How the pandemic altered the restaurant industry forever

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The pandemic has meant seismic shifts for an industry defined by its resilience and adaptability, developments that will probably alter the dining landscape permanently.

Pandemic restaurant-going was like a series of twists on the old Yogi Berra quip about how nobody goes there anymore because it’s too crowded. First, restaurants stood cavernously empty by mandate as we pined for them. Then we got scared to be cheek to jowl with fellow customers. As patrons surged back, a dearth of workers kept things off-balance. And as the worker shortage eased, inflation thwarted many diners from pre-pandemic levels of patronage.

He points to Taco Bell’s Defy, a concept that debuted in a Minneapolis suburb in June, with four drive-through lanes, a kitchen on the second floor It’s a quest for speed and efficiency, something virtual-only restaurants and kitchens promised at the beginning of the pandemic and have been a mixed bag at delivering. Many so-called “ghost” kitchens learned the hard way that the visibility and street cred associated with brick-and-mortar operations is invaluable.

But a basic on-demand food delivery app costs between $30,000 and $50,000 to develop, according to software development company TekRevol. For big corporate restaurants, that cost can be amortized across units, or even passed along to franchisees. Independent restaurants may suffer most, but some restaurant groups that may have difficulty with culture change are in the category of sit-down family dining like the name-brand stalwarts you might find circling a suburban mall that are less about “an experience or uniqueness.”the Great Recession between 2007 and 2009.

 

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Well it’s certainly much more expensive

I'll take my order to go please 😂

hahahaha, I ord this :)) Fresh

What could go wrong, imposing unnecessary, draconian measures? OH, WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

Maybe in NY or Communist cities or states! Down here in the freedom of the south we live normal and do as we please, we are back to normal and will remain that way. The days of masking are gone down here. A company will fail trying to implement it or expect it from customers now

DC seems back to normal to me (other than less office workers)

Explain how goldencorral is still in business?

I did my part to support the ones that stayed open during the hysteria. Can’t save everyone.

Bahahahahaha

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It was the dumbest damned thing, ever. It was not safe, inside. So, they built a tent and made another inside but it was outside so it was OK And then they closed the bathrooms at parks and playgrounds and brought in porta potties And Dems somehow, found this completely sane

Not the Pandemic. It was the lockdowns. Big difference. Much of the fear based behavioral changes were because of the propaganda wapo 'reports' on. Criminals.

That looks incredibly demented.

The pandemic has been a tough time for the restaurant industry, but we've shown that we're a resilient and adaptable bunch. The developments over the past year will probably alter the dining landscape permanently, but we'll be.... 🧵

Democrats' media hope for all sorts of rancid things.

🧵1/2 The ebb and flow of service, how and when and what people order the pandemic has meant seismic shifts for an industry defined by its resilience and adaptability, developments that will probably alter the dining landscape permanently.The dine-in business is going to be

Lol nope. Next they’ll just ask everyone where their own hazmat suit all the time outside.

Looks like a scene from 'Hannibal'.

Have you been out lately? It’s back to normal

Idiots.

It wasn't the pandemic. People did that sht

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