Find out more about Brad Cecchi here.

Key takeaways

1. How to adapt
2. How to optimize curbside pickup
3. Developing a website for pickup - pickupfixe.com
4. Fine-dining world is the worst-case scenario for pickup/curbside-only
5. Add to your menu for pickup and curbside, get creative
6. Shelter-in-place in Sacramento-what is it like?
7. Try to get rent relief in any form from your landlord
8. Look into getting catering contracts with hospitals - people on the front lines need to eat well
9. Can community support and goodwill dry up?
10. Farms and vendors are affected just as much as restaurants - try to make mutually beneficial deals with them

Resources mentioned in this Chronicle:

• Stripe - Online Payment Processing for Internet Business
• www.pickupfixe.com

Find out more about Akash Kapoor here.

Key takeaways

• A city in full lock-down: San Fransisco
• The biggest Corona Chronicle operation yet: 46 locations in development/4 opened in the last few weeks
• Franchised locations and how they are affected
• Best practices for gift card purchases at this time
• Loyalty, gift cards, POS right now and always
• Trimming the fat, making sure the people who can't work now have a job to come back to when it's over
• Serving free, hot meals for staff who aren't working currently
• Who will be affected more? Big or small operations?
• Plan for the worst and hope for the best

Key takeaways

• 45-day survival mindset. 
• Straight to the "save money" mindset. 
• "Cut the fat." Keep who needs you the most.  
• Speak with the people you owe the most money to, first, for a deferment; you want to stay as liquid as possible.
• Talk to the bank about a loan deferment. 
• Negotiate terms with the landlord. 
• Adopt delivery  (the ordering app).
• Meal deal.
• Don't discount. 
• Take care of your restaurant brothers and sisters. It's time to come together.  

Resources mentioned in this Chronicle:

• TheOrdering.app

Find out more about Brooks Tanner here.

Key takeaways

• Create fresh canned products to sell. The point is not to profit, but to slow the bleeding and get cash flow to your team. 
• Let your employees know grocery stores are hiring.
• Got extra toilet paper and other dry goods in storage? Supply and demand, baby- Sell it. 
• Get on regular conference calls with other operators in your community.
• Sell gift cards and forward the cash to your staff. 
• Think out of the box. Ask, "what other services can I offer?"
• Keep your mind wide open.  

Resources mentioned in this Chronicle:

• Coronavirus COVID19 Global Cases by Th Center for Systems Science and Engineering.