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About a quarter of respondents have had to raise prices and still lack employees.
The Economic Development Bank stated the restaurant sector broke job-creation records.
Fine-dining restaurants were recognized for their wine cellar options.
FAT Brands is partnering with local franchisee Conceptos Restaurants to launch the local chain of eateries.
The trade group released the “Proyecciones 2022” study.
Puerto Rico’s restaurant industry took a $398 million hit in sales during 2020, when COVID-19 restrictions were in full force, reaching $1.6 billion, a report released by Puerto Rico Restaurants Association (ASORE, in Spanish) showed. The 2020 results were 20% down from the $1.9 billion reported for 2019. The study also showed that in the […]
Nearly half of the island’s restaurants — or 48.7% — confirmed in a survey by the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association that their sales have been higher from January to July 2021, compared to the same period for the previous year, despite still experiencing the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey presented during the […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced the end of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) program, which awarded $69.2 million in payments to 339 bars and restaurants in Puerto Rico, the agency confirmed. There was a total of 2,396 applications from Puerto Rico establishments, which requested a little more than $419 million in funding. Over in the […]
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish), through its Labor Development Program, will be holding a job recruitment fair to fill 4,000 restaurant jobs, the agency announced. The event — organized in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association (ASORE, in Spanish) and the Department of Labor and Human Resources— will take […]
Puerto Rico’s restaurant industry saw a 68.2% drop in sales between April and January 2020, when activity plummeted to $50 million from $157 million, “Proyecciones 2021,” a study commissioned by the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association (ASORE, in Spanish) showed. During those months, the island’s government established a series of restrictions, including an almost full lockdown, […]
Less than a week after announcing it, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce has postponed plans to host a job fair in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association to fill 3,000 sector jobs. The event has been pushed back indefinitely in response to the uptick in COVID-19 cases in Puerto Rico, and the […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced details on application requirements, eligibility, and a program guide for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF), which seeks to help bring back jobs and revive one of the hardest-hit economic sectors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBA will administer the funds to the most affected […]
Puerto Rico’s restaurant industry has taken a significant hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, losing about $352 million from January to September 2020, down 23.6% from the same period in 2019, the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association revealed. The trade group known as ASORE commissioned research firm Inteligencia Económica to analyze the economic toll […]
La Marqueta, an oceanfront gastronomic space in Condado is reopening its doors, to again showcase its culinary offerings and two bars, while complying with security and distancing protocols in the face of the pandemic. “La Marqueta is a unique take on the immensely popular food market movement. Its oceanfront location, in the heart of Condado […]
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