Industry Alerts

Accelerated Sales and Traffic Growth Bring Optimism to Restaurants

Restaurants Brace for the Most ‘Normal’ Year Since 2019

Why Customer Counts are Down

The Holiday Season is Looking Particularly Merry for Restaurants This Year

Gov. Phil Murphy Sends Back NJ Liquor License Reform Bill

How Consumers And Restaurants Are Changing Thanksgiving This Year

Why Bar and Restaurant Owners Should Capitalize on Live Sports Entertainment

Consumers Tighten Their Restaurant Budgets

Effort to Kill the ‘Joint Employer’ Redefinition Draws Support in the Senate

Restaurant Sales Showed Some Surprising Strength Last Month

Is Your Restaurant General Manager About to Leave?

The Restaurant Labor Market in 6 Key Statistics?

Food Delivery Fraud

A Preview Of What Lies Ahead For Restaurant Design Trends

Murphy Reportedly Expects to Conditionally Veto Brewery Bill Post-Election

Biden Administration Wants to Raise the Threshold for Overtime Pay

Planning for the Future

Designing the Ideal Restaurant

The New Rules of Restaurant Design

Cutting Back on Dining Out

Lawmakers Propose Raising the Federal Minimum Wage to $17 – Kill the Tip Credits

AI in Full-Service Restaurants

Restaurants are Undergoing a Renewable Revolution

Restaurant Sales Growth Improved Slightly in May

Why is Restaurant Traffic Declining?

How Restaurants Can Thrive While Consumer Confidence Softens

An Expert’s Guide to Navigating the Modern Restaurant Workforce

How Small Restaurant and Food Businesses Can Cut Operating Costs

How to Sell Your Restaurant Amid Retirement, Burnout and Economic Uncertainty

The Top Restaurant Trends in 2023

Casual Dining Completed Its Comeback

Why the Restaurant Industry Is Shifting Away From Discounting

NJ Hospitality Industry Joins Forces

Beverage Coalition Seeks Compromises to Murphy’s Plan

90 NJ Mayors Join Forces for Liquor License Reform

More Liquor Licenses in New Jersey

Jersey Mike’s Subs Raises $21 Million in March

NJRHA Statement on Liquor License System

How to Analyze Restaurant Financial Statements

Unlocking The Value of Loyalty Programs for Restaurants

Are Consumers Getting Used to Higher Prices?

How to Drive More Foot Traffic to Your Restaurant

Senators Demand an Accounting of How Servsafe Fees Are Used

7 Strategies to Recession-Proof Your Restaurant

Senators Reintroduce Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit

8 Storylines That Will Define Restaurant Growth in 2023

Governor Murphy’s NJ Liquor License Reform

5 Big Worries for Restaurants in 2023

The Best of Restaurant Business

Foodservice Trend and Prediction Reports

What Restaurant Operators Can Look Forward to in 2023

How Inflation, Economic Pressures Will Impact 2023

The SBA is Distributing Another $83 Million

The Great Suburban Migration Comes for Restaurants

Strategies to Mitigate the Rising Cost of Healthcare

Lawmakers Rebuke ‘Inexcusable’ Delay in Restaurant Relief Funds

Customers Are Less Satisfied With Their Restaurant Visits

Everyone is Feeling the Impact of Inflation

NJ Customers Dining Out Less

Labor Shortages

Restaurants Catch Up on Their Rent Payments

National Restaurant Association Asks for Relief

Restaurant Sales Growth Rebounds

Are Restaurant Loyalty Programs Worth It for Full-Service Establishments?

Prepping for Uncle Sam

Bottom Line Impact of Rising Costs for Restaurants

The Restaurant of the Future

Legislation to Change U.S. Tax Code Would Help Restaurants Expand, Rebuild

Possible Tax Increase to Pay for Social, Climate Spending

SBA Will Redistribute Remaining $180 Million to Restaurants in Need

First COVID, Now Inflation

Restaurants are Once Again a Hot Commodity for Buyers in 2022

Here We Go Again

Hotels and Restaurants Can’t Levy Service Charge by Default

For Restaurants Fighting Inflation

Restaurants Urge Congress to Kill Inflation-Fueling Tariffs

US Food Suppliers and Chain Restaurants Warn Prices Will Keep Climbing

Thinking Outside the Box

Insurance Remains a Challenging Area for Restaurants

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Is Dead

Why the $48 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund Refill Won’t Pass in the Senate

Restaurants That Survived the Pandemic 

More Restaurants Face Trouble Paying Rent

Aid to Restaurants, Businesses Faces Senate Headwinds

U.S. Lawmakers Look for Path Ahead on Billions

U.S. House Passes $55 Billion in COVID Aid for Restaurants

Congress Might Be Voting On $42 Billion In Restaurant Relief

U.S. House Bill Seeks to Boost Workforce

Restaurant Revitalization Fund Dropped

Federal Restaurant Fund Needs More Dough

Congress Dashes Chances of Restarting the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Many Restaurants Face “Extinction”

New Round of Aid for Restaurants

The State of Full-Service Restaurants

The Restaurant of the Future

Restaurants Ask Congress for More Aid

Without Aid Indies Are Facing Bankruptcy

Congress is Weighing a Fresh Stimulus Package for Restaurants

What the Industry’s Soothsayers are Predicting

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022! The Best of Restaurant Business 2021 The up-and-down year in the restaurant industry.  It’s amazing to think just how much of a roller coaster the past year really was. The year began with continued COVID challenges and political upheaval that evolved into hope with vaccines and reopenings and a surge in…

Zagat Stories – Restaurants 21/22

House Introduces a Bill to Bring Back the Employee Retention Tax Credit

Dram Shop Law: Can Bars Be Held Legally Responsible for Drunk Driving Accidents?

Infrastructure Bill Will Terminate Employee Retention Credit Retroactively

An Extra $10M for Restaurants & Nonprofits

N.J. Governor’s Race is a Virtually Even Election

NYC’s Bars and Restaurants Are Making a Comeback

Empower Local Businesses to Hire Hourly Workers Faster

Restaurant Recovery Loses Valuable Momentum

Restaurants to Congress

Murphy Signs Bill Supporting NJ Craft Breweries

N.J. Restaurants Seek a New Round of Aid

Majority of US Independent Restaurants Say They Will Close

SBA to Increase EIDL Loan Amounts to $2 Million

Murphy Declines to Extend COVID-Related UI Benefits

NJ Restaurant Association Customer Survey

DC Is Not Likely to Mandate Proof of Vaccination for Restaurants

Restaurants Stand to Lose Aid Option

Biden Proposes to Raise Long Capital Gains Rate from 20% Up To 39.6%

Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Still Struggling, Restaurants Call for More Relief

How the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Let Restaurants Down

Restaurant Revitalization Fund is Now Closed But you can still check status of your application.  The Restaurant Revitalization Fund program, which provided more than $28 million of economic aid to restaurants and other establishments struggling to make ends meet as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, was closed Friday, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced. …

SBA Remains Silent On Restaurant Revitalization Fund confusion.  Some recently rescinded applicants received the promised funds in their bank accounts the next day, while others were told that their application is now being completely rejected.  The U.S. Small Business Administration still has not directly commented on the widely varying issues restaurant operators are experiencing in…

NJ Package of Legislation to Provide $235M In small business relief.  As New Jersey continues to recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy today signed five bills – A5704, A5705, A5706, A5707, and A5709 – which provide additional aid to small businesses that continue to suffer from the economic effects of…

Congress Introduces $60 Billion Replenishment Of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Congress introduced legislation Thursday to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund with a $60 billion second round of restaurant relief, after the U.S. Small Business Administration received requests for more than triple the allocated funds the first time around. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of…

Another $235M Could Be Coming to N.J. Small businesses, restaurants crushed by COVID.  Another round of grants could be headed to New Jersey’s small businesses, nonprofits and childcare centers, as a package of six bills heads to the governor’s desk.  The state Senate passed the $235 million in grants, aiming to help businesses suffering from…

The Window for PPP Loans Has Closed

SBA’s Pandemic Relief Fund for Restaurants Deluged with applications.  The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), passed as part of the American Rescue Plan, has received more than 266,000 applications, requesting more than $65 billion in funds as of May 12, the U.S. Small Business Administration says.  Nearly half, or 147,000 applications, came directly from…

SBA: Restaurant Revitalization Fund Relief will start arriving today.  Long-awaited federal help for the nation’s restaurants will begin arriving as early as today, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  As part of the first round of funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), established by the American Rescue Plan and signed into law…

COVID-19 Restrictions Eased On many fronts.  Taking cues from neighboring states like New York and Connecticut, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on New Jersey businesses, gatherings and venues, given the state’s significant progress in vaccinations and sustained reduction in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.  The reopening steps, which will begin May 19,…

Restaurants Can Seek $29B in New Federal Aid

The Status of the NJEDA Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program

$15M in Grants Being Made Available

Governor Phil Murphy Signs Legislation

Capacities Expanded for Large Venues, Banquet Halls, Outdoor Gatherings

Murphy Says Surge in COVID Variants in NJ

Remember When

Congress Adopts $1.9 Trillion Stimulus

NJ Assembly Puts Off Vote on Regional Business Reopening

Billions of Relief Dollars Hang in the Balance

Cities Have Permanently Lost 400,000 Jobs During COVID-19 Pandemic?

Ask Governor Murphy to Increase Capacity and Hours of Operation

DoorDash – New Jersey Restaurant Association Team Up

Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Plan Includes Bill

Another NJ Outdoor Dining Expansion Bill

Murphy Vetoes Bill Designed to Help Restaurants, Bars

Goodbye 2020

What the Federal Relief Bill Delivers

Murphy Uncorks Bad News for New Year’s Eve Partying

Letter to Congress

The Year That Changed Restaurants

Indoor Dining Capacity Limits in N.J. Not Likely to Change Soon

A Step Back for Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings

New Jersey Announces New Indoor Dining Restrictions

Murphy Says ‘All Options on Table’ to Fight N.J. COVID Spread

Election 2020

Murphy Not Likely to Expand Indoor Dining Capacity This Week

When Will N.J. Ease Indoor Dining Limits?

Murphy May Stop Reopenings

Murphy Not Ready to Expand Capacity for Gyms, Indoor Dining

We Don’t Want to End Up Like the U.K.

Restaurant Sales Rose in August

Restaurant owners in New Jersey are beginning to strategize how they will make it through colder months, with less outdoor dining.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 183, which establishes rules for the resumption of indoor dining on Friday, Sept. 4 at 6:00 a.m.

Enough! Time to seriously loosen lockdown rules for restaurants and others

NJBIA, State Chamber Calls

NJ Business Coalition Urges Governor

Restaurants Seek Meeting with Murphy on Reopening Plans

$120B Aid Bill Needed to Help Restaurants Survive

Proposed Bill Would Reimburse Restaurants

After 35 Years, Red Bank’s Front Street Trattoria Has Closed

NJ Restaurants and Bars That Can Open Up 2 Walls

Editorial: Governor Murphy Has Destroyed NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Business

Bielat Santore & Company Rolling Back Restaurant Industry Alert

Court Ruling Could Foster Rent Relief

N,J, to Reopen Indoor Dining in Restaurants

The Forgotten History of Father’s Day

Why Many Newly Reopened Restaurants are Closing Down Again

NJ Indoor Malls Set to Open June 29

NJ Restaurants Await Indoor Dining

New Jersey Towns Could OK Street Drinking

New Jersey Enters Stage 2 of Reopening

N.J. Coronavirus Reopening Stage 2 Starts Today

New Jersey Restaurants Ready to Welcome Customers

Asbury Park, NJ Shelves Plans to Allow Indoor Dining at Restaurants

State Suing Asbury Park Over Indoor Dining

Asbury Park Allows Indoor Dining and Bars

Senate President Says NJ’s Reopening is Going Too Slowly

Restaurants Tell Senate of ‘Absolute Despair’ from COVID Shutdown

Bielat Santore & Company Releases NJ Restaurant Reopening Playbook

Why Outdoor Dining Isn’t as Simple as it Sounds for N.J. Restaurants

State of NJ executive order guidelines

NJ Outdoor Reopening Guidelines

Senate Passes Fixes to Paycheck Protection Plan

NJ Restaurant Reopening Playbook

NJ Coronavirus Reopenings: Whats Open Now

New Jersey Sets Opening Dates for Outdoor Dining.

The Reopening of Las Vegas

The pandemic isn’t over, but America sure seems over it

Restaurant Owners Beg Murphy to Let Them Reopen

House Approves Bill That Gives Small Businesses More Time to Use PPP Loans

Times Square Billboards to Go Dark

Legislation Enabling Policyholders to Obtain Insurance Coverage

Rally Calling for N.J. to Reopen from Coronavirus Restrictions

Defiant New Jersey Pastors Plan to Reopen Churches

Is it the Right Time to Sell Your Business

How Restaurants Should Communicate Reopening with Customers

Hunker Down: Some States Say No Full-Scale Reopening

Restaurants Are Suing Insurance Companies Over Unpaid Claims

Murphy Unveils Multi-Stage Reopening Plan

Governor Outlines Stages of New Jersey’s Reopening

How Coronavirus Could Make People Move

How to Sell Your Business

Covid-19: 60 Days in Review

Jersey Shore Beaches to Open

New Jersey to Reopen

What to Expect as Restaurants Begin Reopening

Dozens of States Have Started Reopening

Mother’s Day 2020 Restaurant Deals

The Story of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Founder Ruth Fertel

Jersey Shore Beaches Plan to Open

Plan Calls for Some Jersey Shore Beaches, Restaurant to Reopen in June

Delivering When it Matters

There’s No Timetable to Reopen N.J.

What NYC Dining Might Look Like During Reopening

Relaxed Rules and Warm Weather Tests States

Virtual Kentucky Derby

What Could Be Next to Reopen in N.J.?

What Could Be Next to Reopen in N.J.

Independent Restaurant Owners Call on Congress

How to Eat Safely and Stay Socially Distant

Georgia Restaurants Opened Their Doors

New Jersey Governor Unveils Road Map to Reopening State

See Which States Are Reopening

American Needs a Real Small Business Survival Plan

It’s Time the U.S. Implement a Strategy.

My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years

Senate Approves Relief

White House, Congress Reach Deal

Insurance Companies Are Wrongfully Denying Business Interruption Coverage

U.S. Banks Seek Term Changes

Restaurant Industry Alert Day 33

Trump Slams Pelosi, Schumer

Restaurant Business Model Changes

Covid-19: 30 Days in Review

Trump Pushes to Bring Back Entertainment Tax Deductions

Senate Punts Stalled Coronavirus Aid

An Unprecedented Easter

Small Businesses Face Hard Choices

Coronavirus Small Business Survival Guide

Coronavirus Pandemic Wreaks Havoc

Independent Chefs and Restaurateurs

Treasury Makes Coronavirus Loan Terms Less Favorable

Health Experts Call for Roosevelt-Style Programs

55 Federal, State and Nonprofit Relief Efforts and Funds

NJEDA Announces Application Launch Date for Loan Program

Bank of America is the First Big Bank to Accept

What to Know About New Rent Legislation

Small-Business Borrowers Can Apply

Covid-19: 15 Days in Review

CARES Act Summary

Why NYC’s Restaurant Scene is Guaranteed to Bounce Back

Everything to Know About How the $2 Trillion Stimulus

Breaking News

Federal Support for Small Businesses

Here’s What’s in the $2 Trillion Rescue Package

Restaurant Owner Resources

Here’s Everything the Federal Government Has Done.

Restaurant Industry Alert Day 6

11 Coronavirus Initiatives From Restaurants and Bars Around the World – And How You Can Help

What financial assistance programs can help NJ small business owners?

New Jersey Now Approved for SBA Disaster Loans

Important news from Bielat Santore & Company

A message from Bielat Santore & Company