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Turning Your Outdoor Spaces into Winter Havens

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For many restaurateurs and brewery managers, outdoor patios and beer gardens are key moneymakers during warmer months. But with the right heating solutions, your outdoor spaces can thrive year-round. When guests step into an outdoor space comforted by infrared heat, they feel the warmth right away.

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Restaurant Design Trends for 2021

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Covered outdoor dining areas are always a great addition to the dining concept as well and we have learned their increased importance this year. Getting Creative with Outdoor Space. This also allows restaurants, bars, breweries, and other local shops to collaborate and share patrons. With the current climate of the U.S.,

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Rampant Heater Theft Is the Latest Blow to Outdoor Dining

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In a time when outdoor heating can be the difference between a restaurant surviving the winter or shuttering for good, these lamps, as the thief likely knew, were more valuable than cash. There have been thefts reported from Portland to Sacramento to Aurora , affecting ramen shops , breweries , tapas restaurants , and more.

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The Pandemic Pivots That Stuck

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Cities eased permitting regulations, allowing restaurants to expand seating with outdoor dining sheds and transforming city streets into safer and more beautiful spaces. 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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Outdoor Dining Boom: How Restaurants Can Capitalize on the Al Fresco Opportunity

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As the weather warms and patios come alive, restaurants across the country are gearing up for a summer of outdoor dining. According to data from Tock, nearly a third of restaurants in Tock’s network have the space needed to serve guests outdoors, with 33 percent having an existing space.

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Quick Facts About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Process

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Eligible establishments include restaurants, food trucks, bars, breweries, wineries, and bakeries. Construction of outdoor seating. How will the program work? The RRF will provide tax-free grants for food and beverage venues that lost revenues in 2020. The requirements are a little different for businesses that started in 2020.

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How to apply for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants

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For applicants that are a brewpub, tasting room, taproom, brewery, winery, distillery, or bakery: Documents evidencing that onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33.00% of gross receipts for 2019, which may include Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Forms 5130.9 Breweries or wineries with a tasting room. Outdoor seating construction.

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