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91% -- share of operators reporting rising food costs for US restaurant operators (2025)
91% of restaurant operators reported experiencing rising food costs in 2025.
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91%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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National Restaurant Association
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https://schaefer.co/schaefer-qsr-industry-deep-dive ↗
Source Article
QSR Industry Deep Dive 2025-2026 — Schaefer
$532B
U.S. limited-service restaurant revenue in 2025 — up 4.3% from $510B in 2024
−0.3%
Full-year 2025 foodservice traffic growth — a decline despite record top-line revenue
30%
Share of all restaurant visits in 2025 driven by a deal or promotion — a 50-year high
The QSR industry in 2025 was define…
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National Restaurant Association
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Source: NRA
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US restaurant operators: 91% share of operators reporting rising food costs. Source: National Restaurant Association (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/operators-rising-food-costs-2025
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