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Modern Restaurant Management
MARCH 11, 2025
Delivery/Takeout : COVID created a shift from in-person dining to takeout and delivery options, increasing reliance on third party delivery services, and on attractive takeout options. Many restaurant owners had believed they would be covered in the event of something like the pandemic, and found themselves without a safety net.
Modern Restaurant Management
JUNE 10, 2020
It’s the perfect slow-down to tweak recipes and menus, do some deep cleaning, or consider fresh ways to change up the customer dining experience. Some folks acted with more caution than others, in terms of mask usage and social distancing, but all who emerged into public outdoor settings seemed eager to get back out into the fresh air.
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Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 25, 2021
If one thing is clear, it’s that outdoor dining is here to stay. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many restaurants have had to rethink their spaces in order to accommodate additional outdoor dining capacity. It makes sense that customers are wary of the indoor dining experience right now.
Modern Restaurant Management
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants everywhere are working to safely serve customers, while also creating an atmosphere that leaves patrons with a positive and memorable dining experience. As restaurants continue to navigate limited indoor dining capacity and customers wary to dine indoors, some are expanding into outdoor spaces.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
With the recent influx of cold weather throughout most of the Northeast, businesses have been able to continue attracting patrons through a shift to outdoor operations. Businesses looking to setup outdoor seating spaces will likely need to receive pre-approval in the form of a permit from either a state or local building department.
Modern Restaurant Management
JULY 30, 2020
After reopening in May and June, the CDC and state governments provided guidance for inside dining, but even with reduced seating, 73 percent of people are uncomfortable dining indoors at a restaurant. As a result, the industry is seeing a tenfold increase in outdoor seating compared to this time last year.
EATER
MARCH 11, 2025
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship to food and dining has undergone some permanent changes I got COVID for the first time this past February. Many cities have all but nixed their outdoor dining programs, and there hasnt been a push to make the air indoors any safer.
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