Restaurants in South Africa are still struggling to get back to pre-Covid-19 levels of income – but it is clear that a pandemic-induced shift in eating habits is playing out in the fast food sector, which is thriving.
The latest food and beverages statistics from Stats SA show that measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), total income generated by the food and beverages industry increased by 18.6% in September 2022 when compared with September 2021.
While the main contributor to the…