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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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As the pandemic raged, hordes of hospitality workers shifted to in-office or at-home jobs, leaving a large labor gap to be filled, especially as tourism returns to pre-pandemic levels. I am concerned that rising insurance costs may force some chains to exit the market. Golden Corral is one.

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Ghost Kitchen Franchise and Pandemic Resources

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On a metro level, Las Vegas is suffering from the highest rate of permanently closed businesses with 861 businesses permanently closed, as the city reacts to a decrease in tourism. Sampson, partner at Leech Tishman in the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Litigation Practice Groups.

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