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77% -- share of restaurant owners struggling to retain and recruit staff for restaurant owners (2025)
77% of restaurant owners struggle to retain and recruit efficient employees due to operational inefficiencies.
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77%
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2025
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75
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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State of the Restaurant Industry 2025 Report
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https://peppr.com/blog/why-restaurants-fail ↗
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Why Do Restaurants Fail? The Top Mistakes Owners Can Prevent - Peppr POS
Operations
Jan 9, 2026
Find out what causes restaurant failure and common challenges owners face
You know that neighbourhood spot with amazing food that suddenly closed down? In the restaurant industry, you can have the best food, the friendliest staff, and a great location, and still eventually clo…
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State of the Restaurant Industry 2025 Report
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restaurant owners: 77% share of restaurant owners struggling to retain and recruit staff. Source: State of the Restaurant Industry 2025 Report (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/restaurant-owners-retention-struggles-2025
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