Inzuzo e-Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory yehle ngo-53.8% ngonyaka wayo wezimali ka-2020 yaya ku-$1 million futhi umgwaqo onamatshe we-chocolatier awubonakali uba lula njengoba imikhawulo ye-COVID-19 ikhawulela ukuthengiswa futhi inyusa nezindleko.

"Sibe nokuphazamiseka kwebhizinisi okubangelwe yimizamo yokuqukatha ukusabalala ngokushesha kwenoveli i-coronavirus (COVID-19), okuhlanganisa nenani elikhulu lokuzivalela kanye nokuvalwa kwamabhizinisi angabalulekile kulo lonke elase-United States nasemhlabeni jikelele," kusho inkampani. ukukhishwa kwezindaba okumemezela imiphumela.

Ngekota yesine yenkampani yezimali ka-2020, ephele ngoFebhuwari 29, umenzi kashokholethi waseDurango ohweba esidlangalaleni uqophe ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kuka-$524,000 uma kuqhathaniswa nemali engenayo engu-$386,000 yekota yesine yonyaka wezimali ka-2019.

I-RMCF yehle imali engenayo isiyonke ngo-7.8% ngonyaka wezimali ka-2020 yaya ku-$31.8 wezigidi, yehle isuka ku-$34.5 wezigidi ngonyaka wezimali ka-2019.

Amaphawundi esitolo esifanayo amaswidi, amakhekhe neminye imikhiqizo ethengwe efekthri ye-RMCF e-Durango ehle ngo-4.6% onyakeni wezimali ka-2020 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.

Ukukhululwa kwezindaba zenkampani kwengeze ngokuthi, "Cishe zonke izitolo zibe nomthelela ongemuhle neze ngezinyathelo zezempilo zomphakathi ezithathwe ukuphendula ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19, cishe zonke izindawo zinomsebenzi ophansi ngenxa, phakathi kwezinye izinto, amahora ebhizinisi ashintshiwe kanye ukuvalwa kwezitolo nezitolo ezinkulu.Ngenxa yalokho, abanikazi bama-franchise nabanikazi bamalayisensi aba-odi imikhiqizo yezitolo zabo ngokuvumelana namanani abikezelwe.

"Lo mkhuba ube nomthelela omubi, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi uqhubeke nokuba nomthelela omubi, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ukuthengiswa kwefekthri, ukuthengiswa kwezitolo kanye nezimali zobukhosi kanye nokumaketha kwenkampani."

NgoMeyi 11, ibhodi labaqondisi lamisa isabelo semali sekota yokuqala ye-RMCF "ukuze kugcinwe ukheshi futhi kunikeze ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe esimweni samanje esinenselelo yezezimali ethintwa ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19."

I-RMCF, okuwukuphela kwenkampani kaDurango ehwebelana esidlangalaleni, iphinde yaphawula ukuthi isingene kumfelandawonye wesikhathi eside ne-Edible Arrangements ukuze ibe umhlinzeki okhethekile wemikhiqizo kashokoledi enegama ku-EA.

Ushokoledi ungene kumfelandawonye wesikhathi eside ne-EA ukuze abe umhlinzeki okhethekile wemikhiqizo kashokoledi enegama ku-EA kanye namanxusa ayo kanye nama-franchisees ayo.

Amalungiselelo Adliwayo adala amalungiselelo, afana nokuhlelwa kwezimbali kodwa ikakhulukazi ngezithelo neminye imikhiqizo edliwayo, njengoshokoledi.

Ngokusho kokukhishwa kwezindaba, umfelandawonye wamasu umele isiphetho sokuhlolwa kwe-Durango chocolatier kwezinye izindlela zayo zamasu, okubandakanya ukuthengiswa kwenkampani, okwamenyezelwa ngoMeyi 2019.

I-Edible izothengisa izinhlobonhlobo eziningi zikashokholethi, amaswidi neminye imikhiqizo yeconfectionery ekhiqizwe yi-RMCF noma abathengisi bayo ngokusebenzisa amawebhusayithi e-Edible.

I-Edible izophinde ibe nesibopho sakho konke ukumaketha kwe-ecommerce nokuthengisa okuvela kuwebhusayithi yenkampani ye-Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory kanye nohlelo lwe-ecommerce olubanzi lwe-Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

NgoJuni 2019, ikhasimende elikhulu kunawo wonke le-RMCF, i-FTD Companies Inc., lafaka isicelo sokuqulwa kwecala lokuqothuka kweSahluko 11.

I-RMCF ixwayise ngokuthi akuqiniseki ukuthi izikweletu ezikweletwa ushokoledi zizokhokhwa ngenani eligcwele “noma uma kukhona imali ezotholwa yi-FTD ngokuzayo.”

Ushokoledi uphinde wathatha imali ebolekiwe engu-$1,429,500 Paycheck Protection Programme ku-1st Source Bank of South Bend, Indiana.

I-RMCF akudingeki ukuthi ikhokhe imali ebolekiwe kuze kube nguNovemba 13, futhi ngaphansi kwemibandela yemali mboleko ye-PPP, imali mboleko ingaxolelwa uma ushokoledi ehlangabezana nezimfuneko ezibekwe uhulumeni wobumbano okuhloswe ngazo ukuvikela abasebenzi ekukhishweni noma ukudilizwa ngesikhathi. ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19.

"Ngalesi sikhathi esiyinselele nesingakaze sibonwe, into ebaluleke kakhulu kithi ukuphepha nokuphila kahle kwabasebenzi bethu, amakhasimende, abanikazi bamasheya kanye nemiphakathi," kusho uBryan Merryman, oyi-CEO kanye nosihlalo webhodi, esitatimendeni esikhishwe yinkampani.

“Abaphathi bathatha zonke izinyathelo ezidingekayo nezifanele ukukhulisa imali yenkampani njengoba sibheka isimo samanje,” kusho uMerryman.“Lezi zenzo zihlanganisa ukwehlisa kakhulu izindleko zethu zokusebenza kanye nomthamo wokukhiqiza ukuze kuboniswe amanani ancishisiwe okuthengisa kanye nokuqedwa kwakho konke ukusetshenziswa kwemali okungabalulekile kanye nezindleko ezinkulu.

“Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokuqapha kanye nokugcina ukuguquguquka okukhulu kwezezimali, sehlise inani eliphelele ngaphansi komugqa wethu wesikweletu futhi sithole imalimboleko ngaphansi kohlelo Lokuvikela I-Paycheck.Ukuthola imali ngaphansi kohlelo lokuvikela i-Paycheck kusivumele ukuthi sigweme izindlela zokunciphisa abasebenzi phakathi nokwehla okukhulu kwemali engenayo kanye nenani lokukhiqiza.”

Bekubanjwe umlindelo ngoLwesihlanu kusihlwa eBuckley Park kaGeorge Floyd, uBreonna Taylor nabanye ababulawa ngamaphoyisa.

Abantu babuthana ngoMgqibelo bezothola imashi yobulungiswa kaGeorge Floyd kuMain Avenue elibangise ebhilidini loMnyango Wamaphoyisa eDurango bese liphelela eBuckley Park.Babalelwa ku-300 abantu abebebambe iqhaza kule mashi.

Abafundi abathweswe iziqu e-Animas High School babuka phansi ku-Main Avenue ngoLwesihlanu kusihlwa ngemva komcimbi wabo wokuthweswa iziqu.