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Ex. SEC-05-018 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Press release: Restaurant Industry in Free Fall; 10,000 Close in Three Months (Dec. 7, 2020), transmitting the Association's letter to Congressional leadership

Restaurant Industry in Free Fall; 10,000 Close in Three Months

National Restaurant Association · United States (trade association) (Other)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States (trade association)
Level
Other
Authority
context only
Issued
2020-12-07 Dec. 7, 2020
Effective
n/a (read as 2020-12-07)
End
n/a
In force
Dec. 7, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Limitation types
Other
Functions reached
  • DR
  • BA
  • CB
  • WF
Collection
Restaurants and Food Service SEC-05

Operative words

As of today, 17% of restaurants--more than 110,000 establishments--are closed... Eighty-seven percent of fullservice restaurants (independent, chain, and franchise) report an average 36% drop in sales revenue... The National Restaurant Association Research Group conducted the survey of 6,000 restaurant operators and 250 supply chain businesses Nov. 17-30, 2020... more than 1 million restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of 15.7 million employees

Enforcement

n/a

Notes

Context for scale in 2020 Q4; the numbers are the Association's survey, not orders.

Retrieval note

Live page as of Sept. 26, 2026 reproduces the Dec. 7, 2020 release in full.