A Check In With Food And Drink Establishments Across Iowa

By Ben Kieffer,

Published November 23, 2020 at 3:28 PM CST

Some have gone under while others have struggled to stay afloat. COVID-19 has affected all forms of businesses, including Iowa's cafes, restaurants and pubs. — Many Iowa restaurants, cafes and pubs are straining to stay afloat as rise of infections rises across the state.

COVID-19 has brought forth many unexpected changes and complications for businesses on the national and local scale. This episode dives deep into COVID-19's impact on Iowa restaurants, pubs and cafes.

On this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer and his guests examine the dint in dining out.

The conversation starts off with a macro view from Iowa business scholar David K. Hensley. Then a check in with a number of food and drink establishments across the state from a restaurant owner in Sioux City, a bartender in southwest Iowa, a restaurant co-owner in Iowa City and a conversation with an Algerian restaurant in the northeast corner of the state.

Guests:

David K. Hensley, executive director, Iowa Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center & clinical professor of management and entrepreneurship, Tippie College of Business
Brian Bruening, owner of Shera's Algerian American Restaurant, Elkader
Vernon Meyer, owner, M's on 4th, Sioux City
Tylar Greene, bartender, Leon
Jack Piper, restaurant owner, Iowa City

A Check In With Food And Drink Establishments Across Iowa

COVID-19 has brought forth many unexpected changes and complications for businesses on the national and local scale. This episode dives deep into COVID-19's impact on Iowa restaurants, pubs and cafes.

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