The Shift Towards Delivery and Take Out

Today I had the opportunity to attend a "town hall meeting" with over 1,400 restaurateurs across the country.  It was only for an hour and they will be holding more, so I highly encourage you to attend when you can.  There were some great ideas and success stories from restaurant owners - many that have been shut down for over a week - and they were eager and willing to share their stories.

The tone was overall optimistic - but the general consensus was that in the short term, restaurant owners needed to make some adjustments.  Below is an article that they shared, with some really great tips on how to make those changes in order to survive and thrive in the coming days: 

Gift card spending has grown from $40 billion in 2003 to over $100 billion in 2014, says the Mercator Advisory Group. According to the National Retail Federation’s Monthly Consumer Survey, they have topped the list of most requested gifts for the last eight years.