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After grinding to a near halt, hot coffee and tea options start to come back

Hot beverage bars closed early in the pandemic are slowly returning, with a focus on safety

Keith Loria

December 15, 2020

4 Min Read
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Early on in the pandemic as customers limited their in-store visits to stock-up shopping, hot coffee sales dropped with the decrease in foot traffic.AJ_WATT/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS

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Keith Loria

Keith Loria

A graduate of the University of Miami, Keith Loria is an award-winning journalist who has been writing for major publications for close to 20 years on topics as diverse as healthcare, travel, Broadway and food. You can view some of his recent writing at keithloria.contently.com. 

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