Coronavirus Coverage, Resources and Reporting
In an unprecedented time, restaurants large and small are closing dining rooms, laying off staff, and scrambling to figure out off-premises solutions. Empty, closed-off dining rooms even in areas where it’s not mandated by local governments are certainly the most visible response to the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pandemic Not Yet Boosting Third-Party Delivery Providers
According to daily average user data compiled by the research advisors at Gordon Haskett, the COVID-19 crisis is not lifting sales for third-party restaurant delivery providers. Acknowledging that we’re still in “early innings,” the firm’s research pointed to daily...
At Your Gate Delivers to Airport Workers as Travelers Stay Home
You’ve likely seen pictures of empty concourses and TSA lines as global air travel grinds to a near-halt with airplanes being parked in the desert and some carriers transitioning to hauling cargo. All this hasn’t resulted in a total shutdown of airport retail and...
BTIG Report Predicts Ugly Future for Independent Restaurants
In a new report looking ahead to the restaurant industry as COVID-19 continues to gain steam, stock analysis and financial services firm BTIG has some logical conclusions about where the industry might go from here. Above all, the crisis could be especially bad news...
Data Shows Continued Bleak Trends
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake the restaurant industry, industry data is giving some clarity to just how bad sales are. Data from various outlets shows an industry in free fall, and while sobering, a clear view is important so the Food On Demand world can...
Two Great Experiences: Delivered Booze, Restaurant/Market Curbside
As our household tires of diving into the pantry or freezer for each meal, we checked out two great options: curbside pickup from a local restaurant/market that included a dozen eggs, and a liquor delivery service called Drizly.
Delivery Trends ‘Up 30-40 Percent,’ Grocery Especially
It’s hard to quantify how many more people are ordering during the COVID-19 crisis. A new survey from Sense360 shows that 21 percent of respondents are now working from home, with 15 percent saying they would order groceries online, but just 5 percent planning to...
More Restaurants Scramble as Gravity of COVID-19 Becomes more Clear
In an unprecedented time, restaurants large and small are closing dining rooms, laying off staff, and scrambling to figure out off-premises solutions. Empty, closed-off dining rooms even in areas where it’s not mandated by local governments are certainly the most...
Practical Advice for Restaurants to Survive COVID-19
The focus of the piece is survival and what you can do to stay in business and protect the long-term viability of your restaurant operation. Two things are paramount in this moment: keeping your employees informed and preserving cash at all costs.
Restaurant Expert Q&A: COVID-19 Bigger than Great Recession
Food On Demand spoke to restaurant attorney Ryan Palmer about conversations with restaurant clients related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is closing dining rooms and forcing others to pivot exclusively to off-premises operations. Palmer said this moment is bigger than the Great Recession, and that pivoting to takeout and delivery won’t be nearly enough to bridge the gap for restaurants that now have empty dining rooms.
Delivery Providers Roll Out Restaurant Relief
With many states and local municipalities closing bars and restaurants or restricting service to off-premises channels only, the four largest U.S.-based national delivery providers have rolled out a wave of ways to help their restaurant partners. So far, those...
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