A new report fromThe Washington Postsuggests that initial figures may have slightly overestimated the gravity of the situation.
A commonly cited piece of data is the National Restaurant Association’sestimate of 90,000 pandemic-related closuresin 2020.
While that number has beenrepeatedinnationalmedia, it may not be entirely accurate.
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These closures represent a 95% increase over the average yearly closure rate.
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Hometown Burger
Residents of San Antonio have recently lost one beloved burger destination.
“We’ll see you on the flip side.”
Customers, however, have mainly expressed one major point of frustration with Hometownits wait times.
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The loss proved prophetic.
Hale & Heartyshuttered all 16 of its locations on July 1.
By 2000, there were less than a few dozen Howard Johnson’s remaining.
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A sound business model, by all appearances.
But DreamWorks backed out of the venture early on, selling its share in GameWorks in 2001.
Two bankruptcies followed, and between 2017 and 2020 the company posted $28.9 million in losses.
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By the time the pandemic arrived, along with mandatory closures, GameWorks was already on its way out.
Fresh Acquisitions was thenacquired by BBQ Holdings last fallin a bankruptcy auction.
A previous version of this article was originally published on June 28, 2022.
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