While Hillmer doesnât expect owners will require customers show proof of vaccination, Bright said that
is a consideration Food Fight is making. The company is currently consulting its HR and legal departments to find a way to collect vaccination information from all employees, not because the company is mandating it, but because the CDC still has different rules in place for vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
âThe pandemic isnât over. Weâre still very focused on contact tracing,â Bright said. âIt wonât be a light switch, where June 2nd hits and itâs a free for all. Weâre going to build into higher capacity and less distancing.â
While Hillmer doesn’t expect owners will require customers show proof of vaccination, Bright said that
is a consideration Food Fight is making. The company is currently consulting its HR and legal departments to find a way to collect vaccination information from all employees, not because the company is mandating it, but because the CDC still has different rules in place for vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
“The pandemic isn’t over. We’re still very focused on contact tracing,” Bright said. “It won’t be a light switch, where June 2nd hits and it’s a free for all. We’re going to build into higher capacity and less distancing.”
By Christina Lorey
MADISON, Wis.– “It’s like doing the pandemic in reverse.”
That’s how Jordan Bright, managing partner at the Madison-based Food Fight restaurant group, describes the current state of the restaurant industry.
With Easter just a few days away, local restaurants are preparing for holiday crowds and a new challenge: filling thousands of open positions. While the pandemic cost the industry nearly six million jobs and wiped out three decades worth of employees in just six weeks, this spring, many of those lost jobs are once again available.
Food Fight currently employs 450 people across 20 restaurants. Before the pandemic, more than 1,000 people worked at the company. Bright is now re-hiring for many of those roles, but is struggling to find applicants. He understands why.
MADISON, Wis.– “It’s like doing the pandemic in reverse.”
That’s how Jordan Bright, managing partner at the Madison-based Food Fight restaurant group, describes the current state of the restaurant industry.
With Easter just a few days away, local restaurants are preparing for holiday crowds and a new challenge: filling thousands of open positions. While the pandemic cost the industry nearly six million jobs and wiped out three decades worth of employees in just six weeks, this spring, many of those lost jobs are once again available.
Food Fight currently employs 450 people across 20 restaurants. Before the pandemic, more than 1,000 people worked at the company. Bright is now re-hiring for many of those roles, but is struggling to find applicants. He understands why.