Pandemic an 'apocalypse' for restaurants in USGabriel Gordon stands behind the glass entrance door to his restaurant Beachwood BBQ, in Seal Beach, Californian, which he has been forced to permanently shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. But this weekend, Beachwood BBQ, which had become a staple in the community, permanently shut down -- yet another casualty of the carnage the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed on restaurants across the United States. "We were the first industry to shut down and we will be the last to recover from this pandemic. "Until that's restored, we are not going to see anything approaching normal business markets for the restaurants." "We anticipate that 30 percent of California restaurants will close permanently as a result of the pandemic," Shams told AFP.

Source: Bangkok Post August 02, 2020 03:45 UTC