January 7, 2021 — Restaurants are expected to be somewhat buoyed as more Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines, however, experts predict that 2021 will still be a rough year for the foodservice and hospitality industries.
Around 10 to 12 percent of United States restaurants – representing 65,000 to 80,000 eateries – will be forced to close down by February, Darren Tristano, the CEO of foodservice consulting and research firm FoodserviceResults, told SeafoodSource. But Tristano said many of those restaurants could reopen after COVID-19 vaccines are widely distributed.