Casual Dining

Entertainment-dining company outlines response to coronavirus pandemic

The board of directors recommends against the proposal

In business update, parent Brinker says ‘virtually all’ restaurants in off-premise mode, closes fewer than 10 units

Takeout and delivery only is the new mandate, but operators are grappling with the ethical and economic realities of running restaurants at all during the time of coronavirus

Uptick helps offset closures of dine-in at ‘substantially all’ of the casual-dining brand’s units, CEO Paul Murphy says

Some brands already have warned on April rent payments; independents create coalition to assess liabilities

The tapas bar brand is exporting the restaurant experience with handwritten wine tasting notes, delivery to hospital staff, and dinner for an impromptu wedding

Chain executives take salary cuts as company shores up financial position

FoodFirst Global CEO Steve Layt was about to launch a bullish turnaround for each brand then the ‘rug got pulled’ with the coronavirus outbreak, he tells NRN