Chef James Doss in front of his Castle St. eatery, Rx Restaurant and Bar. (Port City Daily/Photo by Jonathan Spiers)
SOUTHEASTERN NC At the beginning of 2020, the restaurant industry was looking to surpass its 2019 revenue nationwide, according to the National Restaurant Association. Projections were around $899 billion. As 2020 comes to a close, it’s tracking around $659 billion a $240 billion loss because of Covid-19.
To quantify it locally, James and Sarah Rushing Doss, owners of Rx Restaurant on Castle St., will see around a 65% revenue decrease in 2020. They have had to close and reopen the restaurant on multiple occasions this year because of the coronavirus.