Labor
The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. This Nonprofit Wants to Rebuild It.
Eater 4/14
The Restaurant Workers Community Fund gained prominence for providing financial relief to service workers during COVID-19. Now it wants to create a racially just system.
We looked at the Restaurant Revitalization Fund draft application. Here’s what you need to know.
Sacramento Business Journal 4/14
Experts urge restaurants to apply as soon as they can — the money won’t last long, they say.
Food Industry Policy
Fresno County giving restaurants permit fee credits due to forced shutdowns
FOX26 Fresno 4/14
Restaurant owners in Fresno County struggling to stay in business due to state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions are getting a break on Environmental Health Permit fees to help offset financial hardship. The Fresno County Board of Supervisors approved permit fee credits for restaurants that were forced to close.
What It Took for an Upscale Restaurant to Finally Give in to Delivery Apps
Slate 4/14
In normal times, Thamee had its regulars—but for many customers, it was a special-occasion restaurant, and Burmese was an unfamiliar cuisine, too far outside most people’s weekly dinner rotation. The prix fixe packages were a better approximation of the in-person Thamee experience, but they came at a price point and level of complexity that didn’t make sense for at-home pandemic diners, either.
On the Side
San Francisco Korean BBQ Restaurant Repeatedly Hit By Dine-and-Dashers Amid Pandemic
CBS Bay Area 4/14
One San Francisco restaurant is dealing with yet another blow on top of the pandemic, as every meal and every dollar counts for struggling restaurants scraping by during this time. K-Elements BBQ on Clement Street in the Richmond District said they were hit twice over the weekend by dine-and-dash scammers.
The Chicken Sandwich Wars Will Ignite Again in 2021
QSR Magazine 4/14
Roughly 65 percent of the U.S. population ordered a breaded chicken sandwich from a quick-service restaurant in the last six months.
