The buffet restaurant sector in the United States significantly declined in 2020 due to the lockdown restrictions implemented across the country in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus. That being said, the sector's market size fell 14 percent from the previous year. The sector was forecast to slowly recover in 2021 and 2022, reaching a forecasted 5.55 billion in 2022.
Market size of the buffet restaurant sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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IBISWorld. (October 26, 2022). Market size of the buffet restaurant sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175854/buffet-restaurant-industry-market-size-us/
IBISWorld. "Market size of the buffet restaurant sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175854/buffet-restaurant-industry-market-size-us/
IBISWorld. (2022). Market size of the buffet restaurant sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175854/buffet-restaurant-industry-market-size-us/
IBISWorld. "Market Size of The Buffet Restaurant Sector in The United States from 2012 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175854/buffet-restaurant-industry-market-size-us/
IBISWorld, Market size of the buffet restaurant sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175854/buffet-restaurant-industry-market-size-us/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Market size of the buffet restaurant sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBISWorld, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175854/buffet-restaurant-industry-market-size-us/