Restaurateur details pandemic's toll, how he plans to stay in business

Richard Gonzmart says crisis preparation will help his company survive the pandemic, but lack of human contact is a struggle.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 7:00 a.m. April 14, 2020
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File. To help his company survive the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard Gonzmart, head of the Columbia Restaurant Group, isn't taking a salary and has given back his 2019 profit share.
File. To help his company survive the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard Gonzmart, head of the Columbia Restaurant Group, isn't taking a salary and has given back his 2019 profit share.
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Company: Columbia Restaurant Group, Tampa

Locations: 12, under the brands Columbia, Ulele, Goody Goody and Cha Cha Coconuts

 

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