“If you talk to restaurants across the globe, the language might change, but the math is the same,” Ryan Pernice, owner of three restaurants based out of Georgia, told CNN Business.
The restaurant owner went on to say that his restaurants have been closed since March 16 and will remain so out of concern for his health and the health of his employees, according to CNN.
Restaurant owners and managers around the country are at odds with decisions on whether or not they can reopen and wonder if their businesses will survive under social distancing.
The company’s CEO, Danny Meyer, said last week that he doesn’t expect customers to return until a vaccine is found and it’s uncertain when that will happen.
“With social distancing now becoming the new normal, it’s hard to say if restaurant culture will even return to its former glory.”
