coronavirus pandemic brought major changes to dining behaviors among restaurant-goers in the United States. Restaurant closures and social distancing measures resulted in an increasing demand for online food delivery, both directly through a restaurant's website or using a third-party delivery service. In 2020, the online restaurant delivery sector's share of the restaurant market was predicted to be 13 percent, before the pandemic this figure was forecast at nine percent. The post-coronavirus market share was expected to rise as much as 21 percent in 2025.
The Change in online restaurant delivery penetration share of the restaurant market in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 to 2025
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Statistics on Restaurant industry in the U.S.
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Morgan Stanley. (July 17, 2020). Change in online restaurant delivery penetration share of the restaurant market in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170614/online-food-delivery-share-us-coronavirus/
Morgan Stanley. "Change in online restaurant delivery penetration share of the restaurant market in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 to 2025." Chart. July 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170614/online-food-delivery-share-us-coronavirus/
Morgan Stanley. (2020). Change in online restaurant delivery penetration share of the restaurant market in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170614/online-food-delivery-share-us-coronavirus/
Morgan Stanley. "Change in Online Restaurant Delivery Penetration Share of The Restaurant Market in The United States Due to The Coronavirus Pandemic from 2020 to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170614/online-food-delivery-share-us-coronavirus/
Morgan Stanley, Change in online restaurant delivery penetration share of the restaurant market in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 to 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170614/online-food-delivery-share-us-coronavirus/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Change in online restaurant delivery penetration share of the restaurant market in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 to 2025 [Graph], Morgan Stanley, July 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170614/online-food-delivery-share-us-coronavirus/