Exodus Bagels: A Small Business and COVID-19

Proof

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Society & Culture, Food, Arts

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The restaurant industry has been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. 8 million restaurant jobs have disappeared around the country and some are projecting $80 billion in lost revenue in March and April alone. But behind the numbers and headlines are real people. This is the story of one family, struggling to save their bagel cafe in Boston. Take our Season 4 survey! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Bridget here.
0:02.0	Before we start this week's episode of Proof,
0:04.1	I've got a favorite ask.
0:05.5	We've posted a link to a survey in the show description,
0:08.3	and we want to know what you think.
0:10.2	It only takes a few minutes,
0:11.5	and it really helps us to make the show better.
0:13.7	Now, on to proof.
0:15.4	The week of March 9th, 2020, Exodus-Bagels was well ahead of their sales projections. That week it felt like spring. People were outside more, and good weather is good for business.
0:33.5	Adam Hirsch and Priscilla Andrade are the owners of Exodus bagels.
0:38.1	They're married and they live right up the hill from the cafe with their two kids.
0:43.0	And while they've been carefully watching the news of the unfolding coronavirus crisis,
0:48.0	at that moment, their biggest cause for alarm was that they were fresh out of diapers for their baby Mira.
0:54.7	On Monday, March 9th, the World Health Organization held a news conference about the outbreak.
1:01.3	Most countries still have sported the cases. the
1:05.0	the director general sounded measured.
1:08.0	The director general sounded measured.
1:11.0	The bottom line is we're not at the mercy of the virus.
1:18.3	In early March, the coronavirus pandemic that was unfolding in China and spreading across Europe still felt like international news.
1:28.0	It was happening far away. And then suddenly it wasn't.
1:33.0	Wednesday, March 11th, the WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic.
1:40.0	WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we're deeply concerned.
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