new jersey restaurant and hospitality association

New Jersey restaurants and businesses are facing significant financial and labor challenges as weather warms up.

For a sense at what's going on and how these restaurants, businesses and more are working to handle a great deal of challenges right now, Dana Lancellotti who is the President/CEO of the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association, joined us on 'Shore Time with Vin and Dave' on 94.3 The Point and 105.7 The Hawk on Sunday morning.

Special rules were created to get alcohol in your hands during the coronavirus pandemic, and those rules may stick around.

It's been an exciting, and fun beginning to this new talk show we have on Sunday mornings from 6-8 am on 94.3ThePoint and 105.7TheHawk.

Friday also marks the reopening of dance floors at bars and restaurants. And patrons will not be required to be seated while ordering food and drinks.

The public health crisis has put a major dent in both leisure and business travel, the bread and butter for the state's hotel industry.

"Our restaurants are certainly safer than house parties where these celebrations are occurring because restaurants and banquet halls are not open," said Marilou Halvorsen, president of the New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association.

With the Garden State stuck in Stage Two because of COVID-19 spikes in other states, an increasing number of fitness centers and restaurants are in danger of closing for good.

The state restaurant association says restaurants can't afford to put off openings they spent big money getting ready for.

Until outdoor dining is actually underway in New Jersey, the Garden State will be losing this business to neighboring states, according to the association that represents the state's restaurant industry.

The New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association has released a step by step plan that guides New Jersey establishments on how to safely reopen after COVID-19 is over.

Don't feel safe going to work because of coronavirus fears? That's too bad.