Restaurant Closure Survey and USTR Tai on Trade with China
Monday Mar 8th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. The restaurant industry has no doubt been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In fact, in a LendingTree survey of more than a thousand Americans, half of them say a restaurant they loved has gone out of business in the past year.
www.agrimarketing.com reports, besides mandated shutdowns that forced restaurants in some areas to stay closed for periods of time, they’re also feeling the changing consumer behaviors, including those who’ve been avoiding or cutting back on indoor dining.
Ruby s Diner closes famous Oceanside location
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REED SAXON/ASSOCIATED PRESS ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 12 A participant in the Hello Kitty Boardfest, a tournament for female surfers, takes a wave alongside the famed Huntington Beach pier, anchored by Ruby s Surf City Diner, in this Southern California coastal town, famous for its waves and surfing culture, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. For about 15 years, Santa Cruz in the north and Huntington Beach in the south have both called themselves Surf City. But late last year Huntington Beach made a legal move to trademark the name Surf City USA, after the 1963 Jan and Dean hit. The lighthearted surf brawl between the cities got serious this week when state legislators waded into the debate. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)