccine Mandates for Indoor Dining Are Seeing Stable Restaurant Visitation

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cities have implemented requirements for patrons to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to dine indoors at restaurants. One factor may be that cautious vaccinated individuals now feel comfortable to dine regularly at restaurants because of the mandates. Since the late summer of 2021, many major U.S.

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How to Handle Temporary Restaurant Closure during COVID-19

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However, many states that are forcing restaurants to stop their dine-in services are allowing them to operate as takeout and delivery-only establishments. Will running a takeout and delivery-only restaurant be profitable, or will the costs outweigh the revenue this opportunity could generate? We’ll talk about this more later on.

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After a Year of COVID-19, Restaurants Are Ready for a Reboot

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With strict government health lockdowns in place, dining out became a thing of the past. To tackle the concerns of customers and employees while focusing on business growth, restaurant owners will need to look to innovation and reimagine how they once operated. Dining shifted outdoors, inside tents or into bubbles.

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Opening a Ghost Kitchen? Know the Laws That Will Impact Your Business

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Many areas across the country are in the midst of a “second lockdown,” as state and local governments are again restricting businesses with indoor dining to help curb COVID-19’s spread. Ghost kitchens are professional food preparation and cooking facilities set up for the preparation of takeout or delivery-only meals.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

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To help ensure the survival of these restaurants, many of which are family owned, the PR industry has banded together to create a campaign called "Dining Bonds." The dining bonds are being offered by participating restaurants across the country at a suggested savings of 25 percent when purchased. . "We're More than 2.45