The New Business Foodservice Landscape in the U.S

The foodservice landscape is shifting all around the globe. Navigating the new landscape can be a challenge, and we do see a declining new business landscape (see figure 1 – evolution open rate US).

Figure 1 – Evolution Open Rate US

The industry continues to face significant challenges. For the past months, the number of new foodservice operators have decreased.

What we have seen in August 2020:

Most openings per Menu Segment:
- Varied Menu – 14%
- Fried Chicken – 13%
- Mexican – 8%
Most openings per State:
- CA – 10%
- TX – 9%
- FL – 8%
- NY – 6%
- GA – 6%
Most openings per #of units
- Independents (1-9 stores) – 76%
- Chains (10+ stores) – 24%

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