The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused the United States' restaurant industry to take a huge hit. Due to measures of social distancing and general caution in public places, consumers were forced to dine out less. According to the source, the year-over-year change of seated diners in restaurants in the U.S., compared to 2019, dropped **** percent on August 1, 2022.

The global restaurant industry was seriously impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Social distancing measures and general caution towards public places caused many consumers to dine out less. According to the source, the year-over-year change of seated diners in restaurants worldwide, compared to 2019, was **** percent on August 1, 2022. Has the global online food delivery sector grown due to COVID-19? The market size of the global online food delivery sector was estimated to total ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2022, a figure that is forecast to grow to over *** billion U.S. dollars by 2027. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and a subsequent lack of in-house dining, worldwide digital restaurant food delivery grew across various countries from 2019 to 2020. Digital delivery services are defined as meals or snacks ordered via mobile app, internet, or text message. In total, digital restaurant delivery increased ** percent globally, with the United States increasing the most at *** percent. What is the leading restaurant chain worldwide? When looking at the global restaurant landscape, the majority of the biggest brands are quick service restaurants (QSRs). In a 2021 ranking of the most valuable quick service brands worldwide, McDonald's came out on top, reaching a brand value of ***** billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Starbucks was a not so close second place, at approximately **** billion U.S. dollars.

As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the comfort level of consumers going into public spaces changed - especially in areas where social distancing was a challenge. According to the source, ** percent of the respondents in the United States expressed that they were a little nervous about eating out at a restaurant when the coronavirus pandemic improves and business reopen. In contrast, ** percent of respondents expressed that they were very nervous to dine at a restaurant.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 post the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest share of respondents in Saudi Arabia of about ** percent in 2019 were dining out occasionally before the pandemic.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 post the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest shares of respondents of about ** percent believed that frequent and visible sanitization of high touch surfaces as well as protective gear for staff were measures operators can take to increase their comfort in returning to dining out.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 post the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest share of respondents of about ** percent in 2019 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were dining out occasionally before the pandemic.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused the United Kingdom's (UK) restaurant industry to take a huge hit. Due to measures of social distancing and general caution in public places, consumers were forced to dine out less. According to the source, the year-over-year change of seated diners in restaurants in the UK, compared to 2019, was 19.50 percent on August 1, 2022.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 post the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest share of respondents in Kuwait of about 51 percent in 2019 were dining out occasionally before the pandemic. The frequency of dining out per month per head was 5.48.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 post the COVID-19 pandemic, ** percent of respondents in Oman stated that they were going to dine out less frequently than they used to.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused Germany's restaurant industry to take a huge hit. Due to measures of social distancing and general caution in public places, consumers were forced to dine out less. According to the source, the year-over-year change of seated diners in restaurants in Germany, compared to 2019, was 42.79 percent on August 1, 2022.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 post the COVID-19 pandemic, ** percent of respondents in Oman stated that they were planning on resuming their dining out habits in the next ************ months.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020, 69 percent of respondents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were expecting to spend less on dining-out in the next 12 months.

A survey conducted in March 2022 asked whether adults in the United States ate out at restaurants more or the same as before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The majority of respondents, ** percent, reported eating out more or the same at fast food restaurants. Meanwhile, ** percent of respondents reported eating out more or the same at full service restaurants.

According to a survey on the food and beverages industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 post the COVID-19 pandemic, ** percent of respondents in the United Arab Emirates stated that they were planning on resuming their dining out habits in the next 6 to 12 months.

In October 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, people who were dining out in Great Britain rarely ordered their food at the counter. Of those surveyed who had dined out in restaurants, bars, pubs or cafes in the lsat week, only around 30 percent had ordered at the counter to varying degrees. Many bars and restaurants only serve at the table to ensure distancing measures can be maintained.

In the UK eating out and drinking sector in April 2020, a total of 81 percent of business leaders had already started recovery planning for various scenarios. Others were waiting for more information, or said they do not have the capactiy to plan for recovery yet. Only one percent of respondents did not have any recovery plans at the time.

Approximately one third of respondents in Great Britain said they were comfortable with dining out indoors at restaurants during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, independently of the lockdown status of the area they reside in, as of October 2020. The share of respondents who expressed discomfort was lower, with 23 percent of those living in a local lockdown area uncomfortable with eating out, compared to 25 percent of those not living in a lockdown area.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic severely impacted the restaurant industry in the United States in 2020. Due to social distancing measures and general caution in public places, consumers were dining out less. According to the source, visits to full service restaurants in the U.S. went down by ** percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, quick service restaurants were not quite as badly affected, showing a YoY decline of ** percent in Q2 2020.

In March 2021, adults in the United States expressed a strong interest in going to a restaurant once the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was under control. Of the respondents surveyed, ** percent stated that they were "very excited" about the opportunity to go to a restaurant and only *** percent said that they were "not excited at all."

When will U.S. adults feel comfortable going out to eat again?

Although a significant number of adults in the United States expressed interest in revisiting restaurants after the coronavirus pandemic was under control, restaurant dining remained less common. From March 2020 onwards, the year-over-year daily change in seated U.S. restaurant diners showed a consistent decline over pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

Online food delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic generated lockdown measures which made it harder for diners to eat inside restaurants. Subsequently, many diners in the United States ordered food online or through apps during the pandemic. During an ********** survey looking at the share of the U.S. public that ordered food online, by age, 18- to 29-year-old adults were the most likely to do so. Meanwhile, in the same month, the type of area where the U.S. public ordered the most food online was suburbia.

A survey asked whether adults in the United States were concerned about eating out at restaurants due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2020, ** percent of respondents were concerned about eating out at restaurants, however, by 2022 this figure fell to ** percent.