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title: "FOX Business: MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes CEO, Anand Gala Says COVID-19 Will Make Restaurants Stronger"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/604ebfe1-39a7-4113-9492-1a1d155ba031
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-ceo-anand-gala-says-covid-19-will-make-restaurants-stronger-2713542
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2020-07-21T18:13:21.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:30.259Z
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# FOX Business: MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes CEO, Anand Gala Says COVID-19 Will Make Restaurants Stronger

**TL;DR:** MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes CEO Anand Gala credits the company's proactive steps in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Gala believes the restaurant industry will come out stronger after the pandemic.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-07-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-ceo-anand-gala-says-covid-19-will-make-restaurants-stronger-2713542).*

## Story

**COVID-19 cases have continued to rise as states have lifted their stay at home orders and restaurants and businesses have begun to reopen.** **In a recent interview on FOX Business****,** **MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes** **CEO Anand Gala addresses how the fast casual franchise is handling these rapid and unpredictable changes to the restaurant industry.**

**Gala credits the active steps the company took early on to educate its Franchise Owners and establish protocols to best serve their Guests — steps like establishing digital platforms and protocols to help franchisees grow their sales and take care of their employees. “If they’re not safe we don’t have a business that can run,” Gala told FOX Business.**

**“The restaurant industry is one of the most resilient, and those who have been through multiple cycles have built up a lot of muscle memory on resiliency,” Gala added. “Our focus is really helping our franchisee stay open, stay operating, stay profitable, and as we get through this, I think those businesses will be substantially stronger coming out the other end.”**

**MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes** **dining-in guidelines include wearing a face mask, social distancing in the assembly line, sanitizing stations throughout the restaurant, deep cleaning locations regularly and applying six foot floor markings for Guests.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- covid-19 response (topic)
- franchise management (topic)
- Fox Business (company)
- Anand Gala (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-ceo-anand-gala-says-covid-19-will-make-restaurants-stronger-2713542). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/604ebfe1-39a7-4113-9492-1a1d155ba031).