Will people actually use restaurant "subscription" programs?

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The restaurant business in the United States is clearly doing better than it was under the disastrous, government-imposed lockdowns during the pandemic, but it still hasn’t recovered to pre-2020 levels. Many eateries have closed down, either because of financial difficulties or, in places like California, because they’ve simply been robbed too often. The restaurants that have managed to stay open are looking for new ways to increase revenue and a recent trend in the industry has been drawing attention. An increasing number of places are now offering “subscription” programs where diners can pay for some extra perks if they make regular visits or scheduled food deliveries. But is the food and beverage industry really a good fit for subscriptions?


hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/02/27/will-people-actually-use-restaurant-subscription-programs-n533543

[Justbec]

They'd go broke on me. We eat out on average about 3 times a year. Next Saturday will be the first time in about 4 months, hubby, brother and SIL and I to celebrate my birthday

[Rusty]

I eat out every day

[Justbec]

Feb 28, 2023 23:13:24 GMT -5 Rusty said:

I eat out every day

Really? Yeesh.. Last time I did that was in college when I came back to a local town to work at Burger King. I stayed with friends and didn't want to impose so I ate all my meals at Burger King. 

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We would eat out more if there were good options. But, in a rural area, not many choices. Which is fine because i learned to cook good stuff

[Springschick]

Mar 1, 2023 13:16:03 GMT -5 @fuzzems said:

We would eat out more if there were good options. But, in a rural area, not many choices. Which is fine because i learned to cook good stuff

We have all sorts of places and ethnic foods all around. So many choices, that sometimes it is hard to pick one. But we are going out for Korean Hot Dogs for lunch on Saturday.