MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Eleven point five percent of restaurants have closed permanently since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to research firm Datassential. Open spaces face major challenges, including labor shortages, higher costs and delivery delays.
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“Restaurants are still facing a stifling amount of debt they took on over the past 15 months when they were forced to close,” he said. largest employer in the private sector. “
Sabrina Hulm and her husband Craig Henry followed their dream of creating JoJo’s Colorado Barbecue in Fort Collins, CO.
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“It got a little more frightening day by day, the news was changing,” said Henry. They had to close their small dining area and instead focus on delivery and take away. “Our growth may be small and slow, but we’re just grateful to be here and have a business,” said Hulm.
JoJo’s is located in the Munchies Food Market which allowed them to stay open during the pandemic when so many others couldn’t survive. The restaurant is grappling with soaring meat prices, but they hope business picks up now as Americans experience a new taste of normalcy.
The most affected sector of the hospitality industry is food trucks.
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According to Datassential, almost one in four has been forced to shut down permanently.
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