Restaurant News Roundup, 05/17/2021

Latest Restaurant News May 17, 2021

As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, restaurants continue to experience staff shortages despite offers of increased pay.  Read more here: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/restaurants-hard-time-finding-staff-now/story?id=77562018

 

KFC wants to fill 20,000 full and part-time positions across the nation.  Read more here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/kfc-looks-to-hire-20000-workers-as-restaurant-industry-faces-labor-crunch.html

 

Latest SBA data shows the agency has received almost 147,000 applications requesting a total of $29 billion from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund – an amount surpassing the money allotted.  Read more here: https://www.nrn.com/news/sba-data-confirms-current-restaurant-revitalization-fund-can-t-meet-demand

 

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