Almost a third of small business owners in the state of Indiana who were recently surveyed said they don’t expect business to be back to normal until 2022, and 11% said they don’t expect it to return to normal in 2023, almost two years from now…
Read MoreDespite record sales numbers, Pizza X’s profits fell during the COVID-19 pandemic. Effects of the pandemic caused employees to experience loss of housing, worktime cuts and exposure to the coronavirus…
Read More“We’re nine months into this and it is going to be better in another nine months, hopefully,” Jeff Mease said recently as he announced the opening of a sixth Pizza X location while also saying that another of his restaurants, Lennie’s, will be closed for at least three weeks. “The only part of the business that’s doing well is Pizza X.”
Read MorePizza X delivery drivers have made thousands of runs in the months since the beginning of the pandemic. But not one of them has reported a positive COVID-19 test, according to owner Jeff Mease…
Read MoreMease, along with Helen “Lennie” Busch, BS’82, leads One World Enterprises—a Bloomington, Ind.-based consortium that includes Pizza X, Lennie’s, Bloomington Brewing Company, One World Catering, and Hive. Together, they’ve slain pandemic-induced fears with family meals.
Read MoreNick’s English Hut, a downtown Bloomington staple, closed its doors Monday. This comes after Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered that all restaurants and bars be closed for in-person dining to help stop the spread of coronavirus throughout the state…
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