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MARIA: WELCOME BACK PUSHING
THROUGH BUSINESS MY NEXT GUEST
FLIENLT FOR 21 ENTREPRENEUR OF
THE YEAR WORD BASED ON SIX
CRITERIA ENTREPRENEURIAL
LEADERSHIP TALENT MANAGEMENT
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCES THIS HAS TO BE A
GREAT FEELING THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING MARIA YES,
YES, I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT
THAT, THAT IS A GREAT --
>> SO TELL US HOW BUSINESS IS,
AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN
TERMS OF GROWTH.
I KNOW WE TALKED TO YOU
THROUGHOUT A PANDEMIC YOU HAVE
PRETTY MUCH ADAPTED TO
CHANGING TIMES WHERE ARE YOU
TODAY?
>> I AM AT RED HORSE A
RESTAURANT, NEW JERSEY, LATEST
RESTAURANT WE OPENED WE OPENED
I THINK FIVE TO SEVEN
RESTAURANTS DURING THE
PANDEMIC, ONE A POP-UP, WE
EXPAND SAUDI ARABIA OR CHAR
PARK, SEVERAL RESTAURANTS NEW
JERSEY BELMAR AS WELL, AND YOU
KNOW WE KEPT GOING WE OPENED
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA AS
WELL SO WE’VE, KEPT BUSY WE
GOT NERVOUS GOT NERVOUS VERY
NERVOUS WE TOOK THAT NERVOUS
ENERGY AND KEPT MOVING.
MARIA: THAT IS WONDERFUL WHAT
ABOUT THIS DELTA VARIANT WE
ARE HEARING THE DELTA VARIANT
IS SPREADING ACROSS THE U.S.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KEEP
STAFF PATRONS SAFE.
>> WE ARE REMINDING THEM THAT
WE HAVE SANITIZERS MASKS FOR
THOSE THAT WANT IT RHYME THEM
ABILITY TO GET VACCINATED IF
THEY CHOOSE TO MOST OF US NOT
ALL OF THEM I DON’T HAVE ALL
DETAILS WE STILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD DISTANCE IN OUR TABLES,
GOOD DISTANCE IN OUR TABLES,
WE HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING
STRARJTSR RESTAURANTS AND NEW
JERSEY I THINK THROUGH
PANDEMIC PEOPLE LEARNED TO
OPEN OUT EARLY YEAR EAT LATER
SO I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND,
THAT COMING INTO DINNER 4:00,
5:00 I THINK PEOPLE GET HOME
EARLY WE ARE STARTING TO SEE
PEOPLE COME EAT AT 4:00, 5:00,
YOU WOULDN’T SEE THAT A COUPLE
YEARS AGO.
>> THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE,
SO DAVID WE LEARNED A LOT
DURING PANDEMIC, A LOT OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES IN THE BUSINESS,
FORCED TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF
THE LOCKDOWN, HOW IS BUSINESS
TODAY?
ARE YOU SEEING THE EVIDENCE OF
A REOPENING?
AND WHAT ABOUT THE INFLATION
STORY THE RISING COST OF TO
AED?
HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO
THINGS?
>> -- BUSINESS VERY GOOD NOT
NEW YORK CITY YET, YET.
BUT NEW JERSEY BUSINESS IS
BOOMING, UNFORTUNATE THING WE
CAN’T FIND STAFF STAFF WE’RE
PRETTY LUCKY GOOD STAFF LOYAL
STAFF DAN ATTRACT PEOPLE THAT
WANT TO LEARN ESPECIALLY
CULINARY IT IS HARD TO FIND
STAFF EVEN RAISING RISES, FOOD
PRICES RAISED FOR US TO
PURCHASE HARD TO RAISE PRICES,
WHEN I DON’T HAVE THE STAFF AT
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, I CAN’T
KEEP PASSING ALONG THAT --
THAT PRICE INCREASE BECAUSE I
LOSE THE MARKET SHARE SO OUT
PRICED MYSELF HIGHWAY PATROL
WE WILL HAVE HAIR LEFT WHEN
THIS IS OVER PEOPLE GET BACK
TO IT WE ARE PAYING 25% MORE
IN LABOR TO OPERATE, JERSEY
RESTAURANTS NOW IS TO THERE IS
A -- THERE IS AN ISSUE OF
STAFFING.
PRICES SHOULD COME DOWN.
MARIA: -- OKAY -- 4th OF JULY
APPLE DAILY LOTS OF SALAD
PROTEIN, PROSCIUTTO TOMATOES,
AND -- BLUEBERRY PIE.
>> I LIKE IT A TWIST ON
TYPICAL HOT DOGS HAMBURGERS APPLE DAILY LOOK AT THAT.
APPLE DAILY LOOK AT THAT.
>> NOW YOU’VE GOT A LITTLE
INDULGENCE.
>> DAVE I LOVE IT.
>> CATCH UP GOOD TO SEE YOU