Shake Shack returned its $10 million coronavirus stimulus loan. Ruth’s Chris, Potbelly, and other chains are keeping more than $81 million meant for struggling small businesses. Kate Taylor 21 apr 2020
RESTAURANT APOCALYPSE: 8 million restaurant workers are now unemployed, as the industry braces for $240 billion in losses Kate Taylor 20 apr 2020
Trump’s restaurant recovery plan is built on fast food, as independent restaurants struggle to survive Kate Taylor 18 apr 2020
Kroger and Pepsi are giving workers on the front lines in the coronavirus pandemic 99-cent discounts on bottles of soda Hayley Peterson, Kate Taylor 17 apr 2020
5 Tyson employees have died of COVID-19, as hundreds of slaughterhouse workers fall ill. Tyson still does not offer paid sick leave. Kate Taylor 16 apr 2020
Analyst slams new rules preventing Costco, Walmart, and Target from selling ‘nonessential’ items such as toys and clothing in certain parts of the US Hayley Peterson, Kate Taylor 16 apr 2020
Business is booming at ‘essential’ liquor stores during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving workers in an uneasy position Kate Taylor 15 apr 2020
A cluster of coronavirus cases linked to two McDonald’s locations sickens at least 12 people Kate Taylor 15 apr 2020
America could be ‘perilously close’ to meat shortages as slaughterhouses shut down and hundreds of workers test positive for COVID-19 Kate Taylor 13 apr 2020
