After Two Months of Steady Improvements, U.S. Restaurant Recovery Hits a Bump as COVID-19 Cases Surge and Father's Day Keeps Families Home
This is the first time since the week ending April 12 there has not been an improvement in the year-over-year trend.
- This is the first time since the week ending April 12 there has not been an improvement in the year-over-year trend.
- The current period also included Father's Day, which unlike Mother's Day, is more of a backyard BBQ occasion than a restaurant dining event.
- Restaurant transactions in Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina, all of which reported spikes in COVID cases, declined 2-points, 4-points, and -5-points respectively.
- The full service restaurant segment declined by -24% in the week compared to year ago versus a -26% decline week prior.