Food businesses affected by COVID-19 Manage your dining options Let your customers know whether your food business offers takeout, delivery or curbside pickup and/or stopped providing dine-in service. Add or edit the "Dine-in," "Takeout," "Delivery," and "Curbside pickup" attributes on Google My Business.  Tip: When customers search for your food business, your Business Profile will prominently show which of these dining options you currently support: “Dine-in,” “Takeout,” “Delivery,” or “C...

Google is making a rule exception to what you can use in your business name for some restaurants. You can write in your business name that your restaurant has "delivery available" or "takeout available." This is just for the time being, and is normally not allowed for business names in Google My Business. They did not update their help section This advice is primarily targeted at restaurants/grocery stores so if I were in a high risk category I wouldn’t think about it Google’s view an...

Due to COVID-19, Google My Business (GMB) has temporally suspended new reviews, replies, or new Q&A until further notice. Existing reviews, review replies, and Q&A will still be visible. New Listings, Claims, and Verifications Google My Business support team will prioritize reviewing new listings, claims, and verifications for critical health-related businesses. That means, with Google prioritizing critical services, other types of businesses can expect a delay for publication of ne...

NOTICE: Check your Google Business listing! Google is auto-marking many businesses as "Temporally Closed." While this makes sense for schools, some businesses may have been unintentionally tagged.