The requirements for reopening restaurants and other businesses vary by state. To ensure you are up-to-date on the changes happening in your state, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce put together an interactive map that shows critical information such as employer guidelines and reopening timelines.
These past few months, a lot of restaurants have had to change the way they do business due to COVID-19. To survive the pandemic, many foodservice establishments needed adjust their hours, their menu, and how they service their customers. All of these changes can make advertising difficult – how do you know what to promote when the industry is constantly in flux? Thankfully, online advertising offers the flexibility needed to address many of these issues.
When the mandates requiring restaurants to close their dining areas started pouring in, foodservice equipment and supply dealers had to decide quickly how they were going to prepare their companies for this abrupt change. Foodservice Equipment & Supplies reached out to Rapids, along with several other dealers, to learn more about how the dealer community responded.
As schools begin to reopen, there are a lot of factors they will have to take into account to ensure the safety of their students, teachers, lunchroom personnel, and other staff. According to an article from The New York Times, one of the CDC recommendations will be that schools close their cafeterias and serve lunch in the classrooms.
If you’ve been forced to furlough some of your staff, it’s important to make sure they know that they are still valued members of your team. This can be accomplished through regular communication and by connecting them with local and national resources that can offer them additional support.