Plus, new survey data on tipped worker wages and consumer habits
Each week, Restaurant Hospitality gathers the news for independent restaurant operators you may have missed. Here’s your list for the week of March 1:
Massachusetts announces restaurants can open to 100% capacity
On Feb. 25, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced that as of March 1 restaurants will be allowed to operate at 100% capacity as the state enters Phase 3, Step 2 of it’s reopening plan. Restaurants in the state have been at 40% capacity since Feb. 8.
Other restrictions remain in place, including mandatory mask-wearing when not eating, spacing tables a social distance of six feet apart, capping service at 90 minutes per seating, and limiting tables to parties of six or fewer.