The U.S. restaurant industry is on track to see $1 trillion in sales for the first time in history in 2024, according to the National Restaurant Association, and 39% of Americans are dining out once a week or more, per data from commerce platform Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
Dining has always helped bring people together — and remains a “central point” of connection to this day, Pablo Rivero, CEO of restaurant-reservation platform Resy, told Entrepreneur earlier this year.
Between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024, Resy
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