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Next Steps: Planning for reopening
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 29

Source: National Restaurant Association It looks like it’s going to happen — slowly, in fits and starts. Governors and mayors around...

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Guy Fieri and the NRAEF’s relief fund hits $20M and can now help 40,000 restaurant workers
Posted In: COVID-19, Grants + Support Programs,
Date posted Apr 28

Source: Nation's Restaurant News The Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, or RERF, founded by the National Restaurant Association Educational...

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A 'New Normal', as Georgia Restaurants Allowed to Reopen
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 27

Source: U.S. News With tables wide apart and staff wearing masks, some Georgia restaurants reopened for limited dine-in service Monday as the state...

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‘New restaurant world’ begins Monday
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 27

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution Gov. Brian Kemp issued guidelines April 23 for restaurants to resume dine-in service on Monday, forging ahead...

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What Small Business Owners Need to Know About the New Stimulus Bill
Posted In: COVID-19, PPP,
Date posted Apr 27

Source: Wall Street Journal The House approved the $484 billion bill to aid small businesses on Thursday. The bill replenishes funding for two...

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3 health benefits from the National Restaurant Association
Posted In: COVID-19, Human Resources,
Date posted Apr 27

Source: Restaurant Business From mandated closures to a pivot to off-premises-only, restaurants have faced a devastating blow in the wake of the...

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Georgia Restaurant Association releases guidelines for reopening
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 24

Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle With the state's eateries permitted to reopen their dining rooms April 27, the Georgia Restaurant Association...

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Georgia Restaurant Association CEO: Group Supports Heightened Sanitation, Procedures
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 24

Source: WABE Starting Monday, restaurants in Georgia will be allowed to reopen for in-dining service — but with a number of...

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NRAEF Restaurant Employee Relief Fund raises millions; checks are mailing
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 24

Source: Restaurant Business Online In late March, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation launched the Restaurant Employee...

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Georgia restaurants are allowed to open: now what?
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 24

Source: Restaurant Business Online Reactions ranged from surprise to total shock in the Atlanta restaurant community when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp...

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Tenn., Ga. set reopening standards for restaurants
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 24

Source: Restaurant Business Online Restaurants in Tennessee and Georgia will reopen their dining rooms next week to a new set of state-issued rules...

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Want to sell groceries from your restaurant? We’ve got tips
Posted In: COVID-19,
Date posted Apr 24

Source: National Restaurant Association With coronavirus battering the restaurant business, operators are turning to groceries to help increase...

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