{"id":335724,"date":"2021-09-06T22:16:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T19:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/restaurant-recovery-gets-hit-hard-by-delta-variant\/"},"modified":"2021-09-06T22:16:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T19:16:55","slug":"restaurant-recovery-gets-hit-hard-by-delta-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/restaurant-recovery-gets-hit-hard-by-delta-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"#Restaurant recovery gets hit hard by Delta variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Restaurant recovery gets hit hard by Delta variant<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The pandemic\u2019s grip on the restaurant industry is starting to tighten again.<\/p>\n<p>A number of metrics point to a slowdown in dining out that is alarming to this hard-hit sector that had steadily led the jobs recovery this year until the Delta variant reared its ugly head.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s jobs report last week showed that the hospitality sector actually shed jobs \u2014 42,000 at bars and restaurants alone \u2014 in August.<\/p>\n<p>This comes on the heels of some worrisome data from other groups that track the industry.<\/p>\n<p>OpenTable, the online reservations company, says that seated dining at US restaurants has been running at about 11 percent below 2019 levels compared with a rate of between 5 percent and six percent in late July, according to a Los Angeles Times report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see a pronounced decline in late July and August,\u201d Debby Soo, chief executive of OpenTable told the publication. \u201cWhile several factors could be at play here, we believe the primary driver of the downturn is diners\u2019 concerns about the rise in COVID cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-048.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to the latest jobs report, 42,000 at bars and restaurants were lost in August.\" class=\"wp-image-19364400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-048.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-048.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-048.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to the latest jobs report, 42,000 at bars and restaurants were lost in August.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An August survey by the National Restaurant Association shows that 19 percent of adults said they completely stopped going out to restaurants while 60 percent of respondents said they had changed their restaurant use because of the Delta variant and 37 percent said they had ordered delivery or take-out instead of dining at a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trends from the first half of the year are promising, but a lot of uncertainty remains in regard to the delta variant, consumer confidence, and ongoing labor challenges,\u201d Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research for the trade group said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurant operators say demand for their outdoor seating remains high, but they worry about what will h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en when the weather turns colder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-038.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Restaurant reservations have reportedly been down from 2019 pre-pandemic numbers.\" class=\"wp-image-19364408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-038.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-038.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/nyc-restaurants-038.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Restaurant reservations have reportedly been down from 2019 pre-pandemic numbers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMost people prefer to eat outdoors,\u201d Tracy Nieporent, director of marketing for Myriad Restaurant Group, which owns Tribecca Grill and Batard, told The Post. \u201cBut that will change with the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan eateries have not yet reopened for lunch service, Nieporent added, \u201cand from talking to other restaurant folks, lunch seems to be weak. 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