The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the restaurant industry hard in 2020. During a November 2020 survey in the United States, 29 percent of quick service restaurant operators stated that their staff levels were reduced to over 20 percent below normal. The exact same percentage of respondents noted that their staff levels were at or above normal when asked.
Quick service restaurants' staff levels during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels in the United States as of November 2020
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Statistics on Quick service restaurants in the U.S.
Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic U.S. quick service restaurant industry market size 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Limited service eating place sales in the U.S. 1992-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of quick service restaurant franchise establishments in the U.S. 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of quick service restaurants in the U.S. 2020-2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Employment in the quick service restaurant franchise industry in the U.S. 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Hourly wages of fast food cooks in the U.S. 2021, by percentile distribution
Key players
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- Premium Statistic Most valuable QSR brands worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Sales of biggest global food and drink services companies 2021
- Basic Statistic American Customer Satisfaction Index: QSRs in the U.S. 2022, by brand
- Premium Statistic Leading QSR chains in the U.S. Q1 2022, by consumer loyalty score
- Premium Statistic QSR chains with digital menu boards as main menu at drive-thrus in the U.S. 2022
Delivery and takeout
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- Premium Statistic Limited service restaurants delivery market size in the U.S. 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Main reasons for choosing a QSR for delivery in the U.S 2021
- Premium Statistic Main reasons for choosing a QSR for takeout in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Favorite QSR ordering methods for takeout and delivery in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Age of QSR delivery app users in the U.S. 2021, by company
Pizza sector
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- Premium Statistic Consumer spending in the QSR pizza sector U.S. 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Consumer spending in quick service pizza restaurants U.S. 2004-2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Pizza chains in the U.S. with the highest sales 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of pizza restaurants in the U.S. 2017-2021, by restaurant type
Impact of the coronavirus pandemic
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- Premium Statistic Monthly U.S. quick service restaurant sales 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly change in QSR menu prices in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly change in QSR delivery app net installs in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Quick service restaurants' employee count change during COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on online restaurant delivery market share in the U.S. 2020-2025
Further related statistics
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- Number of restaurant and foodservice jobs in the U.S. by state 2019
- Perception of Spaniards of the 2020 restaurant spending due to coronavirus pandemic
- Retail sales in the foodservice industry in the U.S. 2015, by segment
- Monthly employment in the accommodation and food service industry in Canada 2019-2021
- Restaurant sales in the U.S. by state 2017
- Restaurant industry sales in Canada 2010-2017
- Main reasons for food waste during by households during the pandemic in Canada 2020
- Distribution of consumer restaurant spending in the Americas 2016, by country
- Distribution of global consumer spending on eating out 2016, by region
- Number of chefs and head cooks in the restaurant industry in the U.S. 2010-2026
- Food and drink sales of recreation and sports place restaurants in the U.S. 2009-2017
- COVID-19: main problems for catering industry in Spain in 2020
- Eating and drinking out sector: post-COVID-19 lockdown measures in the UK 2020
- Parents combining work and childcare during the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland 2020
- Number of meals purchased at a restaurant in the U.S. 2000-2011, per person
- Brazil: textile and apparel industry's headcount 2015-2019
- Annual growth of restaurant revenue in China 2002-2013
- Petrochemical sector headcount in Brazil 2015-2020
- Reasons U.S. consumers try out a new restaurant 2016, by HH members
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- Perception of Spaniards of the 2020 restaurant spending due to coronavirus pandemic
- Retail sales in the foodservice industry in the U.S. 2015, by segment
- Monthly employment in the accommodation and food service industry in Canada 2019-2021
- Restaurant sales in the U.S. by state 2017
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- Distribution of consumer restaurant spending in the Americas 2016, by country
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- Number of chefs and head cooks in the restaurant industry in the U.S. 2010-2026
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- COVID-19: main problems for catering industry in Spain in 2020
- Eating and drinking out sector: post-COVID-19 lockdown measures in the UK 2020
- Parents combining work and childcare during the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland 2020
- Number of meals purchased at a restaurant in the U.S. 2000-2011, per person
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National Restaurant Association. (January 8, 2021). Quick service restaurants' staff levels during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels in the United States as of November 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212200/coronavirus-change-in-staff-levels-at-quick-service-restaurants/
National Restaurant Association. "Quick service restaurants' staff levels during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels in the United States as of November 2020." Chart. January 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212200/coronavirus-change-in-staff-levels-at-quick-service-restaurants/
National Restaurant Association. (2021). Quick service restaurants' staff levels during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels in the United States as of November 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212200/coronavirus-change-in-staff-levels-at-quick-service-restaurants/
National Restaurant Association. "Quick Service Restaurants' Staff Levels during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Compared to Pre-pandemic Levels in The United States as of November 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212200/coronavirus-change-in-staff-levels-at-quick-service-restaurants/
National Restaurant Association, Quick service restaurants' staff levels during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels in the United States as of November 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212200/coronavirus-change-in-staff-levels-at-quick-service-restaurants/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Quick service restaurants' staff levels during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels in the United States as of November 2020 [Graph], National Restaurant Association, January 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212200/coronavirus-change-in-staff-levels-at-quick-service-restaurants/