Easter Eat-In, Potbelly Pantry and #ThePlateFund

This edition of MRM News Bites features the Independent Restaurant Coalition, Tripadvisor, Inspire Brands Foundation, WorkJam, EZ-Chow, US Foods, Potbelly Pantry, Just Salad, Zalat Pizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken, California Pizza Kitchen, Nando’s and Street Factory Media.Saving Restaurants: 'The Heartbeat of the Nation'Noting that restaurants are the "heartbeat of the nation," Kwame Onwuachi was among the more than 3,500 chefs, restaurateurs and workers from across the country of the Independent Restaurant Coalition who called on Congress to take urgent new actions to ensure independent restaurants and the 11 million people they employ are able to survive the Coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent to congressional leaders, the Coalition lays out a series of critical policy actions that Congress should take now to ensure the nearly 500,000 independent restaurants that contribute close to $1 trillion to our economy are able to not only reopen but stay open through the…