Assorted Articles about Covid-19 and Food

[robert]

We’ve already got a lot of discussion about how the pandemic is affecting restaurants here:

Covid-19, and how to support the restaurant industry?

https://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/owners/here-s-what-2-trillion-economic-stimulus-plan-does-restaurants I’m not sure there’s much in this bill to bail out most independent restaurants. Loan forgiveness is contingent on keeping employees on the payroll, but with no tips, a lot of them would be getting way less money than usual, and would be better off with unemployment, at least for the four months the feds are kicking in an extra $600 a week. Given most restaurants’ tiny margins, paying r…