As millions of Americans are under an extreme heat advisory, the heat wave is threatening worker safety and gutting traffic into stores, leading to a dramatic downturn in business.
to the National Restaurant Association. Restaurant and food service industry sales also fell $240 billion below 2020 projections.
Workers with J.Timothy’s Taverne all make anywhere between $17 and $25 an hour, he said. The restaurant is just breaking even because of the rising cost of labor, shorter hours and higher price of goods, including chicken wings which make up about half of the restaurant’s food sales. “I tried to be open during the first part of that [heat wave] but honestly I felt like I was going to die,” said Montgomery, who makes about $1,000 a day running a food cart. “I couldn't think straight.”
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