NPD CREST Data Show Restaurant Traffic Still Down 4% For 2021 Vs. 2019; Full-Service Visits Were Still Off 16%

The restaurant industry began to recover, with physical and online visits to restaurants rising 9% year-over-year in 2021. But given the 12% drop in traffic in 2020, that still means traffic was 4% below 2019 levels. Full-service restaurants, which generate 18% of all traffic, say visits jumped by 18% last year, but traffic plummeted 29%…