7 Ways Restaurants Can Continue to Compete
Creative restaurateurs are tapping into culinary innovation and cultivating off-premises capabilities, making the best of a challenging market situation—and managing to offer grocery retailers some competition.
Confronted with consumer concerns about dining out as the Omicron-fueled pandemic rages on, foodservice operators continue to feel the impact of COVID-19. Half of adults are still eating out less often than before the pandemic; one-quarter say they are “definitely avoiding” eating out, Datassential reports. By late October 2021, 80.3% of all meals were prepared at home, up from 76.6% in July, according to an International Dairy Deli Bakery Association webcast.
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