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title: ""As many as 85% of independent restaurants may be forced out of…"
date: 2020-06-14
source: facebook
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# "As many as 85% of independent restaurants may be forced out of…

*June 14, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.businessinsider.com/85-of-independent-restaurants-could-permanently-close-in-2020-report-2020-6](https://www.businessinsider.com/85-of-independent-restaurants-could-permanently-close-in-2020-report-2020-6){target="_blank"}
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\"As many as 85% of independent restaurants may be forced out of business by the end of the year, according to a new report commissioned by the Independent Restaurant Coalition.\
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The report, which was conducted by consulting company Compass Lexecon, outlines the threats facing independent restaurants as the pandemic continues to affect business. Although the restaurant industry as a whole has suffered major losses, independent restaurants like mom-and-pop diners, neighborhood Thai joints, and fine dining staples, are much more at risk than fast-food chains like McDonald\'s and Starbucks. Independents, which comprise 70% of all restaurants, rely much more heavily on dine-in revenue and don\'t have the corporate resources that make some chains so resilient in the face of disaster.\"
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