In an effort to combat the effects of the Coronavirus, a Coast business is helping out in a major way.
In an effort to combat the- effects of the coronavirus a- coast business is helping out i- a major way.- news 25's victoria bailey - explains.
- quick - - fish: "we've got a bunch of foo right - here.
So we decided to open up- to the public and this is what- happened."
Co-owner of gulf coast resturan- group kevin fish, is- talking about the long line of- cars you may have seen on - seaway road in gulfport.- fish: "it was longer to start with, people were here piling i- an hour before we even said - we were going to open."
Coast foods is a facility that- supplies local resturants, like- half shell oyster house, with - food and other essential- items.- - - - fish: "they've closed down all of our resturants other than to- go and we do only a - small amount of business than w- do when we have dine-in.- walmart, there's not a single - piece of meat on the shelves.
- there's not a single- loaf of bread," and coast resident michael- fournier foon yay - says after seeing the bare stor- shelves he had to get in- line.
- michael fournier: "this is great.
I've been to the grocery- store to get- toilet paper, ground meat and - just other stuff we need, bread- and couldn't find it.
- the last two or three days.
I - saw this online on facebook and- called last night and - put my order in.
It's really- helpful" fish: "it's been way beyond our expectation we've had to get a- truck in every- day but we have multiple trucks- in this morning.
We have 6,000- rolls - of toilet paper and 510 pound - boxes of hamburger.
It's just - growing every day and - we're processing as many orders- as we can.
We're expecting the- price has about - 500 today" with the donmino effects of - covid-19 felt in our daily- lives,- fish says he's excited to help- ease the pressure.- fish: "it's a win-win-win.
Our employees are getting to keep - working.
We get to pay them.- we've got salary managers, we - have hourly people working at - the same time.
The people here- they're waiting 20 minutes to - get up here to me and another - five minutes to get there order- - - - and they are car after car afte- car thank you so much for doing- this we really appreciate that- so it's awesome" fournier: "it's a huge relief i takes a lot of stress off for - you as far as worrying- - - - have hourly people working at - the same time.
The people here- they're waiting 20- minutes to get up here to me an- another five minutes to get - there order and they are car- after car after - car thank you so much for doing- this we really appreciate that- so it's awesome" fournier: "it a huge relief it takes a lot of- stress off for you as far as- worrying- - - - really appreciate that so it's- awesome" fournier: "it's a huge relief i takes a lot of stress off for - you as far as worrying- - - - about what you're going to they- eat for the next three or four- days"
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