“Americans, now that they are increasingly vaccinated, with capacity restrictions being lifted across the country, with good weather, with a strong economy, people are returning to restaurants,” he told Nation’s Restaurant News after the earnings call. “And it s because they want to gather and celebrate community and literally hug each other again, because we haven t done that for 13 months.”
He also said Dine Brands was still shopping for another concept.
Peyton told investors that the improvement in sales at Applebee’s and IHOP also was driven by historically high consumer savings and federal stimulus checks as well as unemployment rates that are at their lowest level since the pandemic started. Sales might be buoyed further if a new federal infrastructure bill is passed, he said.
As busy Mother s Day approaches, some businesses struggle to find workers
One local restaurant owner offered $200 incentives to existing employees and new servers who stay more than 30 days. Author: Mary Milz Updated: 10:32 PM EDT May 7, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS As Mother s Day approaches, many people are looking forward to celebrations that will likely be different from last year, when so many of us were isolated.
At the Shadeland Flower Shop, business is blooming and the phones ringing non-stop.
“And we have orders through the website, so we re hopping all the time,” said Jackie Phelps.
Mother’s Day is always big for florists, even last year, when the pandemic meant delivery or curbside pick-up only. Phelps said this year feels normal again.
If you have eaten one pizza slice from Pizzeria Vittoria, it will come as no surprise that Food & Wine Magazine recently crowned Kyle Jacovino’s pies as the best in the state.
Celebrating its two-year anniversary on July 31, the Starland Yard mainstay resurrected Savannah’s passion for Jacovino’s pizzas, born when he was firing them up at The Florence.
“It feels like one year has all been lumped into two,” Jacovino said in a recent telephone interview. “It’s insane how fast Year One went, and then that craziness of COVID has been kind of unreal.”
Now that it’s spring and the public is moving about with vaccinations and great weather, business at Pizzeria Vittoria is booming.
“Americans, now that they are increasingly vaccinated, with capacity restrictions being lifted across the country, with good weather, with a strong economy, people are returning to restaurants,” he told Nation’s Restaurant News after the earnings call. “And it s because they want to gather and celebrate community and literally hug each other again, because we haven t done that for 13 months.”
He also said Dine Brands was still shopping for another concept.
Peyton told investors that the improvement in sales at Applebee’s and IHOP also was driven by historically high consumer savings and federal stimulus checks as well as unemployment rates that are at their lowest level since the pandemic started. Sales might be buoyed further if a new federal infrastructure bill is passed, he said.