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Georgia Restaurant Association Tells Committee Rising Costs, Inspector Inconsistency Hinder Small Operators
Summary
The Georgia Restaurant Association presented industry data to the Small Business Development Committee and highlighted main challenges facing restaurants: rising food and insurance costs, inconsistent local inspections and permitting requirements, and permitting/grease‑trap costs that can shut down planned openings.
Stephanie Fisher, president and CEO of the Georgia Restaurant Association, told the Small Business Development Committee the association represents about 23,000 restaurants in Georgia that employ roughly 500,000 people and that 70% of restaurants are small independents. "We approximately 23,000 restaurants in the state of Georgia. We employ over, approximately 500, thousand employees," Fisher said in her opening remarks.
Fisher and industry guests described a set of operational challenges faced by restaurants across the state: rising food costs (notably volatile egg prices), increasing insurance premiums and workers'‑comp costs,…
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