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Labor shortages hampering this year s Mother s Day meals PUBLISHED 4:08 PM ET May. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:08 PM EDT May. 07, 2021
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PORT ORANGE, Fla. If you’re heading out to a restaurant this weekend to celebrate Mother s Day, be prepared to wait.
What You Need To Know
Many people are preparing to go out to eat on Mother s Day Sunday
Businesses are struggling to meet the demand because of labor shortages
Restaurants across the country are experiencing similar situations going into Mother s Day
Some restaurants are anticipating having difficulties keeping up with demand on one of the biggest dining weekends of the year.
At Aunt Catfish’s on the River, things are not quite back to normal. While they usually have a bustling lunch business, owner Brendan Galbreath their tables now sit empty.
Not to mention countless sleepless nights. To be honest, without the PPP, we probably wouldn t have been able to stay in business, he said Thursday referring to the two Payroll Protection Program loans he received. He was approved for the second one just three weeks ago. The first loan was forgiven because he kept everyone on his payroll employed. I d prefer not to tell you how much they were for, but let s just say they were substantial, he said of the PPP loans.
Aunt Catfish s is a seafood restaurant on the west end of Port Orange s Dunlawton Bridge that was founded by Galbreath s father, Jim, in 1979. Galbreath bought the business from his father in 2010. Today, he runs it with the help of his 24-year-old daughter, Brooke, one of the shift managers.