The U.S. restaurant industry is expected to hit $898 billion in sales this year, returning to the trajectory of the pre-COVID pandemic, the National Restaurant Association said in its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry Report. published on Tuesday. The Washington, DC-based association in the new report available for download, noted that foodservice sales remain, […]
As winter approaches, headwinds in all parts of the catering operations come together to create a perfect blizzard for operators. Between supply chain challenges, consequent increases in food prices, labor difficulties and the emergence of the omicron variant, restaurants will have to work hard to retain their customers. Food shortages and price increases have become […]
Restaurant sales were flat in August as COVID increased./Photo: Shutterstock The delta variant slowed the recovery of the restaurant industry. But he didn’t break it. Restaurant sales stagnated in August, according to U.S. census data released Thursday. Food services and drinking places generated just under $ 72 billion in sales in August, up 32% from […]
The pandemic has hit the restaurant industry hard in the United States. More than 110,000 American restaurants have either permanently or long-term closed following last year’s pandemic – with nearly 2.5 million jobs lost from pre-pandemic levels, according to the National Restaurant Association. But business is picking up. As people emerge from lockdowns during the […]
Monthly sales of food services and drinking places in the United States (seasonally adjusted) * Photo: Statista / IBT Retail and food service sales in the United States fell a modest 1.3% in May after rising sharply for most of 2021. The decline reported by the United States Census Bureau earlier this week is widely […]
The pandemic is over, at least for the nation’s restaurant income line. Food services and drinking places generated $ 64.9 billion in sales in April, according to retail sales data released by the US Census Bureau on Friday. This was up 3% from March and was more than double what it was in April a […]
Photo courtesy of MOD Pizza Restaurant sales jumped 36% year-over-year in March as consumers spent their stimulus checks, allowing the industry to almost fully recoup sales lost during the pandemic despite capacity limits and closures. Food services and drinking places generated $ 61.2 billion in sales in March, up 13.4% from February, according to U.S. […]
Sales in American bars and restaurants further eroded in December 2020 as the industry ended the year still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. December restaurant sales fell at a double-digit rate year over year, dropping for the third month in a row and ending a year of crisis for the restaurant industry. The National Restaurant […]
Sales in American bars and restaurants in November fell from the previous month as rising COVID-19 cases resulted in tighter restaurant restrictions and temperatures plummeted across the country. Experts see tough conditions for restaurants persist for months. The total number of jobs in food services and drinking places fell in November for the first time […]
Sales at U.S. bars and restaurants stalled for another month in October as states tighten pandemic-related restrictions and the industry prepares for an even tougher winter with limited outdoor dining options. The rate at which food services and drinking places added jobs in October suggests a full recovery won’t occur until late 2021 at the […]
US bar and restaurant sales in September continued to rebound from pandemic-induced declines earlier in the year, although the pace of growth remained slower than in previous months. Food services and drinking places also added jobs at a moderate pace in September, suggesting that a longer recovery may be in store for the restaurant industry. […]
The recovery in US restaurant sales and employment continued in August, but at a slower pace than in previous months. August sales from the beleaguered industry fell about 15% from the year-ago period, leaving the US restaurant industry on course to lose $240 billion in sales by the end of the year, according to the […]
Photograph by Jonathan Maze It’s official: restaurant sales fell off a cliff last month. According to federal retail sales data released this week, sales in food services and drinking places were down 23% in March and 26.5% from their February level as states began to close dining rooms and operators who have closed their doors. […]
Experts say the pain for the US restaurant industry is set to continue after sales fell nearly a quarter in March as the coronavirus keeps dining halls closed across the country and businesses look to snag take-out and delivery sales. Nearly half a million restaurant workers lost their jobs in March in what experts say […]
Year-over-year sales growth for U.S. bars and restaurants in November again outpaced overall retail spending gains for the third month in a row, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Food services and drinking places continued to add jobs in November at a faster rate than the economy as a whole, and menu […]
According to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence, year-over-year sales growth for U.S. bars and restaurants continued to outpace overall gains in retail spending in October despite slowing from the previous month. Food services and drinking places also continued to add jobs in October at a faster rate than the economy as a whole, […]
Sales growth at U.S. bars and restaurants accelerated in September after a summer slowdown, according to analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Employment in food services and drinking places increased in September due to higher menu prices. Meanwhile, stock prices of most of the largest publicly traded restaurants by market capitalization declined in the month […]
Sales growth at U.S. restaurants and bars continued to slow in August and has underperformed the broader retail sector for two straight months, according to analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The number of employees in food services and drinking places grew faster in August than job gains in the economy as a whole, and […]