National Restaurant Association Top Trends of 2021
The following food and menu trends didn’t offset the industry’s devastation; it’s down nearly $240 billion in sales and nearly 2.5 million employees are still out of work. But they do show restauranteurs’ resiliency, innovation and commitment. The following were the top operating means by which restaurants survived 2020, from a survey of 6,000 operators and consumer preferences from a survey of 1,000 adults.