Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 9/14/20


With nearly one in six restaurants closed either permanently or long-term, the National Restaurant Association is lobbying Congress for more relief from the devastation to foodservice demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey from the association reports nearly 100,000 restaurants are closed either permanently or long-term, and close to three million employees are still out of work six months after restrictions to limit the spread of the virus began, according to a news release.

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