Beth Van Duyne: “COVID-19 crushed us at the Loaf'n Dog. We were shuttered for most of the year until we could get deliveries going and…”

“COVID-19 crushed us at the Loaf'n Dog. We were shuttered for most of the year until we could get deliveries going and curbside pickup, but this was not enough. I did receive a PPP loan which allowed me to keep my employees but only by the skin of our teeth. Now our business is facing a new ominous challenge, a call for the $15 per hour minimum wage mandate. In order to keep the doors open with a wage increase like this I would have to raise many prices at least 100 percent across the board. Perhaps in Destin or Houston, or D.C. or New York, a local joint can charge $11 for a chili cheese dog but that is not going to fly in Cleburne.”