This week on Nation’s Restaurant News, the top stories had one theme: the COVID pandemic’s current spike in the United States, and its impact on the restaurant industry. The top story was about a virtual roundtable with President-elect Joe Biden...
Plus updates from Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Bartaco, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, BurgerFi, Cava , Cotton Patch Café, Curry Up Now, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Fresh Brothers, Frisch’s Big Boy, Hot Head Burritos, Jinya Ramen Bar, North Italia, Veggie...
Quick-service, fast-casual and casual-dining restaurants were all impacted by the COVID pandemic, forcing a change in future store designs to accommodate more technology and less dine-in
More than 110,000 restaurants — or about 17% of the total restaurants in the country — have closed permanently or long-term during the COVID-19 pandemic
Plus additions at Baskin-Robbins, Black Seed Bagels, Buca di Beppo, Clean Juice, Dutch Bros Coffee, Eureka!, Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Nekter Juice Bar, Shake Shack, Slaters 50/50, Smashburger, Torchy’s Tacos...