J.W. Lopes

Jeff and Elyssa Kotzen’s hot yoga class on Friday, March 13 was not a zen experience.

Jeff, the fourth-generation vice president of J.W. Lopes, a wholesale produce and dairy distributor in Chelsea, Mass., was unable to relax. Although Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker would not announce mandatory restaurant closures until the following Monday, orders from restaurants were already drying up as COVID-19 began to spread through the country.

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Barbara Spector

Barbara Spector is Family Business Magazine's editor-at-large.


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