National Restaurant Association

FTC Junk Fee Crackdown Leaves Restaurants Feeling Queasy
FTC Junk Fee Crackdown Leaves Restaurants Feeling Queasy
August 25, 2024  |  Regulation

The Biden administration’s anti-junk-fee campaign is targeting the restaurant sector. But as CNBC reported Sunday (Aug. 25), restaurateurs are trying to avoid this fight. The...

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Food Services Employment Returns to Pre-Pandemic Level With 61,000 Gain
Food Services Employment Returns to Pre-Pandemic Level With 61,000 Gain
October 06, 2023  |  Economy

The number of people employed in food services and drinking places is back to where it was in the pre-pandemic month of February 2020. It...

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Restaurants Lean Into Drive-Thrus as New Data Show Recovery Endangered by Delta Variant
Restaurants Lean Into Drive-Thrus as New Data Show Recovery Endangered by Delta Variant
September 01, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

In 2021, the restaurant industry is faring much better than last year, but the rise of the delta variant threatens restaurants in the latter part...

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National Restaurant Association Urges Congress to Replenish Relief Fund In Response To Delta Variant
National Restaurant Association Urges Congress to Replenish Relief Fund In Response To Delta Variant
August 24, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

Restaurants are in danger — that is the message that the National Restaurant Association is communicating to Congress through an open letter sent Tuesday (Aug...

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Restaurant Sales Fell In February, But Coming Months Look Promising
Restaurant Sales Fell In February, But Coming Months Look Promising
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

February may have been a good month for the restaurant industry in terms of job gains, but sales tell a different story. The National Restaurant...

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Restaurant Roundup: Relief Is On The Way
Restaurant Roundup: Relief Is On The Way
March 12, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

The American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes $28.6 billion in restaurant relief, was signed into law on Thursday (March 11),...

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Restaurant Industry Report: Change And Technology On The Menu
Restaurant Industry Report: Change And Technology On The Menu
January 27, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The National Restaurant Association, the country’s (and world’s) foodservice trade association, released its annual State of the Restaurant Industry report on Tuesday (Jan. 26) compiling and analyzing...

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National Restaurant Association Framework Aims To Close Gap Between Restaurants And Aggregators
National Restaurant Association Framework Aims To Close Gap Between Restaurants And Aggregators
December 16, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Amid the commission caps, and amid the pandemic’s tailwind that has spurred a great digital shift toward food delivery through online channels – might eateries...

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Restaurant Industry: Over Half-Million Eateries In ‘Economic Free Fall’
Restaurant Industry: Over Half-Million Eateries In ‘Economic Free Fall’
December 08, 2020  |  Economy

Over 110,000 restaurants have shuttered since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and another 500,000-plus establishments are in an “economic free fall,” the National Restaurant...

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