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Keeping Track of States Reopening Dine-In Service

Here is a running list of states that have official plans to re-open restaurant dining rooms with restrictions: Alaska (April 24)

Reopening 101 for Restaurants: Divide Customers into Three Main Groups

As states begin to lessen restrictions, restaurants are grappling with their local and individual circumstances to determine a reopening strategy.

When Lockdowns End, Which Restaurant Changes Will Remain?

If there’s one thing we can say about the current state of COVID-19 and restaurants, it’s that many operators are thinking about the future. Some of the sticker shock has worn off.

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CDC Guidelines to Open Your Restaurant or Bar

As restaurants and bars reopen in the coming days and weeks, there will be no shortage of creativity.

Louisville Restaurants to Begin In-Person Dining

To boost the hospitality industry’s return to in-person dining service, Louisville restaurants can utilize new outdoor options enabling more alfresco seating to complement the return to indoor serv ...

Reopenings Provide Some COVID-19 Hope, Especially for Casual Dining

All 50 states have now partially emerged from coronavirus lockdowns.

Kitchen United Opens New Facility in Austin

Kitchen United, the kitchen as a service company built to serve the fast growing world of off-premises dining, announced the opening of a new kitchen center in Austin.

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Trump Suggests 'Explore America' Tax Credit to Help Restaurants

In what appeared to be a sign of progress, a variety of restaurant operators held a face-to-face discussion Monday with President Trump and his administration about how the federal government can h ...

C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar-Roswell Permanently Closes

C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar- Roswell will permanently close their doors on May 15, 2020.

NYC Restaurants: We Need 70 Percent Occupancy to Reopen

A survey released Thursday by the NYC Hospitality Alliance details the unique challenges local restaurants and bars are facing as the city prepares to reopen businesses and restart the economy. ...