Secure Safer Off-Premise Dining

3 Min Read By Di Neal

The state of dining has transformed over the last year and a half and continues to rapidly evolve. According to NPD Group data, takeout and delivery orders have increased dramatically, with takeout jumping from 18 percent to 60 percent within the FSR segment from 2019 to 2020. In the U.S., the pandemic only accelerated the growing trend toward takeout and delivery.1

As most states continue to loosen capacity restrictions for restaurants, both restaurateurs and diners alike are adjusting to the evolving guidelines. Customer comfort levels with on-premise dining varies and proper hygiene continues to be at the forefront of diners’ minds. Many restaurants are optimistic, as they resume on-premise dining, but at the same time, they are eager to maintain off-premise dining momentum. 

As restaurants continue to enter this period of recovery, they will have to tackle a new slate of challenges. Tork research uncovered that as we emerge from COVID-19, 60 percent of restaurant patrons will…