Restaurants look at future

Many restaurants are open for take out, but running at a fraction of of the business they did before the pandemic.

THEY HAD HOPED TO BRING PEOPLEBACK INTOTHE DINING ROOM THIS WEEK..BUTNOW LIKE MANY RESTAURANTS...STILL WAITING FORWHEN THEY CAN REOPEN THE DOORS.

JERRY PHILLIPS IS ADAPTING TOCURBSIDEPICK UP FOR LUNCH."I THINK IT IS GREAT AT LEAST WECANSTILL GET FOOD RIGHT?" THERESTAURANTS THAT HAVE OPENED FORBUSINESS ARE LEFT WITH ADISTANCE ONLY WAY OFSERVING CUSTOMERS.TABLE 100 STARTED CURBSIDE ANDDELIVERYRECENTLY."ON A SHIFT WE ARE DOWN 20 TO30PERCENT."...BUT INSIDE THE RESTAURANTTHAT ISUSUALLY BUSTLING ...IT IS ADRAMATIC DIFFERENCE.THERE IS ONLY KITCHEN STAFFPREPPING FOODTO GO.."EVERYONE IS GIVING A MASK, HATAND GLOVES.

TEMPERATURE CHECKSAT THE DOOR."RESTAURANT OPERATORS WERE HOPINGTO RETURN TO SOME FORM OF FORMERBUSINESS THIS WEEK BUT THEGOVERNORDECIDED NOT TO LET RESTAURANTSWELCOMEDINERS INSIDE...JUST YET... THEYARE FILLING THE PINCH LIKE SOMANYOTHER BUSINESSES"I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 40PLUS YEARS AND IT IS THE WORSTTHING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TOOUR INDUSTRY ... NATIONWIDE."BILL LATHAM SAYS THEY AREREADYING FOR ARETURN TO REGULAR DININGNOW....ANDTHINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT INSIDEFORCUSTOMER"IT WILL PROBABLY BE HALF OF THERESTAURANT OPEN BUT WE HAVE APRETTY BIG RESTAURANT BUT WEWILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE OURPRIVATE DINING SEATS..

TOACCOMMODATE ANY GUESTSBECAUSE WE WON'T BE DOING ANYBANQUET SERVICES."AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE TABLESARE BEINGSPREAD OUT WITH AT LEAST 6 FEETINBETWEEN.NO ONE IS EXPECTING IT TO BEBUSINESS ASUSUAL FOR RESTAURANTS FOR THEIMMEDIATE FUTURE BUT THEY AREHOPING IT WILLBE SOME FORM OF IT.

TABLE 100 SAYS THEIR BUSINESS ISDOWN 70PERCENT.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS HEKNOWS THIS AND OTHER RESTAURANTSAREEAGER TO START BACK ...BUT THESTATE IS STILLGUARDED WITH A VIRUS THAT ISSTILL VERY MUCA THREAT IN AREAS WHERE PEOPLEARE CLOSELY GATHERED.LIVE IN FLORENCE SCOTT SIMMONS16 WAPT NEWS.

THE MEAT INDUSTRY HAS BEENSOUNDING THEALARM OF A PENDING BREAK IN THESU