“We're all tired of our masks, we're all tired of COVID,” she said. “I completely understand that. But the reality is we are not through this pandemic yet. There are still some health risks, particularly children, who can't get vaccinated yet."
She said take-out orders have remained strong throughout the pandemic, in addition to the number of people dining out at restaurants now reaching pre-pandemic numbers.
"So that's great because, obviously, we've had a year where most restaurants have seen no profits and much less revenue than they're used to," she said. "So we kind of need that everything approach to really get us back to a strong place heading into next year."