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FoodService Director is working to track the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. See below for the latest updates, and to connect with other operators during this time, join the private Facebook group Coronavirus in the Food & Beverage Industry.

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Half of office workers will keep working from home after pandemic restrictions ease, survey shows

 By FSD Staff on Jul. 02, 2020

Business and industry foodservice looks poised for a slow recovery.

Steal This Idea

5 stealable ideas that sprang up during the pandemic

 By Benita Gingerella on Jul. 01, 2020

Here are some creative innovations operators have developed to keep things running smoothly.

Operations

Cities and states take more steps to lessen the COVID-19 risks of eateries

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 30, 2020

The actions are the latest indications that many areas now believe they were too quick to ease social-distancing requirements and other safeguards.

Operations

Exemptions from mask requirements don't exist, feds say

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 30, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission warns that con artists and consumer collaborators are presenting bogus passes.

Operations

5 tips for crafting online chef demos

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 30, 2020

College dining teams share some ideas for successful cooking demonstrations in the age of COVID-19.

Operations

Diners are largely in favor of wearing masks, survey finds

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 26, 2020

Foodservice patrons support operators who enforce mask compliance.

Operations

Texas governor rolls back restaurant capacity to 50%

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 26, 2020

Coronavirus cases in the state, and more than 30 others, are continuing to climb.

Operations

5 silver linings from this week: June 26 edition

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 26, 2020

Noncommercial operators and community members have been active in giving back.

Operations

Seafood prices underscore a complex supply chain

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the foodservice-dependent fishing industry.

Operations

Almost 24,000 restaurants are closed from COVID-19, Yelp says

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 25, 2020

Half of those closures are permanent. At first glance, the figure is smaller than earlier estimates.

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