Some local businesses have seen more customers during the pandemic

Locally owned businesses have seen more sales and customers.

Even amid the pandemic.

"and sales are "and sales are just up up up" some people and businesses have gotten some good news during the covid-19 pandemic.

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While many businesses have experienced hardhships during the covid-19 pandemic.

Some local places have actually seen an uptick in customers.

And it might be in places you wouldn't expect.

News 10's sarah lehman caught up with some of these business owners.

In tonights top story... she has more on why they saw an increase and what they see for the future.

A nation wide shortage of every day house hold items like meat and flour... actually helped local businesses have their best season yet.

Mike rowe owns a flour mill in parke county daren krockenburger owns a butcher shop in vigo county.

Both are very different jobs.

But this year -- they have one thing in common.

People started calling us back in early march saying hey the stores are out of flour do you make flour?

And i said well i can make some /// "right after that really hit and people kinda freaked out we were doing meat packages back then and we had like 140 meat packages on the board."

Both businesses saw a surge in orders during the pandemic.

They've also seen the hardships that come with it.

Krockenberger has seen more first responders in his business looking to feed their families.

"got a lot of requests hey can you stay open later can you do something for us?"

Rowe... would normally be prepping for the covered bridge fest... but that was canceled so this year, he's supplying folks across the country with his mill's product... "we've been shipping to california the east coast texas chicago all over.

/// now a lot of people are coming here beccause they like our flour."

Krockenburger says it was something no one expected.

"no, who did?

I mean other stores were running out of product and we stayed aggressive when that hit we just got after it on making sure we had plenty of product rowe says they've made record sales.

"it's amazing this summer.

We've been open this summer and this is the best summer we've ever had."

Sara} for rowe and krockenburger this surge in business was unexpected during a pandemic.

But -- they say they hope they've earned customers for life.

Reporting in terre haute.

I'm sarah lehman news 10.

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