Adapting Post-COVID: What’s Changing For Restaurants?

COVID-19 has left no industry untouched, but none more devastated than the hospitality industry. With the restaurant industry expected to lose up to $240 billion by the end of 2020, the economic effects of the pandemic will be felt for many months - and even years - to come. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel, with many states and countries heading for reopening as new cases decrease in the U.S. and abroad.

Here’s what will change in restaurants as they rise up to meet the new challenges of a post-COVID world. 

Shifting Delivery and Dine-In ExperiencesIn a recent Coronavirus-related study, 89 percent of respondents said they felt safer eating food from a grocery store or at home, versus in a restaurant. The report went on to state, “Foodservice operators that can offer a responsible and safe solution should do so recognizing their true competition during these times isn’t other restaurants, but rather the consumer’s own home.”

As consumers begin to eat out again…