The Texas Restaurant Association says more than 90% of their members are experiencing higher food costs and supply chain issues, and nearly 80% don’t have the staff needed to meet customer demand. It is making a plea to Congress to replenish the restaurant revitalization fund so restaurants can stay in business.
Texas restaurants are asking for billions of dollars in federal funding to help businesses still struggling with labor shortages and rising costs.Texas restaurants are asking for billions of dollars in federal funding to help businesses still struggling with labor shortages and rising costs.
The TRA says more than 12,00 restaurants applied for federal help, but funds ran out before they could get that help. They’re asking Congress to help keep businesses afloat. Though restaurant doors are open and customers are coming back to the table, businesses say they are still struggling two years into the pandemic.
FILE - Restaurant storefront has a"Help Wanted" sign in the window on July 15, 2021, in Long Island, New York. The TRA is asking for $50 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund to help thousands of restaurants that applied for federal funding and never got help before the funds ran out. More than 12,000 restaurants in Texas alone fall into that category."This is not the restaurants coming back again.
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