Out-of-home restaurants had their best summer since 2019, taking advantage of the lack of sanitary restrictions, but only fast food has returned to pre-Covid levels of influx, according to a study by the NPD Group published this Thursday.
For the sector as a whole, however, the results are still lower in terms of visits (-13%) and expenses (-10%) than in 2019, he adds. Because for its part, “table restaurants, collective restaurants and the transport and leisure segment continue to present a 20% delay in visits compared to the evolution of 2019”. “If the recovery is there, the market has not fully returned to its 2019 performance,” says Maria Bertoch, an expert at the NPD Group, quoted by the study.
The lack of staff weighs on table catering
In addition, takeaway food “has become part of consumption habits, despite the lifting of restrictions,” Maria Bertoch points out.
However, delivery and “drive” fell within the commercial restoration in June and July, “compared to 2021, in favor of restaurant consumption,” the study points out. As for the lack of staff, it weighs on attendance at night, in table catering, which causes “a reduction in the rotation of the service, an increase in waiting time or even closing times in the middle of the summer season” . first”, comments Maria Bertoch.
“Out-of-home” commercial catering includes tabletop catering (coffee shops, bars, brasseries, cafeterias), fast food (fast food, take-out/delivery snack shops, bakeries, caterers), transport catering and venues of leisure (museums, stations…) but also shops, and vending machines. In 2019, the sector accounted for a turnover of €57 billion in France, but spending last year was still down 35% compared to the pre-health crisis.
Source: BFM TV
