Food delivery continues its meteoric growth, with orders increasing by +128% in August compared to the same month two years ago, and now represents 10% of off-premises visits, according to data released by The NPD Group.
More broadly in the restaurant business, visits in August continued to recover from last year's steep declines despite bad weather and the delta variant spread, consumer online and physical, reports The NPD Group.
US restaurant traffic increased by +5% over the -10% decline in August 2020 and declined by -5% compared to the pre-pandemic level in August 2019. Larger average check sizes drove a +13% increase in dollars compared to a year ago and a +3% gain in dollars over the same month two years ago, according to NPD's daily tracking of the U.S. restaurant industry.
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