Beer On Demand
King of Prussia: A Community of Resilience In March 2020 when the stay-at-home orders went into effect as COVID-19 began to spread in King of Prussia and communities across the Commonwealth, it was not yet known just how much the pandemic would disrupt every facet of life. Within weeks, it was apparent that the pandemic would have far-reaching and long-standing implications for our nation’s economy. Despite the mandated closures, KOP business owners and operators showed tremendous resiliency, creativity and perseverance. Over the past year, we’ve seen the KOP community come together to support one another and heard a multitude of stories of large and small businesses that effectively pivoted to preserve their customer base. Here are a few examples of KOP businesses adjusting to these new realities.
KOP's first brewery, Workhorse Brewing Company launched a delivery service in response to the pandemic, offering free delivery within a ~13 mile radius of the KOP taproom, as well as the majority of Center City Philadelphia. Orders placed by 3 PM are guaranteed for same-day delivery. The popular service is here to stay. Workhorse also partnered with Wegmans and other businesses to offer meal and beer kits. In the summer, Workhorse debuted an expanded outdoor beer garden, which was outfitted with propane heaters when the weather turned cold, and launched outdoor tailgating by reservation only.
Not Your Mama’s Grocer Recognizing essential goods and groceries were hard to come by, a few restaurants pivoted to fill that void and make up for income lost during their closures. In KOP Town Center, Founding Farmers introduced a market and grocery, open for curbside pick-up and delivery, which featured a robust selection of prepared foods, freshly baked breads and pastries, house-churned ice cream, pantry staples and difficult to find household essentials, like toilet paper and paper towels. Fogo de Chao also stepped up with Fogo to-go, offering produce, eggs, milk, fresh fruit and a selection of meats from their butcher shop. Many of KOP’s steak and seafood houses, including Sullivan’s Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Morton’s The Steakhouse and Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, offered a wonderful selection of meat to cook at home…and bottles of wine to go! Restaurants like bartaco and Paladar also debuted meal kits and cocktails to go. P A N D E M I C P I V O T S & S T O R I E S O F H O P E 11
