PEPSI Dig In, the brand’s platform designed to drive access, business growth, and awareness to Black-owned restaurants, returns with Pepsi Dig In Day, its annual calling to encourage diners across the country to visit Black-owned restaurants. 

Within the foodservice channel operators have handled the pressures of inflated food and real estate costs, as well as face labor issues within the industry.

Following multiple years of downturn, the foodservice industry has demonstrated perseverance and is making a comeback.

The National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C., released a mid-year supplement to the 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Report, which illustrates the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry. 

Moet Hennessy and nonprofits are working together to provide assistance to help restaurants in the New York City area safely transition to outdoor dining throughout the city.

Buoyed by positive same-store sales and customer traffic results, the Washington, D.C.-based National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) rose in November. The RPI, a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry, stood at 99.9 in November, up 0.5 percent from October. However, November marked the second consecutive month in which the RPI stood below 100.