Greensboro Catering Company Feeds Furloughed Workers

The kitchen at the Painted Plate is geared to handle catering for the area's biggest events.

But when that business went away because of the COVID-19 crisis, they adapted by preparing meals for home delivery.

NATS OF KITCHEN..NATS OF KITCHEN..ANCHOR THE KITCHEN AT THEANCHOR THE KITCHEN AT THEPAINTED PLATE IS GEARED TOPAINTED PLATE IS GEARED TOHANDLE CATERING FOR THE AREASHANDLE CATERING FOR THE AREASHANDLE CATERING FOR THE AREASBIGGEST EVENTS BUT WHEN THATBIGGEST EVENTS BUT WHEN THATBIGGEST EVENTS BUT WHEN THATBUSINESS WENT AWAY BECASUE OFBUSINESS WENT AWAY BECASUE OFBUSINESS WENT AWAY BECASUE OFTHE COVID-19 THREAT, THEYTHE COVID-19 THREAT, THEYTHE COVID-19 THREAT, THEYADAPTED BY PREPARING MEALS FORADAPTED BY PREPARING MEALS FORADAPTED BY PREPARING MEALS FORHOME DELIVERY.

STILL,HOME DELIVERY.

STILL,HOME DELIVERY.

STILL,THE CHANGE COST MANY PEOPLETHE CHANGE COST MANY PEOPLETHEIR JOBS.

CHEF BRAD SEMONTHEIR JOBS.

CHEF BRAD SEMON1:14:00 I HAVE ABOUT 80 PART1:14:00 I HAVE ABOUT 80 PARTTIME AND PERMANENT PART TIMETIME AND PERMANENT PART TIMEPEOPLE THAT WORK FOR ME AND MOSTTIME AND PERMANENT PART TIMEPEOPLE THAT WORK FOR ME AND MOSTOF THOSEPEOPLE THAT WORK FOR ME AND MOSTOF THOSEOF THOSEPEOPLE YOU KNOW WORK WHENPEOPLE YOU KNOW WORK WHENTHERES EVENTS.

SO THERE JUSTTHERES EVENTS.

SO THERE JUSTTHERES EVENTS.

SO THERE JUSTARENT VERY MANY EVENTS.ARENT VERY MANY EVENTS.ACTUALLY NO EVENTS.ACTUALLY NO EVENTS.NATS OF CHEF BRAD GIVING OUTNATS OF CHEF BRAD GIVING OUTNATS OF CHEF BRAD GIVING OUTFOODFOODANCHOR CHEF BRAD SEMON WOULD NOTANCHOR CHEF BRAD SEMON WOULD NOTFORGET THOSEFORGET THOSELEFT BEHIND.LEFT BEHIND.CHEF BRAD SEMON 3:24:00 THEYCHEF BRAD SEMON 3:24:00 THEYCHEF BRAD SEMON 3:24:00 THEYJUST REALLY NEED THE HELP RIGHTJUST REALLY NEED THE HELP RIGHTJUST REALLY NEED THE HELP RIGHTNOW.

ANCHOR THAT'S WHY OVER THENOW.

ANCHOR THAT'S WHY OVER THENOW.

ANCHOR THAT'S WHY OVER THEPAST FEW WEEK HE'S GREETED HISPAST FEW WEEK HE'S GREETED HISPAST FEW WEEK HE'S GREETED HISFURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES WITH SOMEPAST FEW WEEK HE'S GREETED HISFURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES WITH SOMEDELICIOUS MEALS.FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES WITH SOMEDELICIOUS MEALS.DELICIOUS MEALS.DELICIOUS MEALS.CHEF BRAD SEMON 58:00 AS WECHEF BRAD SEMON 58:00 AS WEROTATE THE MENU THE FOOD THAT WEROTATE THE MENU THE FOOD THAT WEHAVENT SERVED THAT WEEK ISHAVENT SERVED THAT WEEK ISHAVENT SERVED THAT WEEK ISFROZEN AND THEN AVAILABLE TO THEFROZEN AND THEN AVAILABLE TO THEFROZEN AND THEN AVAILABLE TO THEEMPLOYEES TO PICK UP.EMPLOYEES TO PICK UP.ANCHOR TIMOTHY DAY IS NORMALLYQUITE BUSY THIS TIME OF YEAR BUTQUITE BUSY THIS TIME OF YEAR BUTHASN'T WORKED SINCE THE ACCQUITE BUSY THIS TIME OF YEAR BUTHASN'T WORKED SINCE THE ACCTOURNAMENT WAS CANCELLED.HASN'T WORKED SINCE THE ACCTOURNAMENT WAS CANCELLED.TOURNAMENT WAS CANCELLED.TOURNAMENT WAS CANCELLED.TIMOTHY DAY 14:37:00 FEELS NICETIMOTHY DAY 14:37:00 FEELS NICETIMOTHY DAY 14:37:00 FEELS NICETO FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY ISTO FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY ISTO FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY ISACTUALLY LOOKING OUT FOR SOME OFACTUALLY LOOKING OUT FOR SOME OFACTUALLY LOOKING OUT FOR SOME OFUS THAT ARE OUT THERE BECAUSEUS THAT ARE OUT THERE BECAUSEUS THAT ARE OUT THERE BECAUSETHERES A LOT US THAT DONT HAVETHERES A LOT US THAT DONT HAVETHERES A LOT US THAT DONT HAVEJOBS AT THE MOMENT.

CHEF BRADJOBS AT THE MOMENT.

CHEF BRADJOBS AT THE MOMENT.

CHEF BRADSEMON 2:59:00 ID LIKE TO THINKJOBS AT THE MOMENT.

CHEF BRADSEMON 2:59:00 ID LIKE TO THINKTHEYVE COME TO EXPECT THAT FROMSEMON 2:59:00 ID LIKE TO THINKTHEYVE COME TO EXPECT THAT FROMSEMON 2:59:00 ID LIKE TO THINKTHEYVE COME TO EXPECT THAT FROMUS.

WE TRY TO BE THERE FOR THEM.THEYVE COME TO EXPECT THAT FROMUS.

WE TRY TO BE THERE FOR THEM.US.

WE TRY TO BE THERE FOR THEM.US.

WE TRY TO BE THERE FOR THEM.ESPECIALLY THE EMPLOYEES THATESPECIALLY THE EMPLOYEES THATESPECIALLY THE EMPLOYEES THATHAVE FAMILIES, THEYRE REALLYESPECIALLY THE EMPLOYEES THATHAVE FAMILIES, THEYRE REALLYAPPRECIATIVE.HAVE FAMILIES, THEYRE REALLYAPPRECIATIVE.APPRECIATIVE.ANCHOR JENNA SMITH IS EXCITED TOANCHOR JENNA SMITH IS EXCITED TOGET THE FOOD.GET THE FOOD.GET THE FOOD.JENNA SMITH 10:18:00 THEYREJENNA SMITH 10:18:00 THEYREJENNA SMITH 10:18:00 THEYREGREAT GUYS, NOT TO MENTIONGREAT GUYS, NOT TO MENTIONGREAT GUYS, NOT TO MENTIONTHEYRE AMAZING CHEFS SO IM INTHEYRE AMAZING CHEFS SO IM INTHEYRE AMAZING CHEFS SO IM INFOR A REAL TREAT HERE.

I THINKTHEYRE AMAZING CHEFS SO IM INFOR A REAL TREAT HERE.

I THINKEVERYBODY IS.FOR A REAL TREAT HERE.

I THINKEVERYBODY IS.EVERYBODY IS.ANCHOR MANY OF THEM HAVEN'T SEENANCHOR MANY OF THEM HAVEN'T SEENEACH OTHE IN WEEKSEACH OTHE IN WEEKSEACH OTHE IN WEEKSBECAUSE OF THE SHUT DOWN.

SO THEBECAUSE OF THE SHUT DOWN.

SO THEBECAUSE OF THE SHUT DOWN.

SO THEMEAL GIVEAWAY IS ALSOMEAL GIVEAWAY IS ALSOMEAL GIVEAWAY IS ALSOA CHANCE FOR THEM TO CATCH UP.A CHANCE FOR THEM TO CATCH UP.A CHANCE FOR THEM TO CATCH UP.AT A DISTANCE OF COURSE.AT A DISTANCE OF COURSE.AT A DISTANCE OF COURSE.48:08:00 NANCY LEWIS !6:49:0048:08:00 NANCY LEWIS !6:49:0048:08:00 NANCY LEWIS !6:49:00THERES A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROMTHERES A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROMTHERES A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROMLOTS OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS,THERES A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROMLOTS OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS,DIFFERENT AGES,LOTS OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS,DIFFERENT AGES,DIFFERENT AGES,AND WE ALL CONSIDER EACH OTHERAND WE ALL CONSIDER EACH OTHERFAMILY.FAMILY.FAMILY.CHEF BRAD SEMON 33:00 .

MOST OFCHEF BRAD SEMON 33:00 .

MOST OFTHOSE PEOPLE HAVE WORKED FORUS FOR MANY MANY YEARS.

WE DONTUS FOR MANY MANY YEARS.

WE DONTUSE TEMPS SO THEYRE ALL OURUSE TEMPS SO THEYRE ALL OURUSE TEMPS SO THEYRE ALL OURSTAFF.

WE CARE ABOUT THEM.STAFF.

WE CARE ABOUT THEM.STAFF.

WE CARE ABOUT THEM.ANCHOR THAT'S WHY HE SAYS HEANCHOR THAT'S WHY HE SAYS HEANCHOR THAT'S WHY HE SAYS HEPLANS TO KEEP DOING THIS AS LONGANCHOR THAT'S WHY HE SAYS HEPLANS TO KEEP DOING THIS AS LONGAS LONG AS NECESSARY OR ATPLANS TO KEEP DOING THIS AS LONGAS LONG AS NECESSARY OR ATPLANS TO KEEP DOING THIS AS LONGAS LONG AS NECESSARY OR ATLEAST AS LONG AS HE CAN.AS LONG AS NECESSARY OR ATLEAST AS LONG AS HE CAN.LEAST AS LONG AS HE CAN.KATIEKATIETHEY HOPE THAT AFTER THE STAY ATTHEY HOPE THAT AFTER THE STAY AT