The restaurant operator's guide to reopening after closures due to coronavirus, from social-distancing strategies to food and beverage changes to workforce alterations.
The Small Business Administration has received 96,000 applications for Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness; banks have complained about the slow approval process
Chains excluded from restaurant grant program proposed as part of HEROES Act; grants are geared for independent restaurants, food trucks and bars in underrepresented communities with a focus on women- and minority-operated establishments.
Penny, the food assistant robot, rebrands as Servi as widespread adoption is announced in Japan; demand in U.S. and abroad has surged amid COVID-19 crisis; a top national casual-dining chain is latest to test robot helpers
Elsewhere, some states are only just beginning to allow indoor dining, while others are gradually loosening limits on operations, citing declining infection rates
