Category Archives: COVID-19

On-Premise on the Rebound: Restaurant Chain Customer Sales Begin to Recover

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

With the lifting of restrictions and more consumers vaccinated, customer transactions at major restaurant chains were up 32% in March compared to the 43% decline a year ago, although still down -6% compared to March 2019. Major chain transactions at … Continue reading →

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CBrands Pledges $1.75 Million to Help Restaurant Workers’ Careers

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

The pledge was announced as part of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s (NRAEF) launch of “Restaurants Advance,” a national fundraising campaign to help current and future restaurant workers access the education and training they need to put their job … Continue reading →

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Off-Premise Sales Plunge, But Still Up Big from 2 Years Ago

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Think back a year.  Covid had just hit.  Across the country restaurants and bars closed.  And people flocked to their local package store (except in Pennsylvania where the Governor stupidly closed all retail liquor stores). Now the country is reopening.  … Continue reading →

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Total Off-Premise Alcohol Sales Ease 1.9% in Week

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

That’s according to NielsenIQ for the week ended March 13.  Wine sales fell 8.1% and spirits were flat. Beer/FMB/cider saw positive growth, up 0.4%. However, seltzers and FMBs drove most of that growth. Excluding seltzers, FMBs, and cider, “core beer” … Continue reading →

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Off-Premise Sales Ease for 1st Time in a Year: NielsenIQ

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Nielsen IQ reports dollar sales of alcohol within NielsenIQ’s measured off-premise/retail channels are down compared to the same week one year prior. For the latest week, ending March 13, total off-premise … Continue reading →

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What the New Normal Will Look Like: Online Shopping, Curbside Pick-Up Continues

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Half (50%) of the survey respondents indicated plans to continue using curbside pickup and home delivery services once Covid restrictions are lifted, with 21% expecting to actually increase their use of these services, a new J.D. Power Survey finds. Consequently, … Continue reading →

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