Coronavirus

Industries all across the country are experiencing the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Discover how it could affect the U.S. foodservice, grocery and convenience industries.


Financing

Restaurant employment plunges as coronavirus shutdown takes hold

New federal data shows more than half of job losses last month, though it doesn’t reflect late-month layoffs.

Financing

Asset-light business models face an awful future

Restaurants spent too many years loading up on debt and dumping assets, and now those decisions are coming home to roost, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Retailers are adding more cleaning products, ready-to-heat meals, bulk items amid COVID-19 crisis

Restaurants continue to come up with creative ways to deal with COVID-19.

Retailer withdraws 2020 guidance, pauses new-store expansion

How forgiving will shoppers be to a retailer that has failed to deliver on expectations during these challenging times?

Petrowski on how social distancing will weigh on gasoline and diesel consumption

The retailer gets lenders fully on board, increasing new funding as conditions shift for discounters.

Takeout and delivery business recently jumped 85%, but comps for March fell 46%.

Massive and mounting unemployment figures do not tell the full toll of the coronavirus crisis on the restaurant industry.

Responses to the pandemic vary, putting lawmaking on hold in many regions

New research provides some insight.

Opinion: C-stores have an opportunity to prove their value as a retail channel and as an employer of choice

Restaurants across the country are working to provide food and support for healthcare staff, K-12 students and families experiencing food insecurity.

Sales are down 70% on average systemwide, with 20% of corporate staff laid off or furloughed.

The chain is taking extra precautions to protect workers and employees, prioritizing hot spots.

Consumer demand for 'essential' products has put pressure on suppliers and operators

Groups urging governments to ease occupancy limits to facilitate delivery of essential goods

Foodservice providers Sodexo and Cura ease COVID-19 stress with meals to go.

Partnering with Amazon and Alberstons, the tech startup turns recipes into shopping baskets for delivery—and back into recipes.

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