Last month's sales of major food service chains across the country increased by more than 12% compared to the same month last year, but decreased by more than 11% compared to before the spread of the infection, and the difficult situation continues.
According to the Japan Food Service Association, last month's sales of major restaurant chains across the country increased 12.2% compared to the same month last year.
In January of last year, a state of emergency was declared in Tokyo and Osaka, and the movement to refrain from going out became stronger, so sales fell sharply, but last month it increased due to the reaction.
However, compared to 2019 before the spread of the infection, it has decreased by 11.5%, and the situation is still severe.
By type of business, “fast food” increased by 6.2% from last year due to strong take-out and home delivery, and increased by 6.7% compared to 2019 before the spread of infection.
On the other hand, "Family restaurants" increased by 20.1% from last year, but decreased by 23.5% compared to 2019, and "Pubs and taverns" also increased by 54.8% from last year, but decreased by 65% compared to 2019. Did.
The Japan Food Service Association said, "We expect that the difficult situation will continue due to the extension of priority measures such as prevention of spread. Normally, it will be the season for welcome and farewell parties, but corporate demand is unlikely to be expected." I am.