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service in buildings. When tenants
abruptly vacated their offices amid
the pandemic, foodservice providers
were forced to close. And they are
not coming back soon if at all without
the onsite workforce required to
make their businesses viable, according
to Evans.
Since landlords must still fill their
contractual obligations to tenants,
Evans has had more calls for micro
markets and food delivery.
" I visited two places where the
main floor was gutted to be set up
for communal space, " Evans said.
" They'll have a conference area, bar,
pool tables, gym, comfy lounge space
and outside space. They asked us to
propose markets for those. Some say
50% of the workforce will come back
to the office, some say 70%. Landlords
are stressed and are using vacant space
to make a country club atmosphere
and amenities available to bring tenants
back and help them entice their
employees back. "
Google is credited for beginning
the movement to provide such
amenities to attract and retain highly
sought-after talent which gave rise to
the pantry service concept. And tech
firms like Yelp and Indeed followed
suit. What's different about the trend
emerging now, Evans observed, is that
landlords are giving up two floors of
a 30-story building to provide all tenants
access to a common space.
Locations with less lavish reopening
plans also want to feed and please
their employees in the post-pandemic
metro area.
" One client is bringing back
employees in September with micro
markets in two locations - one in
Manhattan, one in New Jersey, "
according to Evans. " They're lookTHE
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of August2021

Editor's Note
Industry News
The RX for success
Stepping Up Security
Emerging or Rooted
A Comeback as They Come Back
St. Louis Operation uses new dining platform technology to compete
Classifieds
Social Hubs
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