The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders across the globe. This was particularly hard for restaurants, which were often forced to close their doors to sit-down diners. As a result, many restaurants relied heavily on delivery, takeout, and other alternatives to sit-down dining. This included the pizza restaurant industry in the U.S. which, while known for offering delivery and takeout options, still suffered during this crisis. When surveyed, pizza operators, suppliers, and distributors were asked if their pizza restaurants were still open - 90.6 percent answered yes to this. Meanwhile, 8.8 percent stated that their restaurants were temporarily closed and under one percent said their restaurants were permanently closed.
Share of pizza restaurants open during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of May 2020
respondent base: 97 percent were pizzeria operators, 81 percent were independent operators, 11.4 percent were franchises, and 4.5 percent work in chain management. Moreover, 81.4 percent of respondents were the CEOs, presidents and owners of their pizzerias, and 10.8 percent were managers
Supplementary notes
Question phrased by source as "Is your pizza restaurant still open?".
Percentages are subject to rounding and therefore may not add up to 100 percent.
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PMQ Pizza Magazine. (May 20, 2020). Share of pizza restaurants open during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199296/open-and-closed-pizza-restaurants-during-coronavirus/
PMQ Pizza Magazine. "Share of pizza restaurants open during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of May 2020." Chart. May 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199296/open-and-closed-pizza-restaurants-during-coronavirus/
PMQ Pizza Magazine. (2020). Share of pizza restaurants open during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199296/open-and-closed-pizza-restaurants-during-coronavirus/
PMQ Pizza Magazine. "Share of Pizza Restaurants Open during The Coronavirus Pandemic in The United States as of May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199296/open-and-closed-pizza-restaurants-during-coronavirus/
PMQ Pizza Magazine, Share of pizza restaurants open during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199296/open-and-closed-pizza-restaurants-during-coronavirus/ (last visited August 15, 2022)
