Financing

What the restaurant industry will look like when the pandemic is over

Consultant John Gordon joins this week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to talk about the industry’s future, who will win and who will lose.

This podcast is brought to you by the 2021 National Restaurant Association Show:

NRA Show

The restaurant industry is going to look a lot different once the pandemic is over.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast “A Deeper Dive” features the consultant John Gordon, discussing this and a host of other issues.

Gordon, a longtime industry expert, discusses the potential combination of Flynn Restaurant Group with NPC International. But most of the podcast is devoted to the industry as it deals with a renewed round of shutdowns, and what that industry may look like once all is said and done.

Gordon talks about the number of potential closures, and what sectors will likely survive once all is said and done.

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Subscribe on Spotify.

Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

Multimedia

Exclusive Content

Financing

Despite their complaints, customers keep flocking to Chipotle

The Bottom Line: The chain continued to be a juggernaut last quarter, with strong sales and traffic growth, despite frequent social media complaints about shrinkflation or other challenges.

Operations

Hitting resistance elsewhere, ghost kitchens and virtual concepts find a happy home in family dining

Reality Check: Old-guard chains are finding the alternative operations to be persistently effective side hustles.

Financing

The Tijuana Flats bankruptcy highlights the dangers of menu miscues

The Bottom Line: The fast-casual chain’s problems following new menu debuts in 2021 and 2022 show that adding new items isn’t always the right idea.

Trending

More from our partners