Will Datz, Dough be able to rebound? Coronavirus takes toll on Tampa restaurants, small businesses

Suzanne Perry shares the emotional and financial drain of laying off employees at Datz Restaurant Group in Tampa following the outbreak of coronavirus.

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Photo by Julie Branaman – Datz Dough bakery in South Tampa in 2013.
Photo by Julie Branaman – Bootstrappers Breakfast at Datz in Tampa. (2014)
Photo by Julie Branaman – Bootstrappers Breakfast at Datz in Tampa in 2014.

After laying off staff and closing the doors in response to coronavirus-prompted stay-at-home orders in Florida, the future of the local Datz and Dough restaurants — like so many small businesses — remains up in the air. Read the story of Owners Suzanne and Roger Perry as told to Washington Post business reporter Laura Reiley, former food critic for the Tampa Bay Times.

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