Last night, our movement took another leap forward: the House passed the revised HEROES Act, which includes the $120 billion revitalization fund we’ve been fighting for that will help save our industry. We are grateful to Speaker Pelosi, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR 3) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA 1) who led the effort. Now it’s up…
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IRC – Responses needed
Hi there, Since March, we’ve been sending emails with facts and figures about the threat looming over our beloved industry. But behind every statistic are real people who are experiencing this devastation first hand. Every day we hear of another host of restaurants closing for good, taking an average of 22 employees with them. More jobs…
New video, wine, tie-dye & Jake Gyllenhaal
Hi there, To keep our momentum going strong, we wanted to share three new ways you can support our fight to #SaveRestaurants. 1. SHARE OUR NEW VIDEO Did you catch our video on @ChefsRoll yesterday? Sixteen members of our coalition came together to tell their community of 755,000 industry members a little more about the RESTAURANTS Act…
Do you know a restaurant that has closed permanently?
Hi there, One in three restaurants could close permanently if we don’t get the federal relief we need — and soon. We’re seeing this play out in real time in our communities, as more restaurants we operate, work for, or know and love close their doors for good each day. Do you know an independent…
This week and what’s next from IRC
This was a major week in our fight to save independent restaurants. Together, we: Launched our first-ever national television ad produced by Intuitive Content and Andrew Zimmern, supported by DoorDash, and narrated by Morgan Freeman, generating 160K+ views on the IRC’s social channels alone since Monday. You can download the ad here and share it if you haven’t…
IRC – Don’t just takeout – take action
Hi there, Many restaurants across the country are shutting their doors again to keep communities safe, closing entirely or returning to takeout and delivery-only operations. Some may think that if we’re partially open, then we’re doing just fine. But that’s not true. Not even close. We’re grateful for the support of our customers. But the…
The Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund would jumpstart U.S. economy and protect 3.5M jobs
Today, leading economic firm Compass Lexecon released a new report confirming what we’ve been saying since this crisis began: Independent restaurants are vital to our nation’s economy, and helping us rehire, reopen, and stay open will generate vast economic benefits beyond our industry, protecting jobs and revitalizing businesses up and down the supply chain. If you haven’t…
A big week for our movement
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BIG NEWS! Plan unveiled to help #SaveRestaurants
We’re incredibly proud to share that today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer from Oregon unveiled a plan that would establish the Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund we’ve been fighting for. In a white paper released today, the Congressman outlined plans to introduce The RESTAURANTS Act of 2020, which would create a new $120 billion grant program to provide structured…