During a May 2020 survey, 49 percent of restaurant-goers in the United States stated that they do not agree with restaurants increasing menu prices or adding an additional surcharge or fees to checks or bills as a result of the new costs related to the coronavirus pandemic. In contrast, 22 percent of respondents stated that they are in favor of restaurants increasing menu prices to cover COVID-19 related costs.
Public opinion on how restaurants should cover the costs of coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in the United States as of May 2020*
Question was phrased by source as "To help cover costs of new COVID-19 measures, would you prefer that restaurants increase menu prices or add a surcharge?"
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Technomic. (June 23, 2020). Public opinion on how restaurants should cover the costs of coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in the United States as of May 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170539/how-restaurants-should-cover-costs-due-to-coronavirus-us/
Technomic. "Public opinion on how restaurants should cover the costs of coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in the United States as of May 2020*." Chart. June 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170539/how-restaurants-should-cover-costs-due-to-coronavirus-us/
Technomic. (2020). Public opinion on how restaurants should cover the costs of coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in the United States as of May 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170539/how-restaurants-should-cover-costs-due-to-coronavirus-us/
Technomic. "Public Opinion on How Restaurants Should Cover The Costs of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Measures in The United States as of May 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170539/how-restaurants-should-cover-costs-due-to-coronavirus-us/
Technomic, Public opinion on how restaurants should cover the costs of coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in the United States as of May 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170539/how-restaurants-should-cover-costs-due-to-coronavirus-us/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Public opinion on how restaurants should cover the costs of coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in the United States as of May 2020* [Graph], Technomic, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170539/how-restaurants-should-cover-costs-due-to-coronavirus-us/