According to Zimmern, restaurants are the number one employer of single mothers, first-time workers, immigrants and people coming out of prison. Michael Shemtov, owner of Butcher & Bee in Nashville, emailed after the webinar, “Supporting restaurant workers has motivated our work from the beginning. Many independent restaurant owners have used personal savings or taken on new debt to support their employees. “It’s vital we support independent restaurant community so we can employ Americans,” says Zimmern. “No one got into the restaurant business to get rich.

Source: Forbes April 29, 2020 22:53 UTC