Restaurateurs who barely gave a thought to to-go and delivery before this year are now relying on them to help their restaurants produce any kind of revenue approaching historical norms. For that to happen, though, customers need to perceive your to-go and delivery as fast, efficient, accurate, and safe – from easy online ordering to … Continued
When you log on to your favorite news site to see that 25% or 40% or 85% of restaurants will not survive this mess, you feel depressed and downright disturbed. (By the way, I predict the lower number.) As of today here in Texas, though, most restaurants can go back to 75% capacity – up … Continued
Qualifying for a potential PPP2 loan is critical to survival planning. Congress is working with a formula where PPP2 loans, if they happen, reward people who could not (or did not) open after the shelter-in-place orders – or had central business district or tourist locations. Those restaurants need the help. On the flip side, qualifying … Continued
2020 has taken its place as the best year of our lifetimes to honor the American worker. Like everything else, Labor Day has taken on the personality of what we got this year-not what we typically encounter. With no experience to fall back on, we expect there will never be anything like it again, … Continued