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Geography matters when it comes to pandemic recovery for U.S. restaurant chains. A mix of factors, like pandemic-related restaurant restrictions being lifted, the closing or opening of units, a performance, a restaurant segment’s performance, even the weather or an event, can impact restaurant chain customer transactions in a specific market area, reports The NPD Group.

Provided May 11, 2021 Restaurant delivery orders grew 124% between March 2020 and March 2021, according to The NPD Group, which found that digital orders for carry-out, which represented 62% of all digital orders, increased by 130%. Digital orders for delivery grew by 140%, holding 38% share of total restaurant digital orders. "Its unlikely that digital ordering will grow at the same pace it has during the pandemic once restaurants fully open, but its table stakes for restaurants now," David Po...

iStock April 15, 2021 To get the COVID-19 global pandemic under control in March 2020, the U.S. government restricted on-premises dining at roughly 70% of all U.S. restaurants. By the last week in March of that year, customer transactions at major restaurant chains had fallen by 43% and 77% at full-service brands. The industry, however, is seeing light at the end of the tunnel, according to NPD Groups CREST Performance Alerts, which provides a weekly view of chain-specific transactions and shar...

Flexible Daily Routines Help to Boost Visits to Restaurants During Late Afternoon and Evening-to-Dawn Snack Periods Share Article Although total U.S. restaurant traffic has been down across dayparts for most of last year and through February 2021, late afternoon and after dinner snack visits — what the restaurant industry calls the p.m. snack daypart — have increased, reports The NPD Group. “Because of the pandemic and the disruption of our normal commuting patterns and daily routines, we...

Photo by istock.com March 11, 2021 Severe weather in many areas of the U.S. in February didnt do much to resuscitate restaurant customer transactions at major chains which were already experiencing declines in the last months of 2020 and January. Major chain transactions dipped by 13% compared to a year ago, and January brought a 9% decline, according to The NPD Groups Crest Performance Alerts. The alerts provide a weekly view of chain-specific transactions and trends for 75 quick service, fast...

Severe weather in many parts of the country in February hampered the softening of customer transaction declines at major U.S. restaurant chains reported in the last few months of 2020 and this January, finds The NPD Group.

Chicago (PRWEB) March 02, 2021 -- No doubt that chicken sandwiches have gained a lot of attention over the past few years as more chicken restaurant concepts

Chicago (PRWEB) March 02, 2021 -- The want of more protein in their diets have U.S. consumers seeking the coveted macronutrient from a variety sources,

5 Tasty Vegan Burgers Everyone Will Love Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD Replay Video The rise of the vegan burger Vegan burgers are getting better every day, and theyre pushing plant-based products to new levels of popularity and acceptance. About 16 percent of consumers regularly use plant-based alternatives like veggie burgers, even though 89 percent of those people dont categorize themselves as vegans or vegetarians, according to The NDP Groups 2019 report, Eating Patterns in America....

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center will showcase the work of student researchers through its Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress (SWAP) series this semester. This series will feature presentations from graduate and undergraduate students covering topics ranging from poetry to cancer research to education to local foods.  “We are excited to be able to help fund important interdisciplinary research conducted by students across the university,”...