Welcome to the ninth month of your 2020 subscription! August’s specials satisfied a diverse palate with a unique wine sample from Singapore. Pair that with a charcuterie board full of solutions to the end of patio season, drive-thru innovations, and everything in between! Join us (and the restaurant …
Restaurants have suffered the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic, serving as the unexpected economic and socio-political frontlines of the year's travails. As of this writing, 53% of restaurants are permanently closed, with a running total of $120B lost so far. The industry is at an ever-shifting …
In the best of times, restaurants operate between a 3-6% profit margin, with around 60% of them failing within the first year. On top of that, the competition in the market can cut into those already-tight figures. To combat this, restaurateurs have employed some extraordinary tactics to foster a …
We all want to get back to "normal," whatever that means now. Honestly, "normal" wasn't very normal in the first place so, let's look at this as a reset. This time around, there's an your opportunity to do things better than you did before. As the bills pile up and the PPP money runs low, you'll …
If you were tired of hearing the word "unprecedented" in the early stages of the pandemic, get used to it. As we trundle into a reopen and tentatively feel out the new landscape, "uncertain" might become the next COVID buzzword. Restaurant operators, staff, and guests feel it in full measure, a …
Is it August already!? We're glancing at our rearview mirrors while July fades into the horizon as we work on this month's restaurant industry news roundup. It's been a rough year for restaurants. As states try to decrease virus numbers, restaurants who'd previously shuttered in-house traffic are …
