State of the Restaurant Industry Report 2025
Learn the key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends for the year ahead.
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CBO: Without immigration, U.S. population will shrink starting in 2031
September 11, 2025CBO now projects that deaths will exceed births staring in 2031, meaning that the U.S. population will start to decline without immigration. This will have broad impacts to the labor force and customer base for restaurant operators. -
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MFHA leader: Practicing cultural intelligence increases retention
September 11, 2025Erika Cospy Carr shares tips to improve operations and enhance the guest experience. -
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Menu Prices
September 11, 2025Rising grocery and menu food costs lift consumer inflation in August -
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Restaurant operators kept food cost ratios in check in 2024
September 10, 2025Streamlined menus and off-premises shift helped to mitigate elevated food costs. -
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Food Costs
September 10, 2025Wholesale food prices edged lower in August, but remained above year-ago levels -
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Total restaurant industry jobs
September 05, 2025Restaurants added 11k jobs in August