Restaurant Recovery Faces Additional Obstacles

ArrowStream June data signaled a continued, yet slow, improvement in the restaurant industry. However, that could slow further as several states in the last week have reported an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases and have again taken action to curb the spread, including limiting alcohol sales, delaying opening plans and rolling back dine in.

ArrowStream economist, David Maloni, emphasizes the impact the recent rollback of on-premise restaurant service in California has on total U.S. restaurant sales. Read article

ArrowStream's COVID-19 State Ranking Model measures each states' coronavirus response and risk suggesting the potential of where restaurants could return to a closer-to-normal business environment first and provide clues into supply chain disruption. 

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As restaurant chains look to monitor their supply chain operations during COVID-19, purchasing teams can use ArrowStream’s Restaurant Purchasing Trends to compare their data to a benchmark representing 80 restaurant chain operators selected from the overall ArrowStream network.

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