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Restaurants
They Have a Lot on Their Plate
Area Restaurants Face Challenges as They Try to
FullyRecover W
from COVID
One restaurateur called it a ‘triple whammy.’
He was referring to a combination of forces
— specifically soaring prices, supply-chain issues, and an ongoing workforce crisis — that are standing in the way of a full bounce back from two years of COVID. Despite these issues, restaurant owners are optimistic that 2022 will bring something approaching normal. Eventually.
By Mark Morris
hen 2022 began, Bill Collins was anticipating a full year of uninterrupted business for his restaurant, the Center Square Grill. He did not foresee what he called a “major punch in the face” that shut down the restaurant for six weeks.
Bill Collins
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