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by nickff 2214 days ago
I have a bit of a different take on things than you're voicing.

Right now we have a bunch of (dine-in restaurant) businesses whose models have been disrupted by both the pandemic and government action; many of these restaurants have responded by emulating an adjacent type of business (delivery restaurants). The real problem is that the dine-in restaurants have a cost structure which does not allow them to compete with the delivery restaurants. Dine-in restaurants rely on fewer customers with higher average bills, and more profitable items on orders (especially liquor). Dine-in restaurants also have expensive facilities, due to rent, tax, and maintenance expenses.

You cannot successfully transform a dine-in restaurant into a delivery (or take-out) restaurant by simply putting the food in bags.