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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

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It’s not enough just to recover, retail and specifically restaurants and the food industry are compelled to pivot, adapt and create a model that will endure. Conventions and meeting spaces, theme parks and hotels, and restaurants are finding it better to reduce indoor seating as it requires too much maintenance and risk.

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Your Playbook to a Successful COVID-19 Restaurant Experience

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As states across the country have lifted and eased restrictions, more and more restaurants have been able to open up — but how are they adapting, especially if they don’t have proper outdoor patios? Remove buffet and other communal food areas. Give Your Outdoor Space a Refresh. — to reduce touchpoints.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

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With some outdoor dining pilot programs coming to an end as we head into the winter months, tens of thousands of restaurants across the country will be forced to operate at a fraction of typical capacity without added outdoor seating to supplement the loss. Should you consider entering the food truck business?

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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. | Courtesy of Marielba Alvarez / Smithsonian Institution Where to find manoomin rice cakes, “kick-ass buffalo chili,” fry bread tacos, and stunning Indigenous artwork As a We Wai Kai First Nation member , I know that food connects Indigenous people to our history, traditions, and stories. My garden is where it all starts,” Oden explains.

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As Your Restaurant Rolls with the Punches of COVID-19, Keep These Tips in Sight 

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Unequivocally, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs in the food industry have been among the hardest hit, economically speaking, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapting Your Footprint for Outdoor Seating. For restaurants whose footprints did not previously include outdoor areas, this mandate created an opportunity to evolve.

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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

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New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. restaurant reviews mentioning "outdoor dining" was more than double the share in Q3 2019.

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Quick Facts About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Process

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The RRF will provide tax-free grants for food and beverage venues that lost revenues in 2020. Eligible establishments include restaurants, food trucks, bars, breweries, wineries, and bakeries. Construction of outdoor seating. Business food and beverage expenses. How will the program work? Rent payments.

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