Consumer Trends

Here is a running list of the cities and states that have banned dine-in service so far due to coronavirus concerns: Illinois  Washington Massachusetts Ohio

Uber Eats announced Monday several measures to assist independent restaurants in the midst of financial fallout from COVID-19, including waiving delivery fees and donating free meals.  ...

In the face of a financial crisis due to the coronavirus, restaurant veterans and organizations have started campaign efforts to reduce the burden on foodservice businesses and employees.  ...

There have been reports of the federal government considering a nationwide curfew to curb the spread of COVID-19, according to CNN, but Vice President Mike Pence’s office has denied the information ...

As coronavirus continues to spread across the country, several cities and states have issued harsher restrictions on restaurants and bars, New York City and Los Angeles among them.  ...

Much of the early coronavirus coverage has centered on back-end preparation and what restaurants should do to ready for serious guest count disruption. But what about the customers themselves? ...

Joining other restaurant brands, Golden Corral announced Friday that is will grant paid sick leave for company-operated workers who are diagnosed with COVID-19 and must undergo a 14-day quarantine. ...

In a move to help restaurants grappling with the coronavirus fallout, Grubhub announced Friday that it will suspend collection of up to $100 million in commission payments from independent restaura ...

In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, officials in New York are reducing the capacity of facilities of 500 or less by 50 percent, which includes restaurants and bars.

Early day impacts from the coronavirus outbreak are starting to show for restaurant operators.