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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: Foodservice operators prepare for Irma"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1cc75744-0764-4e3e-a4ab-e61356af5821
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-foodservice-operators-prepare-for-irma-2704083
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2017-09-11T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:52.231Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b4d2bc49b7919730025406366c61509b5203.jpg
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# Nation's Restaurant News: Foodservice operators prepare for Irma

**TL;DR:** Restaurants are feeling the impact of Hurricane Irma, with business owners losing income and sleep due to the storm. Several restaurants have prepared meals to help out their local communities following the storm.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-09-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-foodservice-operators-prepare-for-irma-2704083).*

## Story

Restaurants are feeling the impact of Hurricane Irma. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, business owners are not only losing income--they're also losing sleep over the stress of the storm.

While several restaurants have prepared meals to help out their local communities following the storm, they closed up shop over the weekend and reinforced their windows.

“Our feeling is that it’s better to be safe than sorry. Money is not worth risking anyone’s safety or the long-term viability of the business,” said Andrew McCoski, owner of Florida based restaurant Chiringo.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- community support (topic)
- restaurant closure (topic)
- hurricane impact (topic)
- Hurricane Irma (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-foodservice-operators-prepare-for-irma-2704083). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1cc75744-0764-4e3e-a4ab-e61356af5821).