East Providence Restaurant Closes, Citing “Massive Worker Shortage”
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
An East Providence restaurant has closed, citing a shortage of labor — leading to an “unsustainable situation.”
Paquette’s Family Restaurant, located at 315 Waterman Avenue, announced that while the restaurant has closed, the catering business will continue.
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“With the heaviest of hearts, we regret to announce that we are permanently closing 'The Paquette Family Restaurant' as of Saturday, July 24th,” they announced. “This will not affect our catering business which will continue as usual. We will honor our outstanding gift certificates at our new location, Schroder’s Deli in Johnston, the new home of ‘Heaven on Earth Catering.’”
“Although the hospitality industry has taken one hit after another during the pandemic, nothing could compare with the massive worker shortage that has been crippling the restaurant industry, forcing restaurants to reduce hours, [and] place heavy burdens of responsibilities on their current staff due to lack of workers,” they continued. “Our employees were working longer and longer hours, leading to an unsustainable situation amid this labor shortage.”
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