Restaurateurs Leverage Excess Alcohol for Cash Flow

Faced with mounting bills, many restaurant owners have been selling down their bottled reserves. Benefiting from long shelf life, unopened alcohol bottles are usually the most valuable tangible assets aside…

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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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Restaurateurs Adapt to New Consumer Preferences

Restaurants worldwide are finalizing their checklists for sanitation requirements, curbside and delivery setup, and figuring out new seating layouts for six feet of social distance. Nevertheless, there are some restaurants…

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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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Restaurant Owners Prepare for Mother’s Day, Examine Fees

Last year, a National Restaurant Association survey claimed that 87 million Americans planned to dine out on Mother’s Day. Due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infecting more than 1.17 million…

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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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