Important News
- SBA Bill Letter to Customers 3/27
- WF Priorities Customer Letter 3/26
- WF COVID Response Customer Letter - Updated 3/24
- Opinion - Restaurants are safe
- All Alabama restaurants go takeout only
- Nonessential businesses ordered closed in Jefferson County
- Alabama urging employers to file unemployment claims on employees behalf
- SBA loans available to some AL, GA, FL, MS, and TN counties - SBA.Gov
- Can I get COVID from takeout food?
- Tuscaloosa Extends Curfew
Resources
- CARES Act - What's in it for Restaurants?
- Essential Critical Infrastructure Worker Letter - Restaurant workers are considered essential employees that can be asked to come to work even when there are federal, state, or local shelter-in-place orders. The Restaurant Law Center drafted a letter specifically for restaurant employers that they can amend to give their essential employees stating that the employee is an "Essential Critical Infrastructure Worker" under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security guidelines. Thus, the worker should be allowed to continue to or from his place of employment. Click here to access the letter (link is a direct download).
- The National Restaurant Association has created a spreadsheet of various government relief resources by state. They have also created a list detailing state restrictions on restaurant operations, sanitizing requirements, changes to alcohol delivery laws and occupancy restriction.
- Government relations online service Stateside has also created a report regarding state activity that is updated daily.
- COVID-19 Resource Guide - Compiled by WF food safety partner TSC Associates
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC COVID-19 Resources
- Carryoutal.com - The Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association just launched a new website Carryoutal.com. Alabama restaurateurs, be sure to register your restaurant on the site so customers can find you! This is a free online resource for Alabama restaurants and consumers.
- Tell Congress to support Restaurants and Restaurant Employees. Text RECOVERY to 52886 or visit https://actnow.io/recovery.
- Grocery stores seeking hospitality workers for temporary positions - ARHA and the Alabama Grocers Association are working together to match unemployed hospitality workers with grocers who need extra help. Click this link to sign up now.
- Restaurant.org/covid19 has a very thorough resource guide with questions/answers, actionable information, and other resources.
- University of Georgia Extension - COVID-19 and Food Safety FAQ
- Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance Benefits - AL
- Operator Help - 3 Steps for Third-Party Delivery
- Operator Help - 6 Ways to Increase Restaurant Sales with Takeout
- Operator Help - 8 Steps to Promote Your Restaurant on Social Media
- Operator Help - How Set Up Your Facebook Business Page
- Operator Help - Just Getting Started? How to Use Facebook, Instagram and Messenger to Connect With Your Customers
- Operator Help - Facebook Automated Ads Success Stories: Black Swan Catering
- Operator Help - Promote Locally: Create Ads for Those Near You
- Operator Help - Facebook Local Marketing: Download the Guide
Websites
- Carryoutal.com
- Alabama Public Health
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Global Cases Page