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The expansion of the Ómicron variant is causing some establishments to change their dynamics of attention to consumers in the country in order to avoid contagion. An example of the above is represented by Starbucks and Chipotle, who already set limits on hours and capacity.
According to the latest official reports, U.S. restaurant sales were down the weekend of 26 in December, compared to with the same period in a pre-pandemic context.
Starbucks and Chipotle have said they are temporarily limiting operations at individual locations and regions in the face of staff shortages and rising Covid cases, of according to a report from FOX.
On the other hand, other restaurant operators have indicated that there are more and more positive cases of covid among staff, even more than in the emergence of the Delta variant, which is why many of them have voluntarily chosen to close their establishments. entos.
According to the media outlet, Operators such as Starbucks have pointed to the lessons learned during the first part of the pandemic, which is why they have invested in infrastructure to continue operating during the contingency, changing their services to home, take away or by car, easily.
Despite these options, Omicron still weighs down several restaurant chains, such as Burger King’s restaurant operator Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., Shake Shack Inc. and Denny’s Corp, who are among the companies that reported poor sales last month, as the virus has spread.
During the beginning of the 2022, Starbucks changed 16 locations to takeout and/or by car, due to the growth of Covid cases, in Buffalo NY. Starbucks said the company exceeded federal safety guidelines during the pandemic, the chain now allows store managers to make local operating decisions, depending on conditions, such as changing to takeout only.
In early January, the chain switched its Boston stores to takeout only in preparation for the city’s indoor vaccination proofing requirement.
The company has told its workers that more and more Covid cases and exposures are being experienced at branches in the country. Some of the almost 9.000 Starbucks coffees in the United States have modified the hours of attention or service, since the chain focuses on the safety of its employees and customers, the company said .
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