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How restaurants are faring this spring

A Deeper Dive: RJ Hottovy, head of analytical research for Placer.ai, joins the weekly restaurant finance podcast to talk about the industry’s challenges.

Why are restaurants having another tough year?

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features RJ Hottovy, the head of analytical research for the traffic tracking firm Placer.ai.

This is the last in a series of episodes from the National Restaurant Association Show in May. 

Hottovy is a regular guest on the podcast and we talk with him about the current state of restaurant traffic, something that Placer.ai tracks extensively. 

We talk with him about the impact gas prices have had and why some consumers are spending but others are not. We also talk about what really is driving weak traffic at many restaurants and how companies can break out of it. 

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