MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to RecoveryAccording to the latest report from Tripadvisor, which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry,  restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. As stay at home orders are lifted, consumers will begin visiting restaurants and businesses locally while practicing social distancing.

Over the past two months, searches on Tripadvisor restaurant pages have been consistently trending upward (see attached graphic for reference). New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date. Traffic to restaurants in other markets, including the U.S., Australia, and Spain have since followed a similar upward trend, as those markets also begin to ease local travel…