Consumer Survey Results Show Need for Additional Funding
The National Restaurant Association, the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, and 49 other state restaurant association partners sent a letter to Congressional leadership, sharing new, concerning consumer confidence survey findings and urging swift replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
The survey found that a majority of consumers have already changed their dining behavior, which is beginning to put acute pressure back on the restaurant industry. Faltering confidence comes on top of food and labor costs that are increasing at their fastest pace in several years, continued indoor capacity limits in 11 states, and crushing long-term debt loads for countless restaurant owners.
The survey finds that 6 in 10 adults changed their restaurant use due to the rise in the delta variant, 19% of adults have stopped going out to restaurants and 9% have cancelled existing plans to go out to a restaurant in recent weeks.
Read the full press release here and the letter to Congress here.
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