New York launched an $800 million small business recovery grant program

Jun 15, 2021

Applications opened June 10 and grants range between $5,000 and $50,000

Guy Fieri, who raised $25 million for restaurant relief in 2020, gives around $300,000 away during Guy’s Restaurant Reboot

Jun 14, 2021

11 restaurants and people furthering their education in the industry received grants during the star-studded live event on June 12

SBA halts restaurant relief payments to almost 3,000 women and minority-owned businesses following discrimination lawsuits

Jun 14, 2021

More than 2,900 approved Restaurant Revitalization Fund applicants received emails from the SBA over the weekend saying the agency is “unable to pay [these] priority applicants” as a result of multiple lawsuits

Congress introduces a $60 billion replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Jun 09, 2021

Congress unveiled new legislation — the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 — to replenish the depleted first round of restaurant relief

Menu prices must go up to fundamentally change how workers are paid, says San Francisco restaurateur David Nayfeld

Jun 09, 2021

At Che Fico, guests will be asked to pay a 10% surcharge for dining in, or a 6% surcharge for to-go service, in addition to tips

Courts are challenging the Biden Administration’s prioritization of women and minorities for restaurant relief grants

Jun 07, 2021

The Sixth Circuit court panel has ruled the prioritization of Restaurant Revitalization Fund loans on the basis of sex and race unconstitutional

The Paycheck Protection Program has distributed almost $800 billion in small business loans

Jun 03, 2021

The third round of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s PPP ended Friday, three days ahead of the scheduled closure of May 31

Mercato Partners closes $100 million second round of funding for emerging restaurants

Jun 02, 2021

Savory Fund II builds upon the previous funding success of the first round in October 2020

Saying restaurants will soon see explosion of hiring, Danny Meyer-affiliated fund invests in labor management platform 7shifts

May 25, 2021

Enlightened Hospitality Investment led $21.5 million funding round with goal of scaling the workforce tech tool

7 programs offering financial support for operators

May 25, 2021

The restaurant industry is hurting for financial support, but many groups and companies are rushing to operators’ aid