The restaurant industry suffered as much as any other during the pandemic. Dining rooms closed, companies had to pivot to takeout and curbside pickup. Even when dining rooms could open, they opened with limited capacities in many places.

Despite that, consumers were actually fairly happy with the industry, according to results from the most recent American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). David VanAmburg, Managing Director of the ACSI joined the 7investing Podcast to explain why consumers were forgiving of the restaurant industry at large despite the challenging operating environment.

VanAmburg joined Dan Kline to break down why the winners in the space succeeded and why a really large brand continues to bring up the rear of the annual survey when it comes to the fast-food part of the survey.

It was a very strange year, but survey scores did not move very much and very few brands saw their scores move up or down more than 1%. VanAmburg also shared his outlook for the next year and what we should be watching for.   

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