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Came across a few more articles about how restaurants will be when they reopen after the Chinese pandemic, that I mentioned earlier in the thread:
Masked Waiters - less personal attention, order and pay from app?
No more buffets - many are happy about this
Tables at least six feet apart - longer wait to get in
More expensive bills - able to serve less diners, means higher prices for all
Smaller menus - supply chain (pork?)
Fewer options - many establishments won't survive
Tougher reservations - take what you can get
Wow.
And you aren't the only person whose pointed to a different direction (forthcoming); this will literally destroy the fast food business, outside of drive up and carry out options.
Can you imagine? Can you imagine all of the franchised McDonald establishments, which took loans out to revamp their restaurants - replete with outdoor "fun spaces" for the kids - which will no longer be functional? Millions of dollars of defaults around the Nation.
"Only until they issue a vaccine"
And how are they gonna do that?
They have no defense against the common cold, which is a corona virus; the past several years of the flu vaccine have been pitiful, yet they're going to have a successful run against the complex covid virus.
And you aren't the only person whose pointed to a different direction (forthcoming); this will literally destroy the fast food business, outside of drive up and carry out options.
Can you imagine? Can you imagine all of the franchised McDonald establishments, which took loans out to revamp their restaurants - replete with outdoor "fun spaces" for the kids - which will no longer be functional? Millions of dollars of defaults around the Nation.
"Only until they issue a vaccine"
And how are they gonna do that?
They have no defense against the common cold, which is a corona virus; the past several years of the flu vaccine have been pitiful, yet they're going to have a successful run against the complex covid virus.
What people don't seem to understand is that the food service operates on razor thin margins as it is. One of the hardest small businesses to open is a restaurant. Less financially secure owners may not survive. That's why this industry may be forever altered by this experience.
As for fast food, the playgrounds have to go. Take the Chick-fil-a in Simpsonville, one of the nation's busiest franchises. That place is PACKED almost all day long. Mother's take their kids to play and sit in a booth an hour or more, while other diners circle the dining room looking for a place to sit. Meanwhile the que to order is usually backed out of the door. Then people are are standing in a gaggle waiting to pick up their orders.
That location is too small to handle customers post-pandemic. Yet it's one of the most profitable franchises. What do you do, build a new store, relocate? There is very little room for expansion (which is why the playground has to go).
What people don't seem to understand is that the food service operates on razor thin margins as it is. One of the hardest small businesses to open is a restaurant. Less financially secure owners may not survive. That's why this industry may be forever altered by this experience.
Agreed; no one cares, until local restaurants start pricing hamburgers at $15; then people will take notice.
"That will never happen"
Do y'all know one of the reasons why I left NY? Because the grit that made NYC what she was, was engineered out of the societal fabric.
Licensing fees and ridiculous minimum wage requirements outed restaurants that had been in Brooklyn for 40-50 years; one restaurateur in the Midwood section of Brooklyn explained that he couldn't charge his largely blue collar customer base, $15 hamburgers. So what did he do? He closed.
And now an Olive Garden has opened in what was one of the world's best foodie areas, of authentic cheap and delicious European food.
Back to Greenville: one of the City's greatest and notable assets, is her diverse food scene. Or what about the unique coffee shop(s) in West Greenville?
The only establishments that will weather this well, are institutions like Marco's Pizza, which do mostly carryout/delivery business.
The only other growth might be that more and more people will shop online for food, which will create more professional shopper jobs. Amazon owns Whole Foods, so perhaps that can efficiently deliver groceries to customers.
Outside of that, there will be major major shifts. Professional sports? Music? The Arts? Gone for now.
FP, restaurants can open Monday if they want.we love the Chesapeake House, I dream about the fish stew! Don’t know the other spot. Chuck’s Steak House just closed, but we don’t eat steak at the beach.
FP, restaurants can open Monday if they want.we love the Chesapeake House, I dream about the fish stew! Don’t know the other spot. Chuck’s Steak House just closed, but we don’t eat steak at the beach.
I love that fish stew. Do check out The Grill House the next time you are at the beach. It’s about 4 miles north of Barefoot Landing. It’s a hangout for the locals. The Shack in Cherry Grove is good too.
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