The foodservice industry has faced countless headwinds in the years following the pandemic, battling persistent accelerated inflation compared to food-at-home (FAH) spending, labor retention and cost issues, and an overall environment of economic uncertainty that has shifted consumer spending.
Although food-away-from-home (FAFH) has been trending closer to FAH inflation, it remains elevated compared to at-home eating options, with a gap of 1.6 percentage points in June.
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