Our Special Message for Restaurants, Food Trucks, Bars, Brewpubs, and Other Food Service Businesses

The nighttime economy begins at 6 p.m. and wraps up at 6 a.m. Whatever portion of that clock you claim, we want you back and thriving.

Food service businesses in the United States that have experienced pandemic-related revenue loss can register now for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund account with the Small Business Administration.

Then, this coming Monday, May 3, 2021, at 11 a.m. CT, our government's own version of "The Hunger Games" begins. That is when you will be able to make an application for funding.

The RRF will award restaurants with grants equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss. They could allocate up to $10 million per business but no more than $5 million per physical location.

The SBA will fund all eligible applications on a first-come, first-served basis. The application process will remain open until all funds are exhausted.

24HourDallas encourages all these food service businesses to register for an account now and then prepare for the gold rush on Monday:

Restaurants
Food stands, food trucks, and food carts
Caterers
Bars, saloons, lounges, and taverns
Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Bakeries, brewpubs, tasting rooms, taprooms, breweries, microbreweries, wineries, and distilleries at which on-site sales to the public comprise at least 33% of the gross receipts
Inns at which on-site sales of food and beverages to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts
Licensed facilities or premises of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products

Here is additional, helpful information about the program.

And may the odds be ever in your favor.

REGISTER NOW

Register for 'Let's Eat: How Restaurants Should Respond As Nighttime Diners Return,' Monday, May 3, 4-5 p.m. CT

Also on Monday, let's talk about re-opening trends, tips, and traps during our free Zoominar at 4 p.m. CT

What questions of our experts will you have about post-pandemic recovery and the food service sector?

Register for "Let's Eat: How Restaurants Should Respond as Nighttime Diners Return," and gain the insights you need now, Monday, May 3, 4-5 p.m. CT.

PANELISTS

Ron Ruggless, restaurant journalist and Senior Editor for Nation's Restaurant News
Restaurant consultant Matthew Mabel, Owner of Surrender, Inc.

GUEST HOST

Heather Pickett, Vice President of 3015 at Trinity Groves and Vice President of 24HourDallas

CO-SPONSOR

FreshPoint, Inc., one of the largest foodservice distributors of fresh fruits and vegetables in North America

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BACKSTORY
To bring nightlife out of bureaucratic shadows and address quality of life and economic growth, more than 60 global cities have government offices or non-government entities that are independently focused on their local nighttime economies.

24HourDallas is one of six, independent non-profit organizations in the Americas that is engaged in this work.