Browsing by Author "Fantozzi, Joanna"

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    ‘Free-fall’: 10,000 restaurants have closed over the past three months, according to the National Restaurant Association
    Fantozzi, Joanna (Hotel News Now, 2020-12-07)
    After the pandemic began in march, 17% of the restaurants have closed their business permanently or long-term according to the National Restaurant Association. According to another survey, most restaurants have suffered economic difficulty from decreased sales revenues, layoffs and furloughs of employees. NRA urged that the support from the government should proceed urgently as pushing the Congress to pass the bill.
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    Here's how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted drive-thru operations at quick-service restaurants
    Fantozzi, Joanna (2020-10-01)
    The 20th annual QSR Drive-Thru report by SeeLevel HX has released, saying few significant lessons to the restaurant chains. The research reveals the percentage of restaurants that have specific COVID-era safety protocols. Surprisingly, only 12.3% of operators had Covid-related signage specified the safety precautions. Besides the installation of the plastic barrier and the switch to a limited menu, operators also asked to answer whether they implemented the strategy toward the contactless pickup but the result said that 80.1%of employees just handed the food to the customer still.
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    House passes revised $2.2 trillion HEROES Act that would include $120 billion in relief for independent restaurants
    Fantozzi, Joanna (2020-10-02)
    The U.S House of Representatives passed $2.2 Trillion HEROES(Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Acts that would include $120 billion in relief for independent restaurants. This relief bill would support independent restaurants, bar, tavern, and food truck operators except for chains with more than 20 stores. Eventually, it would save 11 million people the restaurant industry employees. However, it is still unclear if the bill is passed in the Republican-Controlled Senate since every republican vetoed on the bill in the house already.
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    Indoor dining major cause of COVID-19 ‘superspreader’ events, Stanford-led study suggests
    Fantozzi, Joanna (Nation's Restaurant News, 2020-11-13)
    The published study by Stanford University claims that the main cause of COVID-19 superspread events in major cities is indoor-dining. The research result shows that there is a negative correlationship between the area of dining space and the infection rate. However, the National Restaurant Association released a statement that refutes the study saying that the data they used is taken before the safety measures(social distancing and wearing mask) are conducted.
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    The National Restaurant Association and third-party delivery companies agree on transparent and fair delivery practices
    Fantozzi, Joanna (Nation's Restaurant News, 2020-12-16)
    NRA(National Restaurant Association) has released the seven public policy principles collaborating with third-party delivery companies and operators in order to guide bipartisan to develop policies and legislate for fair delivery practices. These seven principles include values such as transparency, communication, and protection of all parties involved. From the release of the principles, the restaurant operators expect fair and hygiene operations with delivery companies such as UberEats and Doordash.
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    National Restaurant Association updates COVID-19 safety guidelines for businesses
    Fantozzi, Joanna (2020-10-21)
    The National Restaurant Association and ServSafe updated their guideline dealing with Covid-19 for the businesses in conjunction with FDA and CDC. The guideline renamed to "COVID-19 Safe Operating Guidance" including extra sections on employee personal hygiene and when and where face mask should be worn. Moreover, the restaurant layout should be redesigned regarding limiting capacity adding barriers or partitions to block the spread of viruses.
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    New cleaning technologies are pitched as game changers for restaurants, but do they work?
    Fantozzi, Joanna (Nation's Restaurant News, 2020-11-03)
    This article introduces how restaurant operators tried to keep their restaurant clean to implement new technologies such as UVC lighting that can inactivate virus particles and robots equipped with UVC lights to disinfect commercial spaces when there are no people around. Also, the traditional way - using cleanser and sanitizer is also mentioned. The EcoLab, the company handles hygiene technologies and services suggested their program with newly developed cleansing disinfectants to educate operators how to use the disinfectant effectively and safely.
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    New Online Accessibility Act introduced to Congress would require businesses to make their website and mobile apps accessible
    Fantozzi, Joanna (2020-10-02)
    The new legislation that was introduced to the U.S House would officially extend the ADA to digital accessibility for the customer. While the current law only applies to the physical location, this new online accessibility act would extend its range to websites and mobile apps. If this bill is passed, the guideline would be provided to the business owners in order to help their disabled customers access online content.
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    New York City shuts down indoor dining indefinitely as COVID-19 hospitalization rates top 5,000
    Fantozzi, Joanna (Nation's Restaurant News, 2020-12-11)
    New York City indoor dining shut down again from 14th December, due to Suddenly climbed hospitalization rates. After then, restaurants in New York City have to rely on only outdoor dining, take out, or delivery options. However, the operator opposed the decision of the governor saying that there is only 1.4% of transmission that happened in restaurants and bars according to the state's data.
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    Online ordering and delivery jumped from 20% to 39% of total franchisee sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to TD Bank
    Fantozzi, Joanna (2020-10-22)
    According to survey data from TD Bank’s Restaurant Franchise Finance Group, restaurant franchisees tend to depend on more delivery and mobile ordering capabilities after the pandemic. Regarding the payment method as well, 42% of franchisees answered that they switched to nontraditional payment methods, and 28% of franchisees stated that they started to take digital payments. There were cutting menus and operation hours as well.