Overnight Openings: Considerations for Returning to Service After a Shutdown

For nearly a year, many restaurants have straddled the line between open and closed. Driven by state and local COVID-19 data, they’ve been forced to shut down at the drop of a hat and reopen just as quickly. While the green light to reopen is long-awaited good news, as various states continue to allow establishments to open dining indoors at a limited capacity, there are monumental impacts to the overall foodservice industry and subsequent impacts on the food and beverage manufacturers and distributors who are called upon to act quicky.

Keeping up with Rapid ReopeningsRestaurants that have had the chance to open back up have felt the pressure to re-open almost immediately, leaving food and beverage suppliers at a high risk of not being able to deliver as quickly as needed. Keeping up with demand, supply chain disruption, trucking availability - particularly in highly impacted areas - and quality and resource risks are real issues that food manufacturers, suppliers and distributors…