Restaurant online and physical visits fell 2% 1Q-22, versus 1Q-21, as the Omicron covid surges and soaring inflation suppressed restaurant use, according to the latest data from the NPD Group’s CREST consumer panels. Aided by big menu prices increases, spending at restaurants rose 7%. Traffic this year crept 1% above 1Q-2020, when covid began to…
Covid And Inflation Cut Restaurant Traffic 1Q-22, Says NPD
