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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…
IRC Update 5/16
What we’re fighting for: PPP fixes & the Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund
Here’s what happened today in the fight to save independent restaurants. Our voices are being heard on Capitol Hill: Just today, House lawmakers proposed critical changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). While the improvements in the proposal will give our 500,000 small restaurants a better chance of reopening their doors when it’s safe to do…
Independent Restaurant Coalition Update 5/8
Here’s what happened this week in the fight to save independent restaurants. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their monthly report on job losses today, showing that the food and beverage industry suffered more layoffs than any other industry for the second consecutive month. Food and beverage establishments lost 5.5 million jobs, or about…
A big week for the IRC movement
In just the past week, we told the world “We Are Restaurants,” asked Congress for an independent restaurant stabilization fund, hosted a town hall with over 2,600 of you, and sent over 15,000 emails to representatives across the country demanding they take action to #SaveRestaurants. Our momentum is growing and key stakeholders are taking notice. Going into…
IRC Evening Happy Hour 4/16
You’re reading this right: Only 1 in 5 restaurant owners are certain they can survive the COVID-19 crisis despite stimulus assistance – putting 11 million workers and our $1 trillion industry at risk. This troubling statistic was just one of the many we released today in conjunction with the James Beard Foundation, who surveyed more than 1,400…