Appetizer Economy’: Food Inflation is On Restaurant Tables as Diners Go Smaller with Menu Choices
Consumers are still dining out, but instead of higher-priced entrees, many are ordering more appetizers.
As food inflation and affordability dominates the conversation about the U.S. consumer, new restaurant purchasing data shows even among Americans who are going to restaurants, many are in the mindset of cutting back.
“Appetizer orders are up 20% year over year, even as entrees and desserts are largely flat or declining,” said Jim Pazzanese, executive vice president of global strategic procurement of Buyers Edge...
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