Posts by Aaron Wise

Dining Rooms Reopen in 21 States with Significant Restrictions

Day by day, more restaurants reopen across the country. Despite costly restrictions, some dining rooms have reopened in the following 21 states according to the New York Times: Alabama, Alaska,…

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Food Servicers Launch Direct-to-Consumer Offerings

Most consumers have never purchased anything from a food servicer directly, but that has suddenly changed. This morning, PepsiCo launched two new websites, PantryShop.com and Snacks.com, where shoppers can purchase…

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Restaurant Same-Store Sales and Unemployment Data Arrives

Generally speaking, everyone knew the month of April would be terrible for the economy, but we now have the official numbers. U.S. employers cut 20.5 million jobs in April. The…

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Industry Notes from the CEO of World’s Largest Food Distribution Company

Sysco is the largest food service distribution company in the world, selling over $50 billion of food annually to restaurants, hotels, hospitals and concert venues. CEO Kevin Hourican appeared this…

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Restaurants Outperform Amid Stimulus and Reopening Hopes

From their lowest levels reached during March, publicly traded restaurants have irrefutably outperformed the broad market as of today. Wendy’s has rallied 178% from its lows. Cracker Barrel has rallied…

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Restaurants’ Quietest Cinco de Mayo Since 1862

For the 37 million U.S. residents with Mexican heritage, today will likely be the quietest Cinco de Mayo they have ever experienced. Many will not be allowed to celebrate it…

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Facebook Reminds Restaurant Owners to Prevent Fake Reviews

  Facebook will be ramping up enforcement of fake reviews of restaurants this year, company executive Nicola Mendelsohn told BBC Radio today. She sympathized with restaurants looking to reopen due…

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Many Restaurants Opt Out of Reopening

Although restaurants in several states will be allowed to serve seated customers in dining rooms this week, many owners are opting out. Even in states that have allowed takeout and…

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New Safety Guidance for Dining Room Reopenings

Hundreds of restaurants restarted dine-in service today in Texas. Thousands of dining rooms are open in Georgia since Governor Brian Kemp allowed reopenings on Monday. In dozens of other states,…

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Restaurant Workers Prepare for Reopenings

Furloughed restaurant employees are eager to get back to work as restrictions are lifted state-by-state. In Georgia, Mississippi, and the Dakotas, some have already returned. Alabama, Tennessee, Iowa, Montana, and…

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