The COVID-19 pandemic had a direct impact on French behaviors towards restaurants. However, according to a study conducted in October 2020, almost 60 percent of the French population stated potentially continue to go to restaurants in winter, even in enclosed spaces. Earlier in 2020, 53 percent of French people only went to a restaurant that scrupulously respected social distancing measures, therefore showing that the fear of contracting the COVID-19 virus in restaurants was still significant.
French behavior towards restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
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IFOP. (December 29, 2020). French behavior towards restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242294/behavior-restaurant-visits-france-during-covid-19-pandemic/
IFOP. "French behavior towards restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020." Chart. December 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242294/behavior-restaurant-visits-france-during-covid-19-pandemic/
IFOP. (2020). French behavior towards restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242294/behavior-restaurant-visits-france-during-covid-19-pandemic/
IFOP. "French Behavior towards Restaurants during The Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242294/behavior-restaurant-visits-france-during-covid-19-pandemic/
IFOP, French behavior towards restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242294/behavior-restaurant-visits-france-during-covid-19-pandemic/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
French behavior towards restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 [Graph], IFOP, December 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242294/behavior-restaurant-visits-france-during-covid-19-pandemic/