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Working Lunch: A busy week in the restaurant delivery spaceWorking Lunch: A busy week in the restaurant delivery space

Some restaurant companies are prospering financially while others may be disappearing

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The team from Align Public Strategies tries to get their arms around delivery news on this week’s Working Lunch podcast.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Entertainment

The delivery space this week saw significant developments in courtrooms, statehouses and city halls, as well as in social and cultural activism. The team from Align Public Strategies tries to get their arms around it and what it all means for operators on this week’s Working Lunch podcast.

The team is then joined by Michael Halen, senior restaurant analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, to discuss the state of the industry’s finances and what the next few months of reopening may look like for operators big and small.

The CEO of Uber and the president of the Rockefeller Foundation this week co-authored a piece advocating for a national portable benefits program. The team talks about this unusual partnership and what it means for a broader conversation. The podcast wraps up with the weekly legislative scorecard.

Working Lunch · Episode 169: Financial Update: Some Companies Are Prospering While Others May Be Disappearing

Align Public Strategies is a full-service public affairs and creative firm that helps corporate brands, governments and nonprofits navigate the outside world and inform their internal decision-making. This article does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or management of Nation's Restaurant News or Restaurant Hospitality.

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