The feast came from Neighborhood Provisions, a pantry and prepared-foods delivery service created this spring by the Washington, D.C.-based Neighborhood Restaurant Group. In addition to three-course “date night” meals, Neighborhood Provisions offers soups, make-your-own pizza kits, baked goods, bottled cocktails and more. Forced to pivot to survive in the face of the pandemic, restaurants are producing a new profusion of top-quality ready-to-eat foods for pickup and delivery. Along the way, the new offerings are redefining the way restaurants do business. It turns out prepared foods can help prop up the restaurants’ traditional business model.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 21, 2020 16:52 UTC