Our relationships with restaurants may change
Going to the restaurant to have dinner, or even getting takeout or delivery is now completely different than it was a few weeks ago. According to Johann Moonesinghe, an expert in restaurant finance and the founder of inKind, a restaurant financing platform, we are already seeing a substantial shift in how consumers are seeing eating at restaurants.
“The restaurants that require their guests to dine in are seeing the largest decline in sales, whereas bakeries that don’t have a lot of dining tables are busier than ever,” he explains.
“And it is not just where people are going, it’s also what they are eating. We also have seen an increase in the sale of carbs and sugary products.”
Even though it isn’t clear yet how out the relationship with restaurants will be after the coronavirus outbreak is over, there will likely be some changes. One of the expected changes will be delivery and takeout options, people will definitely pay more attention from now on, just in case something like this might happen again, and more explicit information will surely be posted in the restaurant about its hygiene practices.
