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Why the restaurant industry is so resilientWhy the restaurant industry is so resilient

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

May 10, 2023

 

Let’s turn to Alicia Kelso who has a rundown of the month’s earnings from Q1. From brands including McDonald’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill to companies like Dine Brands and Brinker International, chains have been reporting on traffic and sales. Overall, the result was positive despite the macroeconomic environment. While people often reduce spending during an impending recession or during times of high inflation, the American consumer does not seem deterred. In fact, spending was up at chains across the country as was traffic.

Alicia has more on the story.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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