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Coronavirus Boosts Mom, Apple Pie And A Return To ‘Leave It To Beaver’ America

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The stock market, the unemployment tick-up, the uncertainty, the growing number of coronavirus cases, the concerns about the healthcare system, the small business shutdowns with uncertain futures – pick your poison in terms of bad news. Baking’s Big Return . And no, that last one isn’t a joke – in fact, it seems to be a trend.

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Unrolling The Mystery Of The Great Toilet Paper Shortage

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Because it is also a low profit margin good, it is produced to meet the demand. It’s a system that works fine, even in circumstances where demand suddenly spikes, say when there is a hurricane or blizzard forecast in a specific geographic area. Toilet paper manufacturers deal with surge all the time. Proctor & Gamble Co.

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New Data: What COVID-19 Is Doing To Main Street SMBs

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For them, it all depends on how long the current lockdown/shutdown lasts and when consumer demand will return — and at what level. Many had few choices but to shift the financial burden to their employees given the abrupt lack of demand for and/or access to their products or services. In other words, not right away.

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What Famed Boston Eatery Petit Robert’s Owner Sees As Restaurants’ Future

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Le Garrec said Petit Robert has been serving up dining experiences — on-demand and remotely — well enough to recoup 40 percent of its former business, “so it’s not that bad.”. Le Garrec described his initial experience of the shutdown as something of a mad dash for survival. But will the consumers actually return?

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After Summer Rebound, Canadian Businesses Brace For Harsh Winter

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After enjoying a revival in demand over the summer as shutdown measures were lifted, business executives across various Canadian industries are now bracing for slower improvement in the months ahead. The Bank of Canada’s quarterly outlook on business conditions fell over the summer to its lowest point since the Great Recession.

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Carnival Reports $2.2 Billion Q4 Loss As US Cruises Stay Docked

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30 because of the pandemic's shutdown of its voyages for almost a year now, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Cruise ship operator Carnival is looking at a loss of $2.22 billion for the fourth quarter ending Nov. The loss is compared to the company's $423 million profit in the same quarter from a year prior, the report stated.

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Today In How We Eat: Troubled Times And New Innovations

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With COVID-19 case counts on the rise and shutdowns going back into effect in an increasing number of states, the already rocky road restaurants had ahead of them looks to have gotten more treacherous. Which, in turn, has made more restaurateurs discover more novel approaches to serving their customers. According to U.S.