Survey Shows a Grim Future for Wisconsin's Restaurants

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 -- 8:01 AM

(WBAY) A recent survey of restaurants shows a potentially grim future for the industry without any federal support.

“Unfortunately the brutal nature of the pandemic - we’ve been seeing this coming and the survey results really are not a big surprise,” said Wisconsin Restaurant Association (WRA) CEO and President Kristine Hillmer.  The National Restaurant Association recently conducted a survey of 6,000 restaurants.

Statewide results from that survey that found 88 percent of Wisconsin restaurants had lower sales in October this year than in October of 2019, 86 percent have laid off or furloughed employees, and 46 percent of restaurants in the state are considering temporarily closing until the pandemic passes. 

Thirty-seven percent of Wisconsin restaurants surveyed believe it’s unlikely they’ll be in business six months from now if there is no additional federal relief.

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