Operations

The new Panda Digital Kitchen is scheduled to open in San Francisco this week

A CDC study found a correlation between allowing on-premises dining and an increase in COVID-19 rates and deaths in 2020, and that mask mandates led to a decline in both

Plus, the latest on corporate America’s response to climate change

Gov. Greg Abbott orders lifting of statewide face-covering mandate on Wednesday

The quick-service chain notes the decision to change the criteria for applicants was made in light of the racial justice movement of 2020

National Restaurant Association survey finds 14% of operators expect to close within three months without federal relief

Chipotle is the latest foodservice company to make this type of commitment, with goals of increasing locally grown food, maintaining racial and gender pay equity, and improving environmental transparency

The $1,400 stimulus checks in President Biden’s stimulus plan could lift restaurant sales by up to mid-single digits for seven weeks, Bloomberg Intelligence says