![]() You’ve likely read about-and seen-how many restaurants converted their parking lots into outdoor dining spaces, to stay afloat in the face of indoor dining restrictions. Still: “Obviously, it’s guided by Covid: The technology, the innovation of it, which made buying food quick and detached, is attractive.” ![]() Chandler believes that there is some nostalgia for the fast food rituals of yesteryear in a time of strife. “We’re seeing brands that would never in a million years embrace the drive-thru, embracing the drive-thru,” said Adam Chandler, author of the 2019 book Drive-Thru Dreams. The car, in other words, is once again-and somewhat suddenly-big business for restaurants, and it’s getting bigger. Meanwhile, 90 percent of customers surveyed by the National Restaurant Association would prefer curbside pickup to entering a physical restaurant to collect their food. ![]() ![]() According to a survey by Bluedot, a mobile marketing company, 74 percent of Americans have used a drive-thru since Covid-19 hit the continental U.S., representing a 43 percent spike since April 2020. ![]()
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