As the virus began to recede with mass vaccinations, many of the most burdensome restrictions were relaxed or dropped altogether. But there was at least one that many states—and their businesses—were more than happy to keep.
As the virus began to recede with mass vaccination, many of the most burdensome were relaxed or dropped altogether.Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia hadduring the pandemic that allowed restaurants and bars to deliver alcohol orders to their customers.
Although most states have relaxed their limits on indoor capacity for businesses, restaurants and bars are still relying on takeout customers to improve their revenues, Whatley said. Restaurants still haven't regained 1.5 million jobs lost before the pandemic, a 12% loss, according to the National Restaurant Association.
Alcohol to-go gives customers more options to enjoy their meals, and most importantly, gives restaurant owners a way to sell their more profitable cocktails and spirit drinks, Whatley said.A delivery person rides a bicycle in Central Park amid the coronavirus pandemic, April 10, 2021, in New York City.
The senator, who previously worked a restaurant, said alcohol regulation is one of the toughest hurdles that business owners have to cross in Massachusetts and other states, since they have to get approval from both their local and state liquor authorities. Lahiri contended that changing those laws, even for something as economically beneficial as cocktails to go, isn't a big priority for state legislatures given the other recovery struggles.New York was one of the locations that, as of July, didn't extend its alcohol to-go laws before Gov.
Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for Cuomo, told ABC News that the governor would like to see the statehouse come up with a solution to alcohol on delivery.
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