Restaurant Owners Forge Ahead Amid Multiple Economic Obstacles

Restaurant Owners Forge Ahead Amid Multiple Economic Obstacles
A waiter works at a restaurant in Alexandria, Va., on June 3, 2022. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images
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Creating a business isn’t a simple feat. Rolling out and maintaining a business that historically carries hefty startup costs and minimal profit margins in a fraying economy marked by high inflation, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and elevated fuel costs takes the concept from challenging to another level.

Ben Pote, who opened the fast-casual restaurant Wildacre Rotisserie in June in Greenwich, Connecticut, say there’s never a safe or sane time for a restaurant entrepreneur to set up shop.

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