- June 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
CENTERVILLE — The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses in the Miami Valley and across the country to close their doors for good for a variety of reasons.
Others that survived the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic had to find new ways to conduct business. In the case of Matthew Hayden’s catering business, the sudden loss of large gatherings at the pandemic’s onset had his business on the brink of closure.
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“To watch it go from being busy twice a week doing multiple jobs every month to basically zero, no weddings, no large fundraisers. It was shocking,” Hayden told News Center 7′s James Rider.
Hayden’s catering business had been doing well for years, but the loss of business provided by gatherings put the business in troubling waters. While initially at a loss of what to do next, Hayden had an idea that stemmed from something he helped a friend with…
